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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 betterSerious complicationslower is betterCentral line bloodstream infectionslower is betterCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is betterSurgical site infections (colon)lower is betterSurgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is betterMRSA bloodstream infectionslower is betterCompare
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T697Palmetto General HospitalHialeah, FL · Acute care0.08, 77th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.27, 69th percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.48, 15th percentile—0.61, 49th percentileCompare Palmetto General Hospital
T702Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile0.76, 96th percentile0.15, 76th percentile0.46, 44th percentile0.28, 76th percentile1.43, 29th percentile0.98, 22nd percentileCompare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
T702Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile1.30, 6th percentile0.28, 67th percentile0.19, 69th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Northwest Hospital Center
T704McLeod Loris HospitalLoris, SC · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile0.78, 95th percentile0.38, 60th percentile1.21, 8th percentile0.90, 37th percentile—0.31, 74th percentileCompare McLeod Loris Hospital
T704St Elizabeth FlorenceFlorence, KY · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile1.02, 15th percentile0.36, 54th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.74, 38th percentileCompare St Elizabeth Florence
T704Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile0.89, 75th percentile0.63, 37th percentile0.47, 42nd percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.54, 56th percentileCompare Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center
T704Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWayne, MI · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile1.16, 13th percentile1.29, 8th percentile0.45, 45th percentile——1.90, 3rd percentileCompare Corewell Health Wayne Hospital
T708Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton, TX · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile0.89, 75th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.62, 30th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton
T708Broward Health Imperial PointFort Lauderdale, FL · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile1.03, 29th percentile0.55, 44th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.65, 54th percentile1.95, 15th percentile0.00, 91st percentileCompare Broward Health Imperial Point
T708Community Hospital Of San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile1.14, 15th percentile0.72, 30th percentile0.62, 30th percentile——0.72, 39th percentileCompare Community Hospital Of San Bernardino
T708HCA Florida University HospitalDavie, FL · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile1.18, 12th percentile0.00, 90th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.00, 91st percentileCompare HCA Florida University Hospital
T708Saint Joseph HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile1.35, 5th percentile0.82, 24th percentile0.17, 70th percentile0.13, 81st percentile—1.15, 16th percentileCompare Saint Joseph Hospital
T708Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, KY · Acute care0.08, 76th percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.63, 56th percentile—0.63, 47th percentileCompare Deaconess Henderson Hospital
T714Banner North Colorado Medical CenterGreeley, CO · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile1.11, 18th percentile0.43, 55th percentile0.14, 72nd percentile0.55, 60th percentile—0.52, 58th percentileCompare Banner North Colorado Medical Center
T714Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile0.75, 97th percentile0.28, 68th percentile0.07, 75th percentile0.23, 78th percentile0.98, 40th percentile0.69, 42nd percentileCompare Glendale Adventist Medical Center
T714Medical City AllianceFort Worth, TX · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile1.04, 14th percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.37, 18th percentile—0.85, 30th percentileCompare Medical City Alliance
T714Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.39, 59th percentile0.09, 75th percentile0.51, 64th percentile—0.48, 60th percentileCompare Memorial Medical Center
718Saint Joseph LondonLondon, KY · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile1.11, 18th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile0.86, 39th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Saint Joseph London
T719Overland Park Regional Medical CenterOverland Park, KS · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile1.15, 14th percentile0.78, 27th percentile0.54, 36th percentile0.43, 68th percentile1.85, 17th percentile0.55, 55th percentileCompare Overland Park Regional Medical Center
T719Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin, CA · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile0.79, 94th percentile—————Compare Foothill Regional Medical Center
T719Holy Cross HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile3.39, 1st percentile———0.00, 91st percentileCompare Holy Cross Hospital
T719Doctors' Center Hospital, IncManati, PR · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile—1.29, 8th percentile0.06, 76th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc
T719Paris Regional Medical CenterParis, TX · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile0.79, 94th percentile0.22, 72nd percentile0.41, 49th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.59, 51st percentileCompare Paris Regional Medical Center
T724Cape Coral HospitalCape Coral, FL · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile0.73, 97th percentile0.22, 72nd percentile0.36, 54th percentile0.59, 58th percentile—1.14, 16th percentileCompare Cape Coral Hospital
T724Mat-Su Regional Medical CenterPalmer, AK · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
T726Prisma Health BaptistColumbia, SC · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile0.72, 98th percentile0.58, 41st percentile0.44, 46th percentile1.72, 10th percentile3.86, 2nd percentile0.25, 77th percentileCompare Prisma Health Baptist
T726Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.28, 68th percentile0.36, 54th percentile0.88, 38th percentile2.21, 11th percentile0.79, 34th percentileCompare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
T726Hospital Damas IncPonce, PR · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile—2.12, 2nd percentile0.47, 43rd percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Hospital Damas Inc
T729Christus Southeast Texas- St ElizabethBeaumont, TX · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.13, 77th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.71, 50th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.23, 78th percentileCompare Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth
T729HCA Florida Capital HospitalTallahassee, FL · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.19, 74th percentile0.20, 67th percentile0.30, 76th percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.53, 7th percentileCompare HCA Florida Capital Hospital
T729Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks, CA · Acute care0.09, 76th percentile0.75, 97th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Sherman Oaks Hospital
T732Kingman Regional Medical CenterKingman, AZ · Acute care0.09, 75th percentile1.12, 17th percentile1.18, 11th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.89, 27th percentileCompare Kingman Regional Medical Center
T732Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care0.09, 75th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.28, 68th percentile0.19, 69th percentile1.26, 22nd percentile—0.46, 63rd percentileCompare Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital
T734Northwell Hospital Glen CoveGlen Cove, NY · Acute care0.09, 75th percentile0.85, 85th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Northwell Hospital Glen Cove
T734Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna, TN · Acute care0.09, 75th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile0.67, 34th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.67, 52nd percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.24, 13th percentileCompare Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center
T736AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care0.09, 75th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.40, 50th percentile——0.75, 37th percentileCompare AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
T736Yavapai Regional Medical CenterPrescott, AZ · Acute care0.09, 75th percentile1.40, 4th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.14, 73rd percentile0.32, 75th percentile—0.31, 74th percentileCompare Yavapai Regional Medical Center
T738Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff, AZ · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.17, 76th percentile0.12, 74th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.24, 78th percentileCompare Flagstaff Medical Center
T738Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalLafayette, IN · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile1.09, 13th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.71, 40th percentileCompare Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital
T738Saint Joseph Hospital-ElginElgin, IL · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile0.85, 85th percentile————0.00, 91st percentileCompare Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin
T738Ascension St Vincent AndersonAnderson, IN · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile0.99, 37th percentile1.08, 13th percentile0.80, 19th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Ascension St Vincent Anderson
T738Valley Regional Medical CenterBrownsville, TX · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile1.13, 16th percentile0.87, 22nd percentile0.56, 35th percentile1.64, 11th percentile0.66, 61st percentile0.50, 59th percentileCompare Valley Regional Medical Center
743Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine RidgeNaples, FL · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.62, 38th percentile0.12, 73rd percentile0.33, 74th percentile—1.23, 13th percentileCompare Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge
T744NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile0.67, 99th percentile0.39, 59th percentile0.29, 61st percentile0.86, 40th percentile1.09, 38th percentile0.53, 57th percentileCompare NYU Langone Hospitals
T744Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.33, 63rd percentile0.52, 38th percentile0.74, 48th percentile—0.21, 79th percentileCompare Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast
T744Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile0.95, 55th percentile——1.43, 16th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Mercy Hospital Washington
T744PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile1.17, 11th percentile0.49, 41st percentile1.74, 9th percentile—0.67, 44th percentileCompare PeaceHealth St John Medical Center
T744Havasu Regional Medical CenterLake Havasu City, AZ · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile0.78, 95th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.84, 31st percentileCompare Havasu Regional Medical Center
T744Trinitas Regional Medical CenterElizabeth, NJ · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.29, 75th percentileCompare Trinitas Regional Medical Center
T744United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls, TX · Acute care0.10, 75th percentile1.34, 5th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.27, 62nd percentile1.59, 12th percentile—0.27, 76th percentileCompare United Regional Health Care System

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).
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon)
Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).