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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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T1900	MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	0.77, 28th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.90, 27th percentile	Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
1902	Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	—	0.71, 41st percentile	Compare Baptist Health - Fort Smith
T1903	St Clair HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.93, 18th percentile	0.59, 33rd percentile	0.97, 33rd percentile	—	0.53, 57th percentile	Compare St Clair Hospital
T1903	F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua, NY · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	1.18, 11th percentile	0.91, 14th percentile	1.78, 9th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare F F Thompson Hospital
T1905	Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.29, 76th percentile	—	0.71, 41st percentile	Compare Aspirus Wausau Hospital
T1905	Tidelands Waccamaw Community HospitalMurrells Inlet, SC · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.42, 69th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
T1905	Palm Bay HospitalPalm Bay, FL · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	—	0.66, 27th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.98, 3rd percentile	Compare Palm Bay Hospital
T1905	University Of Toledo Medical CenterToledo, OH · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.54, 2nd percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.72, 49th percentile	—	0.63, 46th percentile	Compare University Of Toledo Medical Center
T1905	West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown, WV · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	2.06, 0th percentile	0.57, 43rd percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	1.59, 25th percentile	0.69, 42nd percentile	Compare West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc
T1910	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - CentennialFrisco, TX · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial
T1910	Cleveland Clinic HospitalWeston, FL · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.08, 79th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.77, 46th percentile	1.00, 40th percentile	0.40, 67th percentile	Compare Cleveland Clinic Hospital
T1910	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble FallsMarble Falls, TX · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls
T1910	Tahoe Forest HospitalTruckee, CA · Critical access	0.38, 36th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Tahoe Forest Hospital
T1910	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	1.05, 14th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	—	0.60, 50th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
T1915	Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.93, 6th percentile	—	0.52, 57th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato
T1915	The Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.15, 76th percentile	0.34, 57th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	—	0.21, 79th percentile	Compare The Miriam Hospital
T1915	Parkview Medical Center, IncPueblo, CO · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	1.59, 12th percentile	—	0.42, 66th percentile	Compare Parkview Medical Center, Inc
T1918	Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.42, 3rd percentile	1.11, 12th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.58, 59th percentile	0.73, 56th percentile	0.95, 24th percentile	Compare Emory University Hospital
T1918	Fisher-Titus HospitalNorwalk, OH · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Fisher-Titus Hospital
T1918	St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.33, 63rd percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	0.33, 74th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
T1918	Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	0.66, 53rd percentile	1.70, 21st percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	Compare Emory Decatur Hospital
T1918	Singing River GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.75, 22nd percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	—	0.36, 70th percentile	Compare Singing River Gulfport
T1923	St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.65, 35th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.36, 70th percentile	Compare St Anthony Hospital
T1923	Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	0.75, 54th percentile	0.69, 42nd percentile	Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center
T1923	Reid HealthRichmond, IN · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.44, 64th percentile	Compare Reid Health
T1926	Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon, TN · Acute care	0.38, 35th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	—	—	0.59, 50th percentile	Compare Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
T1926	Abrazo Scottsdale CampusPhoenix, AZ · Acute care	0.38, 35th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	1.79, 2nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Abrazo Scottsdale Campus
T1926	Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · Acute care	0.38, 35th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Citizens Memorial Hospital
T1926	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LALos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.38, 35th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	0.32, 73rd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA
T1930	M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.62, 30th percentile	0.41, 70th percentile	1.47, 28th percentile	1.11, 17th percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
T1930	Kent County Memorial HospitalWarwick, RI · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.82, 24th percentile	0.55, 35th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.01, 21st percentile	Compare Kent County Memorial Hospital
1932	Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.86, 22nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
T1933	Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.66, 99th percentile	0.89, 20th percentile	0.98, 12th percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	1.14, 36th percentile	0.53, 57th percentile	Compare Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania
T1933	Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.68, 99th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	1.10, 10th percentile	1.11, 27th percentile	—	0.56, 54th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital
T1933	Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.67, 99th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.54, 56th percentile	Compare Newton-Wellesley Hospital
T1933	University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.72, 98th percentile	1.51, 6th percentile	0.67, 26th percentile	1.00, 31st percentile	—	0.66, 45th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center
T1933	ProMedica Toledo HospitalToledo, OH · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.16, 25th percentile	1.70, 21st percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	Compare ProMedica Toledo Hospital
T1933	St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers, NY · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	1.15, 12th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.56, 54th percentile	Compare St John's Riverside Hospital
T1933	Trinity Rock IslandRock Island, IL · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	—	0.41, 67th percentile	Compare Trinity Rock Island
T1933	Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello, AR · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County
T1933	Grand Island Regional Medical CenterGrand Island, NE · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Grand Island Regional Medical Center
T1933	Dale Medical CenterOzark, AL · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Dale Medical Center
T1943	Prisma Health Greer Memorial HospitalSpartanburg, SC · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	1.29, 6th percentile	—	—	0.69, 42nd percentile	Compare Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital
T1943	Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton, WI · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.50, 64th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus
T1943	Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.26, 77th percentile	0.72, 57th percentile	0.78, 35th percentile	Compare Temple University Hospital
T1943	Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.64, 100th percentile	0.95, 17th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.44, 68th percentile	—	0.15, 80th percentile	Compare Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
T1947	Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	1.48, 3rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.28, 61st percentile	0.73, 49th percentile	—	0.80, 33rd percentile	Compare Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula
T1947	Banner Gateway Medical CenterGilbert, AZ · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.75, 28th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.20, 79th percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	0.35, 72nd percentile	Compare Banner Gateway Medical Center
T1947	LincolnHealthDamariscotta, ME · Critical access	0.39, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare LincolnHealth
T1947	MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbia, SC · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.90, 15th percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	—	0.91, 26th percentile	Compare MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown

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).