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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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T1249Edward HospitalNaperville, IL · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.79, 94th percentile0.12, 78th percentile0.15, 72nd percentile0.80, 44th percentile2.70, 7th percentile0.65, 45th percentileCompare Edward Hospital
T1249Eskenazi HealthIndianapolis, IN · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.91, 70th percentile1.21, 10th percentile1.29, 6th percentile0.92, 36th percentile—1.26, 12th percentileCompare Eskenazi Health
T1249The GeneralBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile——————Compare The General
T1254WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.28, 68th percentile0.19, 68th percentile0.52, 63rd percentile—1.19, 14th percentileCompare WakeMed, Cary Hospital
T1254Anmed HealthAnderson, SC · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.77, 95th percentile0.90, 20th percentile0.78, 21st percentile0.84, 41st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.75, 37th percentileCompare Anmed Health
T1254McLaren OaklandPontiac, MI · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.41, 57th percentile0.19, 68th percentile1.25, 22nd percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare McLaren Oakland
T1257VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLCHarlingen, TX · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.93, 18th percentile0.21, 66th percentile1.25, 22nd percentile3.77, 2nd percentile0.57, 53rd percentileCompare VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLC
T1257Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia, GA · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.94, 59th percentile1.16, 11th percentile0.43, 46th percentile——0.92, 25th percentileCompare Emory Hillandale Hospital
T1259French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.71, 98th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile2.94, 1st percentile——Compare French Hospital Medical Center
T1259Blanchard Valley HospitalFindlay, OH · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.02, 31st percentile1.07, 13th percentile0.84, 18th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.11, 17th percentileCompare Blanchard Valley Hospital
T1259Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg, VA · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.64, 1st percentile0.30, 66th percentile0.28, 61st percentile0.58, 59th percentile—0.20, 79th percentileCompare Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital
T1259Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile—————Compare Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
T1259Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeMuskogee, OK · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.12, 17th percentile0.43, 55th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.76, 47th percentile—0.99, 21st percentileCompare Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee
T1264UCHealth Greeley HospitalGreeley, CO · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.15, 14th percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.29, 6th percentile0.71, 50th percentile——Compare UCHealth Greeley Hospital
T1264Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellPennington, NJ · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.12, 17th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.35, 55th percentile0.34, 74th percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.63, 6th percentileCompare Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
T1264Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CA · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile—0.91, 15th percentile1.00, 31st percentile—0.84, 31st percentileCompare Emanuel Medical Center
T1267Mercy Medical CenterRoseburg, OR · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.50, 40th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Mercy Medical Center
T1267Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile1.03, 29th percentile0.00, 90th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Harris Regional Hospital
T1267Javon Bea HospitalRockford, IL · Acute care0.23, 58th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.55, 45th percentile0.54, 37th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.32, 73rd percentileCompare Javon Bea Hospital
T1270CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.85, 85th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
T1270Huntington HospitalHuntington, NY · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.75, 97th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.12, 74th percentile0.51, 63rd percentile—0.48, 61st percentileCompare Huntington Hospital
T1270Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.36, 61st percentile0.80, 20th percentile1.43, 16th percentile0.66, 62nd percentile0.83, 32nd percentileCompare Main Line Hospital Lankenau
T1270Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro, TN · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.60, 39th percentile0.27, 62nd percentile0.54, 62nd percentile—0.96, 23rd percentileCompare Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
T1274Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana, CA · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.10, 78th percentile0.38, 52nd percentile0.34, 73rd percentile0.88, 46th percentile0.38, 69th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario
T1274Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.25, 70th percentile0.53, 37th percentile——1.87, 3rd percentileCompare Mission Community Hospital
T1274UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.94, 59th percentile1.39, 7th percentile0.83, 18th percentile1.79, 8th percentile—4.08, 0th percentileCompare UNC Health Care Wayne
T1274Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile1.18, 12th percentile0.41, 57th percentile0.24, 64th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.45, 64th percentileCompare Memorial Medical Center
T1274Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile1.06, 25th percentile—————Compare Ochsner American Legion Hospital
T1274SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile1.14, 15th percentile0.96, 17th percentile0.39, 51st percentile0.68, 52nd percentile—1.12, 17th percentileCompare SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
T1280South Pointe HospitalWarrensville Heights, OH · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.72, 30th percentile0.19, 69th percentile0.57, 59th percentile—0.68, 42nd percentileCompare South Pointe Hospital
T1280Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville, IL · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile1.19, 10th percentile0.57, 34th percentile0.92, 35th percentile—0.66, 44th percentileCompare Advocate Condell Medical Center
T1280Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford, DE · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile1.26, 8th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.93, 35th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus
T1280Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile0.20, 73rd percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.67, 53rd percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.36, 70th percentileCompare Grandview Medical Center
T1280Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview, TX · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.51, 48th percentile0.19, 68th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.81, 4th percentileCompare Longview Regional Medical Center
T1280St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson, NJ · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.73, 97th percentile0.15, 76th percentile0.37, 52nd percentile0.70, 51st percentile—0.46, 63rd percentileCompare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc
T1280Harlem Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile0.42, 56th percentile0.56, 35th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.80, 33rd percentileCompare Harlem Hospital Center
T1280Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care0.23, 57th percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.85, 23rd percentile0.22, 65th percentile1.60, 12th percentile0.31, 76th percentile0.80, 33rd percentileCompare Piedmont Augusta Hospital
T1288Avera Heart Hospital Of South DakotaSioux Falls, SD · Acute care0.24, 57th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile—————Compare Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota
T1288St Mark's HospitalSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care0.24, 57th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.46, 52nd percentile0.25, 63rd percentile0.74, 48th percentile1.26, 33rd percentile0.00, 91st percentileCompare St Mark's Hospital
T1288Wooster Community HospitalWooster, OH · Acute care0.24, 57th percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Wooster Community Hospital
T1288Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek, MI · Acute care0.24, 57th percentile1.11, 18th percentile0.35, 62nd percentile0.95, 13th percentile0.36, 72nd percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Bronson Battle Creek Hospital
T1288Alaska Regional HospitalAnchorage, AK · Acute care0.24, 57th percentile1.02, 31st percentile1.28, 9th percentile0.86, 16th percentile0.84, 41st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Alaska Regional Hospital
T1293Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care0.24, 57th percentile0.79, 94th percentile0.18, 75th percentile0.37, 53rd percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.11, 17th percentileCompare Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
T1293MacNeal HospitalBerwyn, IL · Acute care0.24, 57th percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.62, 37th percentile0.32, 58th percentile0.45, 67th percentile—0.87, 29th percentileCompare MacNeal Hospital
T1295NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL · Acute care0.24, 57th percentile0.58, 100th percentile0.11, 78th percentile0.56, 35th percentile0.89, 38th percentile1.50, 27th percentile0.25, 77th percentileCompare NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital
T1295Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · Acute care0.24, 57th percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.35, 62nd percentile0.14, 73rd percentile2.75, 1st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.55, 55th percentileCompare Coliseum Medical Centers
T1295Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla, MO · Acute care0.24, 57th percentile0.89, 75th percentile1.43, 6th percentile1.76, 2nd percentile1.74, 10th percentile—0.89, 27th percentileCompare Phelps County Regional Medical Center
T1298Northwestern Medicine MCHenryMchenry, IL · Acute care0.24, 56th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.40, 58th percentile0.14, 72nd percentile0.75, 47th percentile—1.07, 19th percentileCompare Northwestern Medicine MCHenry
T1298St. George Regional HospitalSt George, UT · Acute care0.24, 56th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile0.79, 27th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.76, 47th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare St. George Regional Hospital
T1298Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care0.24, 56th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Alomere Health

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).