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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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T1051Bon Secours St Marys HospitalRichmond, VA · Acute care0.18, 65th percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.16, 76th percentile0.14, 73rd percentile1.13, 26th percentile2.31, 10th percentile0.33, 72nd percentileCompare Bon Secours St Marys Hospital
T1051Faith HealthNorfolk, NE · Acute care0.18, 65th percentile1.11, 18th percentile————0.00, 91st percentileCompare Faith Health
T1051Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · Acute care0.18, 65th percentile0.77, 95th percentile0.78, 27th percentile0.89, 15th percentile1.90, 6th percentile—1.43, 9th percentileCompare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
T1051Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care0.18, 65th percentile0.95, 55th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile1.61, 12th percentile——Compare Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc
T1055Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care0.18, 65th percentile1.29, 7th percentile0.54, 45th percentile0.59, 32nd percentile2.35, 2nd percentile4.73, 0th percentile0.44, 64th percentileCompare Northside Hospital Cherokee
T1055Self Regional HealthcareGreenwood, SC · Acute care0.18, 65th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.77, 28th percentile0.18, 69th percentile0.54, 61st percentile—0.28, 75th percentileCompare Self Regional Healthcare
T1055Reston Hospital CenterReston, VA · Acute care0.18, 65th percentile0.69, 99th percentile0.39, 59th percentile0.35, 55th percentile0.81, 44th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Reston Hospital Center
T1055Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MO · Acute care0.18, 65th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile0.19, 74th percentile0.20, 68th percentile1.46, 15th percentile1.66, 22nd percentile0.38, 69th percentileCompare Mercy Hospital South
T1055SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - MidwestMidwest City, OK · Acute care0.18, 65th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile2.67, 1st percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—2.38, 1st percentileCompare SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Midwest
T1060St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates, IL · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.66, 35th percentile0.50, 40th percentile0.26, 77th percentile0.99, 40th percentile0.25, 77th percentileCompare St Alexius Medical Center
T1060Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital CleburneCleburne, TX · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.94, 59th percentile—————Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne
T1060American Fork HospitalAmerican Fork, UT · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile——0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare American Fork Hospital
T1060Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.42, 56th percentile0.60, 31st percentile3.09, 0th percentile1.53, 26th percentile0.83, 31st percentileCompare Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center
T1060Detroit Receiving HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile1.29, 7th percentile1.24, 9th percentile0.46, 43rd percentile0.57, 59th percentile—1.07, 18th percentileCompare Detroit Receiving Hospital
T1065Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno ValleyMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile2.81, 1st percentile—1.71, 5th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley
T1065Kootenai HealthCoeur D'Alene, ID · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile1.22, 9th percentile0.33, 63rd percentile0.07, 75th percentile1.31, 20th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Kootenai Health
T1065Springfield Regional Medical CenterSpringfield, OH · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile0.40, 58th percentile0.74, 22nd percentile1.22, 23rd percentile—0.99, 21st percentileCompare Springfield Regional Medical Center
T1065St Anthonys HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.82, 90th percentile1.42, 7th percentile0.86, 17th percentile0.67, 52nd percentile—0.11, 81st percentileCompare St Anthonys Hospital
T1065St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham, IL · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.95, 55th percentile—0.86, 17th percentile———Compare St Anthonys Memorial Hospital
T1065UPHS Marquette DLP HospitalMarquette, MI · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile1.10, 19th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.88, 16th percentile0.92, 36th percentile—0.31, 74th percentileCompare UPHS Marquette DLP Hospital
T1071Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple, TX · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile0.51, 48th percentile0.15, 71st percentile0.83, 42nd percentile0.74, 55th percentile0.71, 40th percentileCompare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
T1071Baptist Health Medical Center - JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile1.17, 12th percentile0.92, 19th percentile0.57, 34th percentile0.37, 72nd percentile1.84, 17th percentile1.19, 14th percentileCompare Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville
T1071Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.74, 97th percentile0.46, 53rd percentile1.65, 3rd percentile1.85, 7th percentile—1.42, 9th percentileCompare Mercy Hospital Jefferson
T1071Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty, TX · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile0.15, 77th percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.00, 32nd percentile1.40, 30th percentile0.72, 39th percentileCompare Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital
T1071UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler, TX · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile1.15, 14th percentile1.37, 7th percentile0.52, 38th percentile0.51, 64th percentile—0.68, 43rd percentileCompare UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital
T1076Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa, OK · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.46, 52nd percentile0.34, 56th percentile1.69, 10th percentile0.82, 49th percentile0.26, 77th percentileCompare Saint Francis Hospital, Inc
T1076Oro Valley HospitalOro Valley, AZ · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.82, 90th percentile—————Compare Oro Valley Hospital
T1076Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington, GA · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile1.20, 10th percentile0.94, 18th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Piedmont Newton Hospital
T1079Adventist Health SonoraSonora, CA · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.87, 81st percentile—0.61, 30th percentile———Compare Adventist Health Sonora
T1079Enloe HealthChico, CA · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.48, 50th percentile0.74, 22nd percentile0.34, 73rd percentile—0.38, 69th percentileCompare Enloe Health
T1079Lower Bucks HospitalBristol, PA · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile0.92, 67th percentile—————Compare Lower Bucks Hospital
T1079McLaren Greater LansingLansing, MI · Acute care0.18, 64th percentile1.18, 12th percentile0.99, 16th percentile0.51, 39th percentile1.39, 17th percentile—0.71, 41st percentileCompare McLaren Greater Lansing
T1083AdventHealth Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel, FL · Acute care0.19, 64th percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.27, 62nd percentile0.72, 50th percentile—0.42, 66th percentileCompare AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
T1083Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · Acute care0.19, 64th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.33, 64th percentile0.31, 59th percentile0.31, 75th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.60, 49th percentileCompare Baptist Medical Center
T1083Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care0.19, 64th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.97, 17th percentile0.65, 27th percentile1.82, 8th percentile—0.81, 33rd percentileCompare Advocate Trinity Hospital
T1083Merit Health WesleyHattiesburg, MS · Acute care0.19, 64th percentile0.79, 94th percentile0.46, 53rd percentile0.60, 31st percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.67, 44th percentileCompare Merit Health Wesley
T1087Bellevue Medical CenterBellevue, NE · Acute care0.19, 64th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.67, 44th percentileCompare Bellevue Medical Center
T1087Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalMontclair, NJ · Acute care0.19, 64th percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.04, 10th percentile0.49, 65th percentile—1.14, 16th percentileCompare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical
T1087California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care0.19, 64th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——1.76, 4th percentileCompare California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus Hospital
T1087Northwest Health - PorterValparaiso, IN · Acute care0.19, 64th percentile0.72, 98th percentile0.51, 48th percentile0.50, 40th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.89, 28th percentileCompare Northwest Health - Porter
T1091Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care0.19, 63rd percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile1.41, 29th percentile0.99, 22nd percentileCompare Parkridge Medical Center
T1091AdventHealth TampaTampa, FL · Acute care0.19, 63rd percentile1.20, 10th percentile0.50, 49th percentile0.15, 72nd percentile0.74, 48th percentile1.13, 37th percentile0.57, 53rd percentileCompare AdventHealth Tampa
T1093Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · Acute care0.19, 63rd percentile0.89, 75th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.00, 91st percentileCompare Colquitt Regional Medical Center
T1093St David's Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care0.19, 63rd percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.40, 58th percentile0.26, 62nd percentile1.43, 16th percentile—0.66, 44th percentileCompare St David's Medical Center
T1093Franciscan Health Crown PointCrown Point, IN · Acute care0.19, 63rd percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.75, 29th percentile0.34, 56th percentile0.67, 52nd percentile—0.81, 33rd percentileCompare Franciscan Health Crown Point
T1093Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson, TN · Acute care0.19, 63rd percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.54, 45th percentile0.61, 30th percentile1.39, 17th percentile—1.73, 5th percentileCompare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
T1093Aiken Regional Medical CenterAiken, SC · Acute care0.19, 63rd percentile1.21, 10th percentile0.25, 70th percentile0.37, 52nd percentile1.21, 24th percentile—0.54, 55th percentileCompare Aiken Regional Medical Center
T1093New York Community Hospital Of Brooklyn, Inc.Brooklyn, NY · Acute care0.19, 63rd percentile1.07, 23rd percentile—0.45, 44th percentile——0.54, 56th percentileCompare New York Community Hospital Of Brooklyn, Inc.
T1099Stamford HospitalStamford, CT · Acute care0.19, 63rd percentile0.96, 51st percentile1.09, 12th percentile0.37, 53rd percentile1.03, 30th percentile—0.55, 55th percentileCompare Stamford Hospital
T1099USC Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale, CA · Acute care0.19, 63rd percentile0.90, 73rd percentile1.73, 4th percentile0.26, 62nd percentile———Compare USC Verdugo Hills Hospital

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).