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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 betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Dupont Hospital LLCFort Wayne, IN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—9.5%, 79th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile0.90, 73rd percentile126 min, 69th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile131Compare Dupont Hospital LLC
T1Elizabethtown Community HospitalElizabethtown, NY · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile——12.0%, 30th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile—109 min, 83rd percentile—25Compare Elizabethtown Community Hospital
T1Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro, GA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile——10.8%, 54th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile—169 min, 36th percentile0.91, 86th percentile72Compare Emanuel Medical Center
T1Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—8.1%, 94th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile0.95, 55th percentile140 min, 56th percentile0.86, 94th percentile87Compare Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes
T1Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—9.7%, 75th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.94, 59th percentile131 min, 64th percentile0.93, 80th percentile83Compare Essentia Health Virginia
T1Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile14.5%, 2nd percentile10.7%, 56th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.87, 81st percentile138 min, 58th percentile0.96, 66th percentile185Compare Fairview Park Hospital
T1Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City, TN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—12.0%, 30th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.91, 70th percentile170 min, 35th percentile1.03, 28th percentile50Compare Fort Loudoun Medical Center
T1Gibson Community HospitalGibson City, IL · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile———15.3%, 28th percentile—172 min, 34th percentile—25Compare Gibson Community Hospital
T1Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.7%, 35th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile1.15, 14th percentile149 min, 50th percentile0.85, 95th percentile64Compare Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital
T1Grand Lake Health SystemSaint Marys, OH · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—10.6%, 58th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile149 min, 50th percentile1.03, 28th percentile113Compare Grand Lake Health System
T1HCA Florida Kendall HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile2, 10th percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile8.8%, 88th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile0.84, 87th percentile126 min, 69th percentile1.06, 16th percentile447Compare HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
T1HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors HospitalSarasota, FL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile10.7%, 56th percentile15.6%, 16th percentile0.73, 97th percentile108 min, 84th percentile1.03, 28th percentile155Compare HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital
T1Harlingen Medical CenterHarlingen, TX · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile8.8%, 88th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile1.09, 20th percentile156 min, 45th percentile0.97, 61st percentile118Compare Harlingen Medical Center
T1Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint ThCarthage, TN · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—12.8%, 18th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile—94 min, 93rd percentile—35Compare Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th
T1Hill Country Memorial HospitalFredericksburg, TX · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—16.0%, 1st percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.91, 70th percentile156 min, 45th percentile1.01, 38th percentile84Compare Hill Country Memorial Hospital
T1Hillcrest Hospital ClaremoreClaremore, OK · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—12.9%, 17th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile134 min, 62nd percentile0.91, 86th percentile49Compare Hillcrest Hospital Claremore
T1Hills & Dales General HospitalCass City, MI · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile5, 97th percentile—10.7%, 56th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile—91 min, 94th percentile—25Compare Hills & Dales General Hospital
T1Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—13.5%, 11th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile—163 min, 40th percentile0.94, 76th percentile109Compare Howard Young Medical Center
T1Huggins HospitalWolfeboro, NH · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—10.5%, 60th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile—169 min, 36th percentile—25Compare Huggins Hospital
T1Integris Grove HospitalGrove, OK · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—10.2%, 66th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile123 min, 71st percentile1.05, 19th percentile58Compare Integris Grove Hospital
T1Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City, AL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile——15.2%, 34th percentile0.95, 55th percentile129 min, 66th percentile0.98, 55th percentile70Compare Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital
T1Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville, AR · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—10.6%, 58th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile0.98, 41st percentile143 min, 54th percentile1.12, 6th percentile90Compare Johnson Regional Medical Center
T1Jones Memorial HospitalWellsville, NY · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—8.2%, 93rd percentile13.5%, 98th percentile1.11, 18th percentile144 min, 53rd percentile0.93, 80th percentile49Compare Jones Memorial Hospital
T1Jupiter Medical CenterJupiter, FL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile16.0%, 7th percentile1.16, 13th percentile186 min, 26th percentile1.01, 38th percentile340Compare Jupiter Medical Center
T1Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco, CA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile——14.9%, 54th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—0.85, 95th percentile120Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco
T1Kosciusko Community HospitalWarsaw, IN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—10.7%, 56th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.91, 70th percentile179 min, 30th percentile0.97, 61st percentile72Compare Kosciusko Community Hospital
T1LMHLawrence, KS · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.3%, 92nd percentile13.8%, 9th percentile13.9%, 94th percentile0.85, 85th percentile208 min, 15th percentile0.92, 83rd percentile157Compare LMH
T1Lake Huron Medical CenterPort Huron, MI · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile2, 10th percentile—8.2%, 93rd percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile168 min, 37th percentile0.88, 92nd percentile119Compare Lake Huron Medical Center
T1Lewisgale Hospital AlleghanyLow Moor, VA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.5%, 39th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile0.92, 67th percentile112 min, 81st percentile1.00, 44th percentile205Compare Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany
T1Lewisgale Hospital PulaskiPulaski, VA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile5, 97th percentile—9.9%, 72nd percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.96, 51st percentile125 min, 70th percentile1.00, 44th percentile147Compare Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski
T1Livingston Hospital And Healthcare Services, IncSalem, KY · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile——14.0%, 8th percentile15.6%, 16th percentile—106 min, 86th percentile—25Compare Livingston Hospital And Healthcare Services, Inc
T1Lonesome Pine HospitalBig Stone Gap, VA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—12.7%, 19th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile1.10, 19th percentile131 min, 64th percentile1.00, 44th percentile178Compare Lonesome Pine Hospital
T1Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue, NY · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile2, 10th percentile9.6%, 98th percentile8.7%, 89th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile0.87, 81st percentile261 min, 4th percentile1.09, 10th percentile306Compare Long Island Community Hospital
T1Marcum And Wallace Memorial HospitalIrvine, KY · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile———15.0%, 46th percentile—128 min, 67th percentile—25Compare Marcum And Wallace Memorial Hospital
T1Mary Immaculate HospitalNewport News, VA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile14.3%, 6th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile0.76, 96th percentile174 min, 33rd percentile1.00, 44th percentile110Compare Mary Immaculate Hospital
T1Mary Rutan HospitalBellefontaine, OH · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile13.0%, 15th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile1.15, 14th percentile169 min, 36th percentile0.98, 55th percentile115Compare Mary Rutan Hospital
T1Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.9%, 72nd percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile—142 min, 55th percentile—15Compare Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley
T1McCurtain Memorial HospitalIdabel, OK · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile——13.3%, 12th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile—84 min, 97th percentile—25Compare McCurtain Memorial Hospital
T1Meadowview Regional Medical CenterMaysville, KY · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile11.9%, 32nd percentile14.3%, 86th percentile0.89, 75th percentile149 min, 50th percentile1.10, 8th percentile111Compare Meadowview Regional Medical Center
T1MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.3%, 92nd percentile9.8%, 73rd percentile13.7%, 97th percentile0.87, 81st percentile212 min, 14th percentile—376Compare MedStar Harbor Hospital
T1Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—12.5%, 22nd percentile14.9%, 54th percentile0.87, 81st percentile142 min, 55th percentile0.91, 86th percentile131Compare Medical Center Enterprise
T1Memorial HospitalLogansport, IN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.1%, 85th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile1.22, 9th percentile151 min, 48th percentile1.15, 4th percentile83Compare Memorial Hospital
T1Mercy Health - Defiance HospitalDefiance, OH · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—12.3%, 25th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.99, 37th percentile127 min, 68th percentile0.91, 86th percentile23Compare Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
T1Mercy Health - Urbana HospitalUrbana, OH · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile——10.5%, 60th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile—110 min, 82nd percentile—25Compare Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital
T1Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch HospitalOlive Branch, MS · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile12.4%, 23rd percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.88, 78th percentile222 min, 11th percentile0.82, 98th percentile60Compare Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital
T1Methodist Hospital For SurgeryAddison, TX · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile——14.4%, 83rd percentile0.96, 51st percentile121 min, 73rd percentile1.03, 28th percentile32Compare Methodist Hospital For Surgery
T1Midwestern Region Medical Center, IncZion, IL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile5, 97th percentile——15.0%, 46th percentile1.00, 35th percentile175 min, 32nd percentile1.04, 23rd percentile95Compare Midwestern Region Medical Center, Inc
T1Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile5, 97th percentile—11.7%, 35th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.97, 46th percentile124 min, 71st percentile0.78, 99th percentile40Compare Mile Bluff Medical Center
T1Monroe HospitalBloomington, IN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.4%, 81st percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.95, 55th percentile108 min, 84th percentile0.91, 86th percentile32Compare Monroe Hospital
T1Mountain West Medical CenterTooele, UT · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.6%, 77th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.97, 46th percentile145 min, 52nd percentile0.90, 88th percentile44Compare Mountain West 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).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).