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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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#	Hospital	C. diff infectionslower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	Compare
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T1546	Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth, NH · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.25, 64th percentile	1.05, 29th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Portsmouth Regional Hospital
T1546	Banner Wyoming Medical CenterCasper, WY · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.45, 45th percentile	0.69, 51st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Banner Wyoming Medical Center
T1546	St Mary Medical CenterGalesburg, IL · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	2.79, 1st percentile	1.98, 1st percentile	0.89, 37th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare St Mary Medical Center
T1546	University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	1.60, 1st percentile	1.51, 6th percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	—	0.66, 45th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center
T1546	Madison Memorial HospitalRexburg, ID · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Madison Memorial Hospital
1556	HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale, AZ · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.60, 39th percentile	0.42, 47th percentile	1.71, 10th percentile	—	0.70, 41st percentile	Compare HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
T1557	Mercy Regional Medical CenterDurango, CO · Acute care	0.30, 48th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Mercy Regional Medical Center
T1557	Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford, MS · Acute care	0.30, 48th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.49, 50th percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	1.19, 24th percentile	—	1.26, 12th percentile	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms
T1557	Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA · Acute care	0.30, 48th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.09, 79th percentile	0.47, 43rd percentile	1.74, 9th percentile	1.77, 19th percentile	0.73, 38th percentile	Compare Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
T1557	Cape Canaveral HospitalCocoa Beach, FL · Acute care	0.30, 48th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.68, 42nd percentile	Compare Cape Canaveral Hospital
T1557	Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia, SC · Acute care	0.30, 48th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	0.63, 64th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Lexington Medical Center
T1557	Alaska Native Medical CenterAnchorage, AK · Acute care	0.30, 48th percentile	1.67, 1st percentile	1.34, 7th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	1.80, 8th percentile	—	1.84, 4th percentile	Compare Alaska Native Medical Center
T1557	Carle Health Methodist HospitalPeoria, IL · Acute care	0.30, 48th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	Compare Carle Health Methodist Hospital
T1557	Mount Carmel East & WestColumbus, OH · Acute care	0.30, 48th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	1.28, 9th percentile	1.11, 9th percentile	1.71, 10th percentile	—	1.12, 17th percentile	Compare Mount Carmel East & West
1565	HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale, AZ · Acute care	0.30, 48th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	2.11, 4th percentile	0.90, 45th percentile	0.59, 50th percentile	Compare HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
T1566	Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	1.27, 33rd percentile	0.41, 67th percentile	Compare Morristown Medical Center
T1566	Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.79, 35th percentile	Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
T1566	M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.69, 3rd percentile	1.82, 8th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
T1566	Texoma Medical CenterDenison, TX · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.49, 50th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.50, 14th percentile	—	0.60, 50th percentile	Compare Texoma Medical Center
T1566	Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven, MS · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.47, 3rd percentile	0.66, 34th percentile	0.56, 34th percentile	1.18, 24th percentile	—	0.71, 40th percentile	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto
T1566	West Penn HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	1.58, 13th percentile	0.60, 65th percentile	0.52, 57th percentile	Compare West Penn Hospital
T1572	Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And NoviSouthfield, MI · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.62, 100th percentile	0.73, 29th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	0.84, 48th percentile	0.27, 76th percentile	Compare Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And Novi
T1572	St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	3.89, 0th percentile	Compare St Joseph Medical Center
T1572	Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.60, 39th percentile	0.96, 13th percentile	2.63, 2nd percentile	—	1.03, 20th percentile	Compare Samaritan Medical Center
T1575	MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.67, 43rd percentile	Compare MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
T1575	SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.49, 50th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	0.26, 77th percentile	0.42, 74th percentile	1.15, 16th percentile	Compare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis
T1575	University Health SystemSan Antonio, TX · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	0.55, 61st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.36, 70th percentile	Compare University Health System
T1575	Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw, MI · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	1.00, 16th percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	—	0.58, 52nd percentile	Compare Covenant Medical Center
T1575	Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk, CA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Coast Plaza Hospital
T1575	Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	0.46, 67th percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	1.03, 20th percentile	Compare Kern Medical Center
T1581	Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community HospitalGeneva, IL · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.78, 45th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital
T1581	Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	2.01, 5th percentile	1.80, 18th percentile	2.22, 2nd percentile	Compare Erlanger Medical Center
T1581	Roper HospitalCharleston, SC · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	0.84, 24th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.38, 71st percentile	1.65, 22nd percentile	2.20, 2nd percentile	Compare Roper Hospital
T1581	Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.70, 32nd percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.16, 25th percentile	0.70, 60th percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	Compare Northside Hospital Gwinnett
T1581	St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	1.61, 3rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.98, 22nd percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
T1581	Novant Health Hilton Head Medical CenterHilton Head Island, SC · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	—	1.08, 28th percentile	—	—	Compare Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center
T1587	Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.82, 43rd percentile	0.54, 70th percentile	0.45, 64th percentile	Compare Lancaster General Hospital
T1587	Cabell Huntington Hospital, IncHuntington, WV · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.48, 42nd percentile	2.05, 4th percentile	0.43, 73rd percentile	0.61, 48th percentile	Compare Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc
T1587	Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.23, 79th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	Compare Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
T1587	Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	0.30, 75th percentile	—	1.10, 18th percentile	Compare Saint Agnes Hospital
T1587	Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.49, 2nd percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	0.41, 69th percentile	2.12, 13th percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	Compare Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
T1587	Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam, NY · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	2.38, 1st percentile	1.66, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Canton-Potsdam Hospital
T1587	Kings County Hospital CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	1.71, 10th percentile	—	1.25, 12th percentile	Compare Kings County Hospital Center
T1594	University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	1.40, 17th percentile	—	1.04, 19th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
T1594	Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca, CA · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	0.53, 62nd percentile	—	0.62, 48th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca
T1594	Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Township, MI · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	2.48, 1st percentile	Compare Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
T1594	Merit Health NatchezNatchez, MS · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Merit Health Natchez
T1598	St. Mary's HospitalTucson, AZ · Acute care	0.30, 46th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	2.77, 1st percentile	—	1.08, 18th percentile	Compare St. Mary's Hospital
T1598	Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwater, TN · Acute care	0.30, 46th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	—	0.89, 15th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Sweetwater Hospital Association
T1598	Baycare Hospital Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel, FL · Acute care	0.30, 46th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Baycare Hospital Wesley Chapel

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).