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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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T1Dupont Hospital LLCFort Wayne, IN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.77, 46th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Dupont Hospital LLC
T1Elizabethtown Community HospitalElizabethtown, NY · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile——————Compare Elizabethtown Community Hospital
T1Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro, GA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile——————Compare Emanuel Medical Center
T1Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.95, 55th percentile——0.99, 32nd percentile——Compare Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes
T1Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.94, 59th percentile——0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Essentia Health Virginia
T1Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.20, 73rd percentile0.21, 66th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Fairview Park Hospital
T1Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City, TN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.91, 70th percentile—————Compare Fort Loudoun Medical Center
T1Gibson Community HospitalGibson City, IL · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile——————Compare Gibson Community Hospital
T1Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile1.15, 14th percentile—————Compare Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital
T1Grand Lake Health SystemSaint Marys, OH · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile—————Compare Grand Lake Health System
T1HCA Florida Kendall HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.26, 70th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.42, 69th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.40, 67th percentileCompare HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
T1HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors HospitalSarasota, FL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.73, 97th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.94, 13th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.69, 42nd percentileCompare HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital
T1Harlingen Medical CenterHarlingen, TX · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile1.09, 20th percentile0.95, 17th percentile0.27, 62nd percentile0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Harlingen Medical Center
T1Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint ThCarthage, TN · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile——————Compare Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th
T1Hill Country Memorial HospitalFredericksburg, TX · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.91, 70th percentile——0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Hill Country Memorial Hospital
T1Hillcrest Hospital ClaremoreClaremore, OK · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile—————Compare Hillcrest Hospital Claremore
T1Hills & Dales General HospitalCass City, MI · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile——————Compare Hills & Dales General Hospital
T1Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile——————Compare Howard Young Medical Center
T1Huggins HospitalWolfeboro, NH · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile——0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Huggins Hospital
T1Integris Grove HospitalGrove, OK · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile—————Compare Integris Grove Hospital
T1Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City, AL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.95, 55th percentile—————Compare Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital
T1Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville, AR · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.98, 41st percentile—————Compare Johnson Regional Medical Center
T1Jones Memorial HospitalWellsville, NY · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile1.11, 18th percentile—————Compare Jones Memorial Hospital
T1Jupiter Medical CenterJupiter, FL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile1.16, 13th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.00, 91st percentileCompare Jupiter Medical Center
T1Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco, CA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.87, 22nd percentile0.77, 21st percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco
T1Kosciusko Community HospitalWarsaw, IN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.91, 70th percentile——0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Kosciusko Community Hospital
T1LMHLawrence, KS · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.85, 85th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare LMH
T1Lake Huron Medical CenterPort Huron, MI · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile—————Compare Lake Huron Medical Center
T1Lewisgale Hospital AlleghanyLow Moor, VA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.92, 67th percentile—————Compare Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany
T1Lewisgale Hospital PulaskiPulaski, VA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.96, 51st percentile—————Compare Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski
T1Livingston Hospital And Healthcare Services, IncSalem, KY · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile——————Compare Livingston Hospital And Healthcare Services, Inc
T1Lonesome Pine HospitalBig Stone Gap, VA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile1.10, 19th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile1.83, 8th percentile——Compare Lonesome Pine Hospital
T1Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue, NY · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.43, 54th percentile0.11, 74th percentile2.22, 3rd percentile—0.86, 29th percentileCompare Long Island Community Hospital
T1Marcum And Wallace Memorial HospitalIrvine, KY · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile——————Compare Marcum And Wallace Memorial Hospital
T1Mary Immaculate HospitalNewport News, VA · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.76, 96th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Mary Immaculate Hospital
T1Mary Rutan HospitalBellefontaine, OH · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile1.15, 14th percentile—————Compare Mary Rutan Hospital
T1Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile——————Compare Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley
T1McCurtain Memorial HospitalIdabel, OK · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile——————Compare McCurtain Memorial Hospital
T1Meadowview Regional Medical CenterMaysville, KY · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.89, 75th percentile—————Compare Meadowview Regional Medical Center
T1MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.45, 53rd percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.29, 75th percentileCompare MedStar Harbor Hospital
T1Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.87, 81st percentile—————Compare Medical Center Enterprise
T1Memorial HospitalLogansport, IN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile1.22, 9th percentile—————Compare Memorial Hospital
T1Mercy Health - Defiance HospitalDefiance, OH · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.99, 37th percentile—————Compare Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
T1Mercy Health - Urbana HospitalUrbana, OH · Critical access0.00, 90th percentile——————Compare Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital
T1Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch HospitalOlive Branch, MS · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital
T1Methodist Hospital For SurgeryAddison, TX · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.96, 51st percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Methodist Hospital For Surgery
T1Midwestern Region Medical Center, IncZion, IL · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile1.00, 35th percentile——0.49, 65th percentile——Compare Midwestern Region Medical Center, Inc
T1Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare Mile Bluff Medical Center
T1Monroe HospitalBloomington, IN · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.95, 55th percentile—————Compare Monroe Hospital
T1Mountain West Medical CenterTooele, UT · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare 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).
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).