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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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#	Hospital	C. diff infectionslower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	Compare
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T944	CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin, TX · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.57, 5th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	1.33, 19th percentile	—	0.57, 53rd percentile	Compare CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin
T944	AllianceHealth DurantDurant, OK · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.96, 41st percentile	—	Compare AllianceHealth Durant
T944	Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.51, 2nd percentile	0.20, 74th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.96, 23rd percentile	Compare Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
T954	Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.87, 16th percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	0.88, 47th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
T954	Essentia HealthFargo, ND · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.86, 16th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	0.37, 69th percentile	Compare Essentia Health
T954	Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale, CA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	Compare Palmdale Regional Medical Center
T954	Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.75, 28th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.25, 78th percentile	—	1.12, 17th percentile	Compare Saint Francis Medical Center
T954	Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	0.22, 79th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.20, 79th percentile	Compare Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
T954	Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	0.47, 43rd percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	1.24, 13th percentile	Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center
T954	St Johns HospitalSpringfield, IL · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.53, 2nd percentile	0.41, 56th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.25, 77th percentile	Compare St Johns Hospital
T954	Yakima Valley MemorialYakima, WA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.60, 6th percentile	Compare Yakima Valley Memorial
T962	Mount Carmel St Ann'sWesterville, OH · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.75, 28th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.67, 52nd percentile	0.61, 65th percentile	1.18, 14th percentile	Compare Mount Carmel St Ann's
T962	Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley, CA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	3.42, 1st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	2.75, 1st percentile	Compare Adventist Health Simi Valley
T962	Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	2.87, 1st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.20, 24th percentile	—	1.08, 18th percentile	Compare Frye Regional Medical Center
T965	Sentara RMH Medical CenterHarrisonburg, VA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.28, 61st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Sentara RMH Medical Center
T965	Oswego HospitalOswego, NY · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.25, 8th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Oswego Hospital
T965	Clifton Springs Hospital And ClinicClifton Springs, NY · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.25, 8th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic
T965	HCA Florida Largo HospitalLargo, FL · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.62, 30th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.20, 79th percentile	Compare HCA Florida Largo Hospital
T969	IU Health West HospitalAvon, IN · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.65, 35th percentile	1.03, 11th percentile	0.46, 66th percentile	—	0.44, 65th percentile	Compare IU Health West Hospital
T969	Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusLas Vegas, NV · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.52, 63rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus
T969	Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.97, 17th percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.38, 71st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital
T969	High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.26, 69th percentile	0.84, 18th percentile	1.45, 15th percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	0.37, 70th percentile	Compare High Point Regional Health System
T973	Ascension Sacred Heart BayPanama City, FL · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.79, 20th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.20, 14th percentile	Compare Ascension Sacred Heart Bay
T973	California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.87, 21st percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	2.19, 3rd percentile	0.71, 58th percentile	0.51, 58th percentile	Compare California Hospital Medical Center La
T973	Carrollton Regional Medical CenterCarrollton, TX · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Carrollton Regional Medical Center
976	Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.65, 27th percentile	0.78, 45th percentile	—	0.77, 36th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
T977	AdventHealth New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beach, FL · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	1.59, 5th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach
T977	Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston, TX · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.77, 28th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.16, 80th percentile	Compare Baylor St Lukes Medical Center
T977	Centura Health-St Anthony HospitalLakewood, CO · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.26, 69th percentile	0.20, 68th percentile	0.61, 56th percentile	—	0.83, 32nd percentile	Compare Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital
T977	Clara Maass Medical CenterBelleville, NJ · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.99, 22nd percentile	Compare Clara Maass Medical Center
T977	Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.68, 99th percentile	0.28, 67th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.96, 33rd percentile	1.57, 25th percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	Compare Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
T977	University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis CampusTopeka, KS · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus
T977	Washington HospitalFremont, CA · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Washington Hospital
T984	Hospital For Special SurgeryNew York, NY · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.62, 100th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Hospital For Special Surgery
T984	Lee Memorial HospitalFort Myers, FL · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.44, 54th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.71, 40th percentile	Compare Lee Memorial Hospital
T984	Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland, MI · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.94, 18th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.18, 80th percentile	—	0.55, 55th percentile	Compare Mymichigan Medical Center Midland
T984	Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	0.80, 51st percentile	1.67, 5th percentile	Compare Adventist Health White Memorial
T984	Loma Linda University Children's HospitalLoma Linda, CA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	—	0.42, 56th percentile	0.28, 61st percentile	—	—	0.43, 65th percentile	Compare Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
T984	Doctors Hospital Of MantecaManteca, CA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Doctors Hospital Of Manteca
T984	The Hospital Of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, CT · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.26, 69th percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	0.52, 71st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare The Hospital Of Central Connecticut
T991	Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDekalb, IL · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.50, 48th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
T991	Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea, HI · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	1.31, 20th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Pali Momi Medical Center
T991	Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.55, 61st percentile	—	0.33, 73rd percentile	Compare Parkwest Medical Center
T991	UVA Health Culpeper Medical CenterCulpeper, VA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	0.78, 21st percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	—	—	Compare UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center
T995	Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
T995	Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez, CA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	—	1.95, 1st percentile	2.03, 5th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
T995	Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph, MI · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.20, 67th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	1.44, 9th percentile	Compare Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph
T995	Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.65, 36th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.03, 30th percentile	—	1.09, 18th percentile	Compare Scripps Mercy Hospital
T995	Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.47, 42nd percentile	1.06, 29th percentile	—	—	Compare Opelousas General Health System
T995	University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	1.32, 6th percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	1.35, 19th percentile	1.67, 22nd percentile	0.71, 40th percentile	Compare University Of Mississippi 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).