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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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T2047Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile1.40, 4th percentile1.46, 6th percentile1.14, 9th percentile1.09, 28th percentile—0.31, 74th percentileCompare Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
T2052Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.38, 59th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Hunterdon Medical Center
T2052St Nicholas HospitalSheboygan, WI · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile0.93, 63rd percentile—————Compare St Nicholas Hospital
T2054Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch, MI · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile0.99, 37th percentile—————Compare Mymichigan Medical Center West Branch
T2054Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile1.18, 12th percentile1.10, 12th percentile0.95, 13th percentile0.19, 79th percentile0.55, 69th percentile0.90, 27th percentileCompare Baptist Medical Center East
T2054Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile1.13, 16th percentile0.32, 65th percentile0.82, 19th percentile0.81, 43rd percentile—0.24, 77th percentileCompare Suburban Hospital
T2054The Washington HospitalWashington, PA · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.28, 68th percentile0.50, 40th percentile0.95, 34th percentile—0.48, 61st percentileCompare The Washington Hospital
T2054University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile0.87, 81st percentile1.17, 11th percentile1.23, 8th percentile1.26, 22nd percentile1.72, 20th percentile0.92, 25th percentileCompare University Of Washington Medical Center
T2054Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.41, 48th percentile0.77, 46th percentile—0.35, 71st percentileCompare Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
T2054Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldDarby, PA · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile1.36, 5th percentile1.08, 13th percentile0.83, 18th percentile1.41, 17th percentile—0.52, 57th percentileCompare Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald
2061Penn Highlands Mon ValleyMonongahela, PA · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile1.36, 5th percentile3.08, 1st percentile1.06, 10th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Penn Highlands Mon Valley
2062Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile1.03, 29th percentile1.42, 7th percentile0.48, 42nd percentile1.00, 31st percentile1.65, 22nd percentile0.48, 61st percentileCompare Swedish Medical Center
T2063Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.08, 79th percentile0.35, 55th percentile0.55, 60th percentile0.73, 56th percentile0.75, 37th percentileCompare Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
T2063Kansas Heart HospitalWichita, KS · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile1.13, 16th percentile1.38, 7th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Kansas Heart Hospital
T2063Jefferson Medical CenterRanson, WV · Critical access0.42, 31st percentile——————Compare Jefferson Medical Center
T2066Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy, MI · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.06, 76th percentile1.25, 22nd percentile3.06, 4th percentile0.50, 59th percentileCompare Beaumont Hospital, Troy
T2066M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.94, 18th percentile0.66, 27th percentile0.94, 34th percentile0.92, 44th percentile0.56, 54th percentileCompare M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical Center
T2066Morton Plant HospitalClearwater, FL · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.50, 49th percentile0.97, 12th percentile0.88, 38th percentile0.37, 75th percentile0.61, 48th percentileCompare Morton Plant Hospital
T2066Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care0.42, 31st percentile0.85, 85th percentile1.00, 16th percentile0.62, 30th percentile1.05, 29th percentile—1.45, 8th percentileCompare Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
T2070University Of Kansas HospitalKansas City, KS · Acute care0.43, 31st percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.59, 41st percentile0.19, 68th percentile1.75, 9th percentile1.14, 36th percentile0.55, 54th percentileCompare University Of Kansas Hospital
T2070Lower Keys Medical CenterKey West, FL · Acute care0.43, 31st percentile0.99, 37th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Lower Keys Medical Center
T2070Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · Acute care0.43, 31st percentile1.18, 12th percentile0.61, 39th percentile0.25, 63rd percentile0.49, 65th percentile—0.74, 38th percentileCompare Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.
T2070Highlands ARH Regional Medical CenterPrestonsburg, KY · Acute care0.43, 31st percentile0.90, 73rd percentile1.36, 7th percentile0.00, 88th percentile——0.59, 51st percentileCompare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
T2070Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre, PA · Acute care0.43, 31st percentile1.11, 18th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.34, 19th percentile—0.32, 73rd percentileCompare Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
T2070Colusa Medical CenterColusa, CA · Acute care0.43, 31st percentile—0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Colusa Medical Center
T2076Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights, OH · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile0.81, 25th percentile0.17, 70th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.45, 64th percentileCompare Marymount Hospital
T2076MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile1.03, 29th percentile1.65, 4th percentile0.16, 71st percentile0.85, 41st percentile3.23, 4th percentile1.23, 13th percentileCompare MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center
T2076Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds, WA · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile0.88, 78th percentile1.09, 12th percentile1.42, 5th percentile1.21, 24th percentile—0.57, 52nd percentileCompare Swedish Edmonds Hospital
T2076The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile1.34, 5th percentile0.45, 53rd percentile0.75, 22nd percentile1.14, 26th percentile—0.34, 72nd percentileCompare The Queens Medical Center
T2080Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile0.70, 98th percentile0.23, 71st percentile1.20, 8th percentile——0.39, 68th percentileCompare Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital
T2080Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal, MO · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile1.16, 13th percentile—0.81, 19th percentile———Compare Hannibal Regional Hospital
T2080AdventHealth RiverviewRiverview, FL · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile———0.00, 91st percentile——Compare AdventHealth Riverview
2083Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile1.42, 3rd percentile1.14, 12th percentile0.40, 50th percentile0.90, 37th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.25, 77th percentileCompare Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
T2084Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsWoodland Hills, CA · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile1.00, 35th percentile2.67, 1st percentile1.23, 8th percentile0.24, 78th percentile—0.36, 70th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills
T2084Elliot HospitalManchester, NH · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile1.31, 6th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.96, 12th percentile1.05, 30th percentile1.51, 26th percentile0.27, 76th percentileCompare Elliot Hospital
2086Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile1.74, 4th percentile0.63, 29th percentile0.69, 51st percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.27, 11th percentileCompare Maimonides Medical Center
2087Franciscan Health CrawfordsvilleCrawfordsville, IN · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare Franciscan Health Crawfordsville
2088Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile0.69, 99th percentile0.27, 69th percentile1.06, 10th percentile0.90, 37th percentile0.00, 89th percentile2.33, 2nd percentileCompare Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish
T2089Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.36, 61st percentile2.73, 0th percentile1.86, 7th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Northside Hospital Duluth
T2089Southwest General Health CenterMiddleburg Heights, OH · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile1.40, 4th percentile0.57, 42nd percentile0.73, 23rd percentile0.29, 76th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Southwest General Health Center
T2089UH Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland, OH · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.91, 20th percentile0.35, 55th percentile1.31, 20th percentile1.01, 40th percentile1.57, 7th percentileCompare UH Cleveland Medical Center
T2092Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile0.83, 89th percentile0.30, 66th percentile0.85, 17th percentile1.51, 14th percentile1.49, 27th percentile0.42, 66th percentileCompare Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
T2092Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare Fairview Lakes Health Services
T2092Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis, IN · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.53, 46th percentile0.68, 26th percentile0.67, 53rd percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.70, 41st percentileCompare Ascension St Vincent Hospital
T2092Mercy Hospital Of BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.11, 78th percentile0.22, 66th percentile0.40, 70th percentile—0.74, 37th percentileCompare Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo
T2092Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria, IL · Acute care0.43, 30th percentile1.06, 25th percentile0.76, 28th percentile0.59, 32nd percentile1.02, 31st percentile1.66, 22nd percentile0.23, 78th percentileCompare Saint Francis Medical Center
T2097Texas Health Hospital MansfieldMansfield, TX · Acute care0.44, 30th percentile0.95, 55th percentile—————Compare Texas Health Hospital Mansfield
T2097Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care0.44, 30th percentile0.95, 55th percentile—————Compare Adventist Health Tulare
T2097Union Hospital IncTerre Haute, IN · Acute care0.44, 30th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.08, 79th percentile0.27, 62nd percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.49, 60th percentileCompare Union Hospital Inc
T2100Intermountain Health Riverton HospitalRiverton, UT · Acute care0.44, 30th percentile0.94, 59th percentile——0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile—Compare Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital

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).