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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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T1351Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA · Acute care0.25, 55th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.50, 49th percentile0.29, 60th percentile0.89, 38th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Desert Valley Hospital
T1351Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover, DE · Acute care0.25, 55th percentile1.16, 13th percentile0.32, 64th percentile0.69, 25th percentile0.40, 70th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus
T1351Ingalls Memorial HospitalHarvey, IL · Acute care0.25, 55th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.81, 25th percentile0.57, 34th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.55, 55th percentileCompare Ingalls Memorial Hospital
T1351Midland Memorial HospitalMidland, TX · Acute care0.25, 55th percentile1.12, 17th percentile1.19, 10th percentile0.48, 41st percentile2.25, 3rd percentile—0.26, 76th percentileCompare Midland Memorial Hospital
T1355Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg, PA · Acute care0.25, 55th percentile0.88, 78th percentile—————Compare Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
T1355St Luke's Nampa Medical CenterNampa, ID · Acute care0.25, 55th percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare St Luke's Nampa Medical Center
T1355Griffin HospitalDerby, CT · Acute care0.25, 55th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile0.61, 39th percentile0.34, 56th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—2.14, 2nd percentileCompare Griffin Hospital
T1355FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care0.25, 55th percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.42, 55th percentile0.50, 40th percentile0.54, 61st percentile—0.59, 50th percentileCompare FMOL Health St Francis
T1355Longmont United HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care0.25, 55th percentile0.92, 67th percentile—————Compare Longmont United Hospital
T1355Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree, CO · Acute care0.25, 55th percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.34, 62nd percentile0.47, 42nd percentile0.76, 46th percentile4.05, 1st percentile0.26, 77th percentileCompare Sky Ridge Medical Center
T1361North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.38, 59th percentile0.51, 39th percentile0.30, 75th percentile—0.48, 61st percentileCompare North Shore University Hospital
T1361Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.38, 59th percentile0.36, 54th percentile0.78, 46th percentile1.24, 34th percentile0.10, 82nd percentileCompare Piedmont Hospital, Inc
T1361SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison, WI · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.17, 75th percentile0.16, 71st percentile1.19, 24th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.65, 45th percentileCompare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison
T1361Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, VA · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile1.38, 4th percentile0.44, 54th percentile0.32, 58th percentile0.73, 49th percentile—0.62, 47th percentileCompare Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
T1361Nacogdoches Medical CenterNacogdoches, TX · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.69, 32nd percentile0.23, 65th percentile1.48, 15th percentile——Compare Nacogdoches Medical Center
T1361UCSF Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.50, 49th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
T1361Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile1.30, 6th percentile0.59, 41st percentile0.23, 65th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.49, 60th percentileCompare Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
T1368Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.82, 90th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.46, 44th percentile0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Baldwin Health
T1368Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile1.33, 7th percentile0.66, 27th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner
T1368Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville, SC · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.79, 26th percentile0.53, 37th percentile1.62, 11th percentile1.15, 36th percentile0.43, 65th percentileCompare Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
T1368Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile1.34, 5th percentile0.12, 78th percentile0.35, 55th percentile1.45, 15th percentile2.40, 9th percentile1.04, 19th percentileCompare Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
T1368Prisma Health Richland HospitalColumbia, SC · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile1.15, 14th percentile0.56, 43rd percentile0.67, 26th percentile2.51, 2nd percentile0.75, 55th percentile0.71, 40th percentileCompare Prisma Health Richland Hospital
T1373Holland HospitalHolland, MI · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile1.11, 18th percentile——6.89, 0th percentile——Compare Holland Hospital
T1373CHI Health LakesideOmaha, NE · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.32, 58th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.14, 16th percentileCompare CHI Health Lakeside
T1373Kaiser Foundation HospitalHonolulu, HI · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.30, 66th percentile0.50, 40th percentile1.22, 24th percentile—0.34, 72nd percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital
T1373Tristar Summit Medical CenterHermitage, TN · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.29, 67th percentile0.45, 44th percentile0.43, 68th percentile—0.18, 80th percentileCompare Tristar Summit Medical Center
T1373HCA Healthone Mountain RidgeThornton, CO · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.91, 36th percentile—0.67, 44th percentileCompare HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge
T1373Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile1.19, 11th percentile0.46, 53rd percentile0.34, 56th percentile0.35, 73rd percentile0.74, 56th percentile0.91, 26th percentileCompare Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis
T1373Northern Navajo Medical CenterShiprock, NM · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.96, 51st percentile—————Compare Northern Navajo Medical Center
T1373Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville, IN · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.21, 73rd percentile0.10, 74th percentile0.25, 78th percentile—0.50, 58th percentileCompare Deaconess Hospital Inc
T1381Ochsner Rush HospitalMeridian, MS · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.58, 42nd percentile1.11, 10th percentile0.36, 73rd percentile—0.78, 35th percentileCompare Ochsner Rush Hospital
T1381Tucson Medical CenterTucson, AZ · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile1.30, 6th percentile0.41, 57th percentile0.81, 19th percentile0.72, 50th percentile1.85, 17th percentile0.18, 80th percentileCompare Tucson Medical Center
T1383Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care0.26, 54th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.40, 50th percentile0.63, 55th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Emerson Hospital -
T1383Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA · Acute care0.26, 54th percentile0.68, 99th percentile0.66, 35th percentile0.40, 50th percentile0.41, 70th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Inova Loudoun Hospital
T1383Avita OntarioOntario, OH · Acute care0.26, 54th percentile0.92, 67th percentile—————Compare Avita Ontario
T1383Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care0.26, 54th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.44, 54th percentile0.22, 66th percentile0.63, 55th percentile—0.77, 35th percentileCompare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
T1383Medical City PlanoPlano, TX · Acute care0.26, 54th percentile1.06, 25th percentile0.53, 46th percentile0.28, 61st percentile0.51, 63rd percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.03, 20th percentileCompare Medical City Plano
T1388Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston, WI · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.15, 14th percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.43, 5th percentile0.53, 62nd percentile——Compare Marshfield Medical Center - Weston
T1388Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.07, 23rd percentile0.56, 43rd percentile0.73, 23rd percentile2.57, 2nd percentile2.57, 8th percentile0.37, 70th percentileCompare Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
T1388The Hospitals Of Providence Transmountain CampusEl Paso, TX · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare The Hospitals Of Providence Transmountain Campus
T1388Wellington Regional Medical CenterWellington, FL · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.71, 31st percentile0.42, 47th percentile0.68, 52nd percentile—0.27, 76th percentileCompare Wellington Regional Medical Center
T1392St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.12, 17th percentile0.49, 49th percentile0.39, 51st percentile0.14, 81st percentile0.91, 45th percentile0.42, 66th percentileCompare St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City
T1392St Charles Medical Center - BendBend, OR · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.53, 46th percentile0.96, 13th percentile1.14, 26th percentile1.29, 32nd percentile0.46, 63rd percentileCompare St Charles Medical Center - Bend
T1392Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, CT · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.69, 25th percentile0.84, 41st percentile—0.56, 54th percentileCompare Norwalk Hospital
T1392Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City, MO · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.09, 20th percentile1.02, 15th percentile0.99, 12th percentile0.83, 42nd percentile0.49, 72nd percentile0.79, 35th percentileCompare Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill
T1396Chino Valley Medical CenterChino, CA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Chino Valley Medical Center
T1396Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.17, 12th percentile0.18, 75th percentile1.63, 3rd percentile0.42, 69th percentile—1.18, 15th percentileCompare Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
T1396Mercy Hospital AdaAda, OK · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.84, 87th percentile2.37, 1st percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.87, 39th percentile——Compare Mercy Hospital Ada
T1396UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas, TX · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.13, 16th percentile0.58, 41st percentile0.42, 48th percentile0.47, 66th percentile1.59, 25th percentile1.08, 18th percentileCompare UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.
T1396Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalWaynesboro, PA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.95, 55th percentile—————Compare Wellspan Waynesboro 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).