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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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T1649Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township, MI · Acute care0.32, 45th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile0.83, 24th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.88, 38th percentile—0.48, 60th percentileCompare Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
T1649Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · Acute care0.32, 45th percentile0.97, 46th percentile1.29, 9th percentile1.36, 6th percentile0.97, 33rd percentile—2.36, 1st percentileCompare Marshall Medical Centers
T1649Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care0.32, 45th percentile1.18, 12th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.46, 43rd percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Natividad Medical Center
T1649St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · Acute care0.32, 45th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.77, 21st percentile1.23, 23rd percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare St Francis Regional Medical Center
T1649Conway Medical CenterConway, SC · Acute care0.32, 45th percentile1.10, 19th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.38, 52nd percentile1.61, 12th percentile—0.89, 27th percentileCompare Conway Medical Center
T1649Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA · Acute care0.32, 45th percentile0.91, 70th percentile1.33, 8th percentile0.37, 53rd percentile0.52, 63rd percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro
T1657Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco, TX · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.37, 60th percentile0.19, 68th percentile0.41, 69th percentile3.32, 3rd percentile0.92, 25th percentileCompare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest
T1657Community Howard Regional Health Inc.Kokomo, IN · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.67, 34th percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.84, 8th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Community Howard Regional Health Inc.
T1657South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, NY · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.82, 24th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.67, 44th percentileCompare South Brooklyn Health
T1657Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet, CA · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.23, 71st percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.44, 64th percentileCompare Hemet Global Medical Center
T1661Medical Center Of The RockiesLoveland, CO · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.03, 11th percentile1.12, 27th percentile—0.41, 67th percentileCompare Medical Center Of The Rockies
T1661Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.03, 29th percentile0.78, 27th percentile0.23, 65th percentile0.37, 72nd percentile0.53, 70th percentile0.66, 45th percentileCompare Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
T1661Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.47, 51st percentile0.91, 15th percentile0.76, 47th percentile0.49, 72nd percentile0.92, 25th percentileCompare Providence Portland Medical Center
T1661AdventHealth Central TexasKilleen, TX · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile———0.00, 89th percentile—Compare AdventHealth Central Texas
T1661Legacy Mount Hood Medical CenterGresham, OR · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.16, 13th percentile1.07, 13th percentile0.43, 46th percentile0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
T1666Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington, TX · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.03, 29th percentile0.28, 68th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.55, 61st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
T1666UF Health Leesburg HospitalLeesburg, FL · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.84, 87th percentile1.27, 9th percentile0.54, 36th percentile0.95, 34th percentile—0.60, 50th percentileCompare UF Health Leesburg Hospital
T1668Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PA · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.68, 33rd percentile0.51, 39th percentile——0.60, 50th percentileCompare Meadville Medical Center
T1668University Of Kentucky HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.06, 25th percentile0.79, 26th percentile0.44, 46th percentile0.64, 55th percentile0.94, 43rd percentile0.89, 28th percentileCompare University Of Kentucky Hospital
T1668Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville, NY · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.27, 7th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Nathan Littauer Hospital
T1671Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.20, 74th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.18, 80th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital
T1671St. Patrick HospitalMissoula, MT · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.69, 99th percentile1.36, 7th percentile0.60, 31st percentile0.71, 51st percentile—0.27, 76th percentileCompare St. Patrick Hospital
T1671The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.57, 100th percentile0.66, 35th percentile0.39, 51st percentile0.85, 41st percentile1.26, 34th percentile0.39, 68th percentileCompare The Nebraska Medical Center
T1671Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - FriscoFrisco, TX · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.11, 18th percentile——0.50, 64th percentile——Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco
T1671Dallas Regional Medical CenterMesquite, TX · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.13, 16th percentile0.43, 54th percentile0.32, 58th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Dallas Regional Medical Center
T1676California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.60, 31st percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.62, 6th percentileCompare California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal
T1676Elkhart General HospitalElkhart, IN · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.25, 63rd percentile0.72, 50th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.98, 22nd percentileCompare Elkhart General Hospital
T1676Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids, MI · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.34, 63rd percentile0.31, 59th percentile0.78, 45th percentile0.80, 52nd percentile0.63, 46th percentileCompare Spectrum Health
T1676University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.38, 60th percentile0.21, 67th percentile0.90, 37th percentile0.53, 70th percentile0.76, 36th percentileCompare University Of Virginia Medical Center
T1676Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.61, 39th percentile0.59, 32nd percentile0.97, 33rd percentile1.71, 21st percentile0.75, 37th percentileCompare Regions Hospital
T1681Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—0.63, 29th percentile———Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And Austin
T1681Swedish HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile0.28, 67th percentile1.31, 6th percentile1.33, 19th percentile—0.87, 29th percentileCompare Swedish Hospital
T1683UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville, FL · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile1.10, 19th percentile0.42, 55th percentile0.17, 70th percentile0.23, 78th percentile0.56, 68th percentile1.17, 15th percentileCompare UF Health Shands Hospital
T1683Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile—————Compare Aurora Medical Center Bay Area
T1683Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile0.75, 97th percentile0.76, 28th percentile0.52, 38th percentile0.85, 41st percentile—0.69, 42nd percentileCompare Rhode Island Hospital
T1686Christ HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care0.33, 44th percentile0.74, 97th percentile0.51, 48th percentile0.44, 45th percentile0.82, 43rd percentile1.21, 35th percentile0.55, 55th percentileCompare Christ Hospital
T1686HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care0.33, 44th percentile1.26, 8th percentile0.56, 44th percentile0.31, 59th percentile1.26, 22nd percentile—0.19, 80th percentileCompare HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center
T1688LDS HospitalSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.62, 37th percentile0.23, 65th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.41, 67th percentileCompare LDS Hospital
T1688Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile0.88, 78th percentile1.01, 16th percentile0.34, 56th percentile1.04, 30th percentile0.80, 52nd percentile0.32, 73rd percentileCompare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health
T1688Cascade Valley HospitalArlington, WA · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile0.93, 63rd percentile——0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Cascade Valley Hospital
T1688Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey, CA · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile0.89, 75th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
T1688MUSC Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, SC · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile0.83, 89th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.36, 54th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.72, 39th percentileCompare MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center
T1688Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile1.07, 23rd percentile0.27, 69th percentile0.10, 74th percentile0.80, 44th percentile—0.34, 72nd percentileCompare Sanford Medical Center Fargo
T1688Ivinson Memorial HospitalLaramie, WY · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile0.91, 70th percentile—————Compare Ivinson Memorial Hospital
T1688Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile1.07, 23rd percentile0.97, 17th percentile0.65, 27th percentile0.86, 39th percentile—1.50, 8th percentileCompare Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
T1688Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile1.36, 5th percentile0.48, 50th percentile0.28, 61st percentile0.18, 80th percentile—0.58, 52nd percentileCompare Doctors Medical Center
T1697Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert, AZ · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile1.07, 23rd percentile0.99, 16th percentile0.41, 49th percentile0.76, 47th percentile2.71, 6th percentile0.00, 91st percentileCompare Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
T1697St Vincent Heart CenterCarmel, IN · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile1.12, 17th percentile0.36, 61st percentile1.39, 5th percentile———Compare St Vincent Heart Center
T1697Baptist HospitalPensacola, FL · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile1.01, 33rd percentile0.20, 73rd percentile0.18, 70th percentile1.20, 24th percentile—0.39, 68th percentileCompare Baptist Hospital
T1697Ogden Regional Medical CenterOgden, UT · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile0.79, 94th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.44, 45th percentile1.73, 10th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Ogden Regional 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).