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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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T1201Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins, CO · Acute care0.21, 60th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.46, 52nd percentile0.81, 19th percentile0.99, 32nd percentile—0.27, 76th percentileCompare Poudre Valley Hospital
T1201Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care0.21, 60th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.29, 67th percentile—1.22, 23rd percentile—1.05, 19th percentileCompare Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago
T1201Stafford Hospital, LLCStafford, VA · Acute care0.21, 60th percentile0.95, 55th percentile——0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Stafford Hospital, LLC
T1201Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care0.21, 60th percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.34, 63rd percentile0.07, 75th percentile0.25, 77th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.46, 63rd percentileCompare Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
T1201Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur, IL · Acute care0.21, 60th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.89, 38th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Decatur Memorial Hospital
T1201MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care0.21, 60th percentile1.36, 5th percentile0.42, 56th percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.53, 13th percentile—1.61, 6th percentileCompare MelroseWakefield Healthcare
T1201St Mary's Regional Medical CenterEnid, OK · Acute care0.21, 60th percentile0.99, 37th percentile—————Compare St Mary's Regional Medical Center
T1208Baptist Hospital Of MiamiMiami, FL · Acute care0.22, 60th percentile1.03, 29th percentile0.31, 65th percentile0.13, 73rd percentile0.73, 49th percentile0.65, 63rd percentile0.68, 43rd percentileCompare Baptist Hospital Of Miami
T1208Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · Acute care0.22, 60th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare Western Missouri Medical Center
T1208Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care0.22, 60th percentile1.43, 3rd percentile0.48, 50th percentile1.14, 9th percentile0.80, 44th percentile—0.77, 35th percentileCompare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
T1208Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care0.22, 60th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.59, 40th percentile0.10, 74th percentile0.28, 76th percentile—0.96, 23rd percentileCompare Tristar Skyline Medical Center
T1212Memorial Hospital And Health Care CenterJasper, IN · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile1.09, 20th percentile——0.00, 91st percentile—0.94, 24th percentileCompare Memorial Hospital And Health Care Center
T1212Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, TX · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile1.17, 12th percentile0.41, 57th percentile0.40, 50th percentile0.88, 39th percentile0.65, 63rd percentile0.39, 68th percentileCompare Methodist Hospital
T1212Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe, GA · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.98, 22nd percentileCompare Piedmont Walton Hospital
T1212Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile0.41, 57th percentile0.59, 33rd percentile1.29, 21st percentile1.37, 30th percentile0.60, 50th percentileCompare Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
T1212Orlando Health South Lake HospitalClermont, FL · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.70, 98th percentile0.56, 43rd percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.85, 40th percentile—0.36, 70th percentileCompare Orlando Health South Lake Hospital
1217Intermountain Health McKay-Dee HospitalOgden, UT · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.79, 94th percentile0.23, 71st percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.81, 44th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital
T1218Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.79, 94th percentile0.36, 61st percentile0.28, 61st percentile0.38, 71st percentile0.52, 71st percentile0.37, 70th percentileCompare Houston Methodist Hospital
T1218Inova Fair Oaks HospitalFairfax, VA · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.58, 58th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
T1218Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.62, 38th percentile0.22, 66th percentile0.22, 79th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.76, 36th percentileCompare Virginia Mason Medical Center
T1218Regional One HealthMemphis, TN · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile1.20, 10th percentile0.56, 43rd percentile0.25, 63rd percentile0.27, 77th percentile—4.77, 0th percentileCompare Regional One Health
T1222New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.40, 100th percentile0.63, 36th percentile0.57, 34th percentile0.72, 50th percentile0.31, 76th percentile0.74, 37th percentileCompare New York-Presbyterian Hospital
T1222MidState Medical CenterMeriden, CT · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.71, 98th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.24, 64th percentile0.54, 61st percentile—0.30, 74th percentileCompare MidState Medical Center
T1222Southwest Medical CenterLiberal, KS · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile1.18, 12th percentile—0.84, 17th percentile———Compare Southwest Medical Center
T1225Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford, OR · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile1.06, 25th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.59, 33rd percentile0.44, 68th percentile—0.25, 77th percentileCompare Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center
T1225Samaritan Albany General HospitalAlbany, OR · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile1.11, 18th percentile——0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Samaritan Albany General Hospital
T1225San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.64, 36th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.77, 36th percentileCompare San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
T1225Clinch Valley Medical CenterRichlands, VA · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Clinch Valley Medical Center
T1225HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterBoardman, OH · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.78, 95th percentile1.09, 13th percentile0.55, 36th percentile2.01, 5th percentile—0.54, 55th percentileCompare HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
T1230Houston Methodist The Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands, TX · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.55, 100th percentile0.36, 61st percentile0.33, 57th percentile0.72, 49th percentile2.54, 8th percentile0.95, 24th percentileCompare Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
T1230Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional HospitalGrand Junction, CO · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.99, 37th percentile1.03, 14th percentile0.70, 24th percentile1.13, 26th percentile—0.21, 79th percentileCompare Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital
T1230Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi, CA · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.37, 61st percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.51, 64th percentile—1.66, 5th percentileCompare Adventist Health Lodi Memorial
T1230Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville, NJ · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.38, 60th percentile0.49, 41st percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.05, 19th percentileCompare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset
T1230San Juan Regional Medical Center IncFarmington, NM · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile2.33, 1st percentile1.63, 3rd percentile2.24, 3rd percentile—1.76, 4th percentileCompare San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc
T1235Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile1.05, 26th percentile1.03, 14th percentile0.82, 19th percentile0.59, 58th percentile—0.30, 74th percentileCompare Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
T1235Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson, TX · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.40, 58th percentile0.09, 74th percentile0.14, 81st percentile—0.15, 80th percentileCompare Methodist Richardson Medical Center
T1235Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterNiagara Falls, NY · Acute care0.22, 59th percentile1.24, 8th percentile1.16, 11th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.87, 29th percentileCompare Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
T1238West Kendall Baptist HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.33, 64th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.79, 52nd percentile0.00, 91st percentileCompare West Kendall Baptist Hospital
T1238Billings Clinic HospitalBillings, MT · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.46, 52nd percentile0.11, 74th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.63, 47th percentileCompare Billings Clinic Hospital
T1238JPS Health NetworkFort Worth, TX · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.09, 20th percentile1.29, 8th percentile0.66, 27th percentile1.91, 6th percentile1.42, 29th percentile0.36, 70th percentileCompare JPS Health Network
T1238St Luke's Patients Medical CenterPasadena, TX · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare St Luke's Patients Medical Center
T1238HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesDenver, CO · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.12, 17th percentile0.58, 41st percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.16, 25th percentile—0.48, 61st percentileCompare HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes
T1243AdventHealth DelandDeland, FL · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.12, 17th percentile0.30, 66th percentile0.35, 55th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.35, 10th percentileCompare AdventHealth Deland
T1243Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.49, 41st percentile1.63, 11th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Community Memorial Hospital
T1243SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OK · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.27, 7th percentile0.35, 62nd percentile0.89, 15th percentile0.83, 42nd percentile—0.80, 34th percentileCompare SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City
T1243Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.10, 19th percentile1.16, 11th percentile0.54, 37th percentile1.76, 9th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Allen Hospital
T1243Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile0.99, 16th percentile0.43, 46th percentile1.22, 23rd percentile—0.43, 65th percentileCompare Atrium Health University City
T1243Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterMishawaka, IN · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.12, 17th percentile1.01, 15th percentile0.00, 88th percentile2.02, 5th percentile—0.34, 72nd percentileCompare Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
T1249Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.27, 68th percentile0.72, 24th percentile0.72, 50th percentile—1.43, 9th percentileCompare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
T1249Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood, CO · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.66, 35th percentile0.46, 44th percentile0.31, 75th percentile0.70, 59th percentile0.21, 79th percentileCompare Swedish 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).