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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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T1396Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.00, 35th percentile—————Compare Highlands Medical Center
T1396Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.89, 75th percentile0.84, 23rd percentile1.00, 12th percentile0.61, 57th percentile—0.88, 28th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
T1403McLeod Health ClarendonManning, SC · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.94, 59th percentile—————Compare McLeod Health Clarendon
T1403Richmond University Medical CenterStaten Island, NY · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.08, 22nd percentile1.08, 13th percentile0.07, 76th percentile0.67, 53rd percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.29, 11th percentileCompare Richmond University Medical Center
T1403St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.47, 3rd percentile0.68, 33rd percentile0.22, 66th percentile0.51, 64th percentile—0.47, 62nd percentileCompare St Mary's Hospital
T1406CHI St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan, TX · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.90, 73rd percentile1.74, 4th percentile0.43, 46th percentile2.58, 2nd percentile—1.25, 12th percentileCompare CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital
T1406Tidelands Georgetown Memorial HospitalGeorgetown, SC · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.92, 67th percentile————1.43, 9th percentileCompare Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
T1408AdventHealth RedmondRome, GA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.50, 49th percentile0.55, 36th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.31, 11th percentileCompare AdventHealth Redmond
T1408Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka, KS · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.51, 48th percentile1.07, 10th percentile0.43, 68th percentile0.70, 58th percentile0.15, 80th percentileCompare Stormont Vail Hospital
T1408Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.83, 89th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.44, 16th percentile—1.35, 10th percentileCompare Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
T1408Community Hospital EastIndianapolis, IN · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.89, 75th percentile1.02, 15th percentile0.86, 17th percentile0.75, 47th percentile—0.60, 50th percentileCompare Community Hospital East
T1408Maury Regional HospitalColumbia, TN · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.92, 67th percentile1.38, 7th percentile0.15, 71st percentile0.79, 45th percentile—0.65, 45th percentileCompare Maury Regional Hospital
T1408Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.68, 33rd percentile0.60, 31st percentile1.81, 8th percentile—0.59, 51st percentileCompare Archbold Memorial Hospital
T1408Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.17, 9th percentile——1.34, 10th percentileCompare Brown University Health Morton Hospital
T1415Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers, AR · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.74, 97th percentile0.62, 38th percentile0.19, 68th percentile1.68, 10th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.26, 76th percentileCompare Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas
T1415Wellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon, PA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.80, 93rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.31, 59th percentile0.69, 52nd percentile—1.08, 18th percentileCompare Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
T1415Deborah Heart And Lung CenterBrowns Mills, NJ · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.64, 1st percentile0.69, 32nd percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Deborah Heart And Lung Center
T1415Sharon Regional Medical CenterSharon, PA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile1.00, 35th percentile—————Compare Sharon Regional Medical Center
T1415Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · Acute care0.26, 53rd percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.50, 40th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.45, 63rd percentileCompare Oroville Hospital
T1420Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · Acute care0.26, 52nd percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.79, 20th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Highline Medical Center
T1420Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont, TX · Acute care0.26, 52nd percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.17, 75th percentile0.27, 62nd percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.32, 73rd percentileCompare Baptist Beaumont Hospital
T1420Goshen HospitalGoshen, IN · Acute care0.26, 52nd percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.69, 3rd percentile0.30, 76th percentile—0.98, 22nd percentileCompare Goshen Hospital
T1420Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · Acute care0.26, 52nd percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Lake Regional Health System
T1420Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair, CA · Acute care0.26, 52nd percentile0.90, 73rd percentile1.04, 14th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Montclair Hospital Medical Center
T1420South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care0.26, 52nd percentile1.21, 10th percentile0.25, 70th percentile0.68, 26th percentile1.41, 17th percentile—0.56, 53rd percentileCompare South Shore Hospital
T1420Southern NH Medical CenterNashua, NH · Acute care0.26, 52nd percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.72, 30th percentile0.44, 45th percentile1.12, 27th percentile—0.60, 49th percentileCompare Southern NH Medical Center
T1427Greenwich Hospital Association -Greenwich, CT · Acute care0.26, 52nd percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.37, 61st percentile0.48, 41st percentile1.13, 26th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Greenwich Hospital Association -
T1427Wesley Medical CenterWichita, KS · Acute care0.26, 52nd percentile0.66, 99th percentile0.71, 31st percentile0.23, 65th percentile0.85, 40th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.53, 56th percentileCompare Wesley Medical Center
T1427Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY · Acute care0.26, 52nd percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.92, 19th percentile0.60, 32nd percentile1.60, 12th percentile1.35, 31st percentile0.92, 26th percentileCompare Norton Hospitals, Inc
T1430Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.88, 78th percentile—0.57, 34th percentile———Compare Whittier Hospital Medical Center
T1430Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsOlympia Fields, IL · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile1.09, 20th percentile1.31, 8th percentile0.60, 31st percentile2.54, 2nd percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights
T1430Integris Health Edmond HospitalEdmond, OK · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Integris Health Edmond Hospital
T1430Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick, GA · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile1.26, 8th percentile0.30, 66th percentile0.41, 48th percentile0.92, 36th percentile0.89, 46th percentile1.65, 5th percentileCompare Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus
T1434AdventHealth Shawnee MissionShawnee Mission, KS · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile1.07, 23rd percentile0.84, 23rd percentile0.29, 60th percentile0.67, 53rd percentile0.84, 49th percentile0.55, 55th percentileCompare AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
T1434Ellis HospitalSchenectady, NY · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile1.37, 4th percentile0.26, 70th percentile0.30, 60th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.74, 38th percentileCompare Ellis Hospital
T1434MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.71, 98th percentile0.73, 29th percentile0.22, 66th percentile0.37, 72nd percentile1.07, 38th percentile0.57, 53rd percentileCompare MedStar Washington Hospital Center
T1434St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile1.03, 29th percentile1.07, 13th percentile0.31, 59th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.38, 69th percentileCompare St. Vincent's East
T1438Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.77, 95th percentile0.79, 27th percentile1.02, 11th percentile0.17, 80th percentile——Compare Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
T1438Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.63, 36th percentile1.52, 4th percentile0.96, 33rd percentile1.78, 19th percentile0.56, 54th percentileCompare Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
T1438Banner Casa Grande Medical CenterCasa Grande, AZ · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile1.14, 15th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile2.04, 5th percentile——Compare Banner Casa Grande Medical Center
T1441AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City, NJ · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.11, 78th percentile0.24, 64th percentile0.63, 55th percentile2.07, 13th percentile0.63, 47th percentileCompare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus
T1441Hazard ARH Regional Medical CenterHazard, KY · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.99, 37th percentile1.85, 3rd percentile1.23, 8th percentile2.15, 4th percentile—0.98, 22nd percentileCompare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
T1441St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile1.39, 4th percentile0.94, 18th percentile0.07, 75th percentile0.95, 34th percentile0.59, 66th percentile0.43, 65th percentileCompare St Francis Hospital & Medical Center
T1444Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.58, 41st percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.39, 71st percentile3.02, 4th percentile0.51, 58th percentileCompare Bridgeport Hospital
T1444Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck, NY · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.82, 90th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.58, 33rd percentile——0.83, 31st percentileCompare Northern Dutchess Hospital
T1444Resolute Health HospitalNew Braunfels, TX · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Resolute Health Hospital
T1444Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.47, 51st percentile0.62, 30th percentile0.34, 74th percentile3.34, 3rd percentile1.16, 15th percentileCompare Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock
T1444West Boca Medical CenterBoca Raton, FL · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.40, 58th percentile0.43, 47th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.63, 47th percentileCompare West Boca Medical Center
T1444Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff, AR · Acute care0.27, 52nd percentile0.91, 70th percentile2.56, 1st percentile0.60, 32nd percentile1.85, 7th percentile—0.78, 35th percentileCompare Jefferson Regional Medical Center
T1450Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care0.27, 51st percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.88, 21st percentile0.63, 29th percentile0.19, 79th percentile0.54, 70th percentile0.12, 81st percentileCompare Lenox Hill 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).