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Hospitals with the lowest C. diff infections

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2,985 hospitals ranked by c. diff infections; 2,434 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalC. diff infectionslower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Essentia Health DuluthDuluth, MN · Acute care0.00—3——14.7%0.94—0.96165Compare
T1Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake, MN · Critical access0.00————14.8%—112 min—25Compare
T1FairbanksIndianapolis, IN · Acute care0.00———————0.9986Compare
T1Floyd Cherokee Medical CenterCentre, AL · Acute care0.00————15.1%—123 min0.9760Compare
T1Gibson General HospitalPrinceton, IN · Critical access0.00—4————101 min—25Compare
T1Glenbeigh Health SourcesRock Creek, OH · Acute care0.00————14.1%——0.78114Compare
T1Glencoe Regional HealthGlencoe, MN · Critical access0.00—5——14.8%—158 min—49Compare
T1Good Samaritan Hospital, LPBakersfield, CA · Acute care0.00————14.3%1.05—1.4264Compare
T1Grisell Memorial HospitalRansom, KS · Critical access0.00——————108 min—12Compare
T1Hampton Regional Medical CenterVarnville, SC · Acute care0.00————15.1%0.98178 min0.9632Compare
T1Haxtun Hospital DistrictHaxtun, CO · Critical access0.00————15.1%—141 min—25Compare
T1HealthSource SaginawSaginaw, MI · Acute care0.00————————278Compare
T1Henderson County Community HospitalLexington, TN · Acute care0.00—4——15.0%—151 min1.2045Compare
T1Henry Ford Health Brighton Center For RecoveryBrighton, MI · Acute care0.00————14.2%——0.8163Compare
T1Higgins General HospitalBremen, GA · Critical access0.00—5————126 min—25Compare
T1Highlands Cashiers HospitalHighlands, NC · Critical access0.00—4—11.6%15.4%—104 min—25Compare
T1HonorHealth Tempe Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care0.00—2——15.0%0.94150 min1.09219Compare
T1Hood Memorial HospitalAmite, LA · Critical access0.00——————82 min—25Compare
T1Indian Path Community HospitalKingsport, TN · Acute care0.00—3——14.5%0.95136 min0.99239Compare
T1Intermountain Health Spanish Fork HospitalSpanish Fork, UT · Acute care0.00—4—9.3%15.1%1.00152 min0.9633Compare
T1Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access0.00—4——14.8%—108 min—25Compare
T1Jane Todd Crawford HospitalGreensburg, KY · Critical access0.00————14.9%—134 min—35Compare
T1Jewell County HospitalMankato, KS · Critical access0.00————14.8%—86 min—25Compare
T1Knox County HospitalBarbourville, KY · Critical access0.00————14.8%—137 min—25Compare
T1Lakeside Medical CenterBelle Glade, FL · Acute care0.00————14.7%0.99141 min1.0770Compare
T1Lakewood Health SystemStaples, MN · Critical access0.00—4——15.3%—126 min—37Compare
T1Loretto HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care0.00————15.3%0.97228 min1.18176Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt James, MN · Critical access0.00—4——14.9%—98 min—25Compare
T1Medical Center BarbourEufaula, AL · Critical access0.00——————157 min—35Compare
T1Medicine Lodge Memorial HospitalMedicine Lodge, KS · Critical access0.00————15.1%—80 min—25Compare
T1Medina Regional HospitalHondo, TX · Critical access0.00————15.2%—129 min—25Compare
T1Mercy Hospital Kingfisher, IncKingfisher, OK · Critical access0.00————14.3%—79 min—25Compare
T1Mercy Hospital LincolnTroy, MO · Critical access0.00—3——14.2%—150 min—25Compare
T1Mercy Hospital Logan CountyGuthrie, OK · Critical access0.00————15.4%—68 min—25Compare
T1Methodist Southlake Medical CenterSouthlake, TX · Acute care0.00—5——15.1%0.97140 min1.0454Compare
T1Mid Valley Hospital & ClinicOmak, WA · Critical access0.00————15.3%—202 min—25Compare
T1Miller County HospitalColquitt, GA · Critical access0.00————15.1%—85 min—25Compare
T1Mimbres Valley Medical CenterDeming, NM · Critical access0.00—3——15.3%—148 min—25Compare
T1Morgan Medical CenterMadison, GA · Critical access0.00—4——15.2%—103 min—25Compare
T1NH JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL · Military0.00—4————127 min—430Compare
T1NMC Camp LejeuneCamp Lejeune, NC · Military0.00—4————201 min——Compare
T1NMC PortsmouthPortsmouth, VA · Military0.00—4————193 min—1,200Compare
T1Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada, MO · Acute care0.00—4——14.7%0.9995 min0.9771Compare
T1New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care0.00————14.9%0.98140 min1.0550Compare
T1North Alabama Shoals HospitalMuscle Shoals, AL · Acute care0.00————15.4%0.97103 min0.97198Compare
T1Northern Light C A Dean HospitalGreenville, ME · Critical access0.00————14.6%—86 min—25Compare
T1Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · Critical access0.00—512.6%9.7%——140 min—25Compare
T1Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood, ND · Critical access0.00————15.1%—86 min—7Compare
T1Ochsner St Anne General HospitalRaceland, LA · Critical access0.00—5—11.9%14.5%—120 min—35Compare
T1Odessa Memorial Healthcare CenterOdessa, WA · Critical access0.00——————95 min—25Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

C. diff infections
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).