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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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T897UT Health East Texas Athens HospitalAthens, TX · Acute care0.14, 70th percentile0.94, 59th percentile1.99, 3rd percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile——Compare UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital
T902Banner Ocotillo Medical CenterChandler, AZ · Acute care0.14, 70th percentile0.88, 78th percentile—————Compare Banner Ocotillo Medical Center
T902Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly, NJ · Acute care0.14, 70th percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.18, 75th percentile0.24, 64th percentile1.23, 23rd percentile0.60, 66th percentile1.39, 9th percentileCompare Virtua Mount Holly Hospital
T902Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · Acute care0.14, 70th percentile1.09, 20th percentile1.51, 6th percentile0.64, 28th percentile1.05, 29th percentile—0.76, 36th percentileCompare Cullman Regional Medical Center
T902HCA Florida Citrus HospitalInverness, FL · Acute care0.14, 70th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile0.57, 42nd percentile0.18, 69th percentile1.12, 27th percentile—0.32, 73rd percentileCompare HCA Florida Citrus Hospital
T906Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcallen, TX · Acute care0.14, 70th percentile1.16, 13th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.70, 24th percentile0.26, 77th percentile—1.39, 9th percentileCompare Rio Grande Regional Hospital
T906Roane Medical CenterHarriman, TN · Acute care0.14, 70th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile——2.27, 3rd percentile——Compare Roane Medical Center
T906Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · Acute care0.14, 70th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Heywood Hospital -
T909White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, NY · Acute care0.14, 70th percentile0.77, 95th percentile0.79, 26th percentile0.68, 26th percentile0.52, 63rd percentile0.51, 72nd percentile1.13, 16th percentileCompare White Plains Hospital Center
T909ProMedica Charles And Virginia Hickman HospitalAdrian, MI · Acute care0.14, 70th percentile1.02, 31st percentile—————Compare ProMedica Charles And Virginia Hickman Hospital
T909Warren General HospitalWarren, PA · Acute care0.14, 70th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare Warren General Hospital
T912Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.82, 19th percentile1.59, 12th percentile—2.29, 2nd percentileCompare Swedish Issaquah
T912Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester, MI · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile1.04, 28th percentile1.18, 11th percentile1.63, 3rd percentile0.50, 65th percentile1.63, 24th percentile0.92, 25th percentileCompare Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital
T912Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.82, 90th percentile1.10, 12th percentile0.31, 59th percentile0.70, 51st percentile—0.41, 67th percentileCompare Adventist Health Bakersfield
T915Baptist Health RichmondRichmond, KY · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.97, 46th percentile——0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Baptist Health Richmond
T915Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park, IL · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile1.06, 25th percentile0.74, 29th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.89, 27th percentileCompare Rush Oak Park Hospital
T915St Josephs HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile0.09, 79th percentile0.37, 53rd percentile0.46, 67th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.37, 69th percentileCompare St Josephs Hospital
T915The Medical Center Of Aurora & South HospitalAurora, CO · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile1.35, 5th percentile0.94, 18th percentile0.14, 72nd percentile0.66, 53rd percentile—0.42, 66th percentileCompare The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital
T915Bon Secours Southside Medical CenterPetersburg, VA · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.39, 59th percentile0.48, 41st percentile0.95, 33rd percentile—0.64, 46th percentileCompare Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
T915Research Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.74, 29th percentile0.52, 38th percentile1.65, 11th percentile—0.51, 58th percentileCompare Research Medical Center
T915Temple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.41, 57th percentile0.25, 64th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital
T915Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
T923MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.88, 78th percentile1.19, 10th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare MedStar Saint Mary's Hospital
T923Huntsville Memorial HospitalHuntsville, TX · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile1.05, 26th percentile1.74, 4th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Huntsville Memorial Hospital
T923Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.39, 59th percentile0.41, 49th percentile0.54, 61st percentile0.55, 69th percentile0.35, 71st percentileCompare Piedmont Henry Hospital
T926Viera HospitalMelbourne, FL · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.84, 31st percentileCompare Viera Hospital
T926Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel, IN · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.72, 98th percentile0.62, 38th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.41, 70th percentile2.16, 12th percentile0.54, 56th percentileCompare Indiana University Health North Hospital
T926Intermountain Health Platte Valley HospitalBrighton, CO · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.88, 21st percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.90, 6th percentile——Compare Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital
T926West Jersey HospitalVoorhees, NJ · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.27, 69th percentile0.37, 53rd percentile0.72, 50th percentile0.72, 57th percentile0.11, 81st percentileCompare West Jersey Hospital
T930West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.26, 62nd percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.00, 91st percentileCompare West Jefferson Medical Center
T930Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.87, 81st percentile1.10, 12th percentile1.11, 10th percentile1.26, 22nd percentile—0.88, 28th percentileCompare Mercy Hospital Joplin
T932La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma, CA · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.87, 81st percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
T932Palm Beach Gardens Medical CenterPalm Beach Gardens, FL · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile0.86, 22nd percentile0.67, 26th percentile0.72, 49th percentile—1.15, 16th percentileCompare Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
934Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.41, 57th percentile0.41, 49th percentile1.17, 25th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Mercy Medical Center
T935Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.69, 99th percentile0.79, 26th percentile0.23, 65th percentile1.15, 26th percentile0.68, 60th percentile0.64, 46th percentileCompare Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
T935Community Hospital South, Inc.Indianapolis, IN · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile0.37, 60th percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.38, 17th percentile2.07, 13th percentile0.47, 62nd percentileCompare Community Hospital South, Inc.
T935Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa, OK · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.42, 56th percentile0.33, 57th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.62, 64th percentile0.86, 30th percentileCompare Hillcrest Medical Center
T938Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile1.11, 18th percentile1.31, 8th percentile0.53, 37th percentile1.85, 7th percentile—0.56, 54th percentileCompare Hennepin County Medical Center
T938Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care0.15, 69th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.58, 42nd percentile1.26, 7th percentile0.54, 62nd percentile0.80, 52nd percentile0.35, 71st percentileCompare Catawba Valley Medical Center
T940Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor, NY · Acute care0.16, 68th percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.83, 32nd percentileCompare Hudson Valley Hospital Center
T940Prisma Health Oconee Memorial HospitalSeneca, SC · Acute care0.16, 68th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.02, 11th percentile2.77, 1st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital
T940St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville, AR · Acute care0.16, 68th percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare St Marys Regional Medical Center
T940HCA Florida Bayonet Point HospitalHudson, FL · Acute care0.16, 68th percentile1.19, 11th percentile0.94, 18th percentile0.24, 64th percentile0.27, 77th percentile—1.07, 19th percentileCompare HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital
T944Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care0.16, 68th percentile1.03, 29th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.63, 29th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.30, 75th percentileCompare Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
T944Bayshore Medical CenterHolmdel, NJ · Acute care0.16, 68th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.59, 40th percentile0.29, 60th percentile1.83, 8th percentile—0.76, 36th percentileCompare Bayshore Medical Center
T944Homestead HospitalHomestead, FL · Acute care0.16, 68th percentile0.89, 75th percentile1.12, 12th percentile0.57, 34th percentile2.01, 5th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Homestead Hospital
T944PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care0.16, 68th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile1.20, 10th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare PIH Health Downey Hospital
T944Ascension St Vincent's RiversideJacksonville, FL · Acute care0.16, 68th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile0.43, 55th percentile0.11, 74th percentile0.63, 56th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.85, 30th percentileCompare Ascension St Vincent's Riverside
T944Mount Sinai South NassauOceanside, NY · Acute care0.16, 68th percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.45, 44th percentile0.18, 80th percentile2.96, 5th percentile0.58, 52nd percentileCompare Mount Sinai South Nassau
T944Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care0.16, 68th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.23, 71st percentile0.52, 38th percentile0.40, 70th percentile0.90, 45th percentile1.48, 8th percentileCompare Riverside University Health System-Medical Center

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).