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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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T2148Middlesboro ARH HospitalMiddlesboro, KY · Acute care0.45, 28th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare Middlesboro ARH Hospital
T2152Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany, MS · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile0.96, 51st percentile—————Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County
T2152St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile—————Compare St Elizabeth Community Hospital
T2152John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile1.14, 15th percentile0.34, 63rd percentile0.54, 37th percentile2.73, 1st percentile1.88, 16th percentile0.24, 77th percentileCompare John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
T2155Overlook Medical CenterSummit, NJ · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile0.73, 97th percentile0.61, 39th percentile0.18, 70th percentile0.49, 65th percentile0.96, 42nd percentile0.47, 62nd percentileCompare Overlook Medical Center
T2155Provident Hospital Of ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile——————Compare Provident Hospital Of Chicago
2157Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.20, 74th percentile0.31, 59th percentile0.62, 56th percentile1.40, 29th percentile0.51, 58th percentileCompare Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
T2158St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise, ID · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.70, 31st percentile0.67, 26th percentile0.41, 70th percentile0.94, 43rd percentile0.20, 79th percentileCompare St Luke's Regional Medical Center
T2158Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile1.03, 29th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
T2160North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.35, 62nd percentile0.81, 19th percentile2.01, 5th percentile—1.00, 21st percentileCompare North Shore Medical Center -
T2160St Joseph Health System, LLCFort Wayne, IN · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile0.96, 51st percentile—————Compare St Joseph Health System, LLC
T2160Clay County Medical CorporationWest Point, MS · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile0.95, 55th percentile—————Compare Clay County Medical Corporation
T2160Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile1.16, 13th percentile0.79, 26th percentile0.68, 25th percentile0.46, 67th percentile—0.54, 56th percentileCompare Bellevue Hospital Center
T2160Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale, PA · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile1.09, 20th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Wayne Memorial Hospital
T2165Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre, VT · Acute care0.46, 27th percentile1.74, 1st percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.22, 8th percentile1.87, 7th percentile——Compare Central Vermont Medical Center
T2165Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care0.46, 27th percentile1.41, 4th percentile0.25, 70th percentile0.20, 67th percentile0.71, 50th percentile—0.83, 32nd percentileCompare Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
T2167Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls, OR · Acute care0.46, 27th percentile1.30, 6th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Sky Lakes Medical Center
T2167St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne, PA · Acute care0.46, 27th percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.54, 45th percentile0.64, 28th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.91, 26th percentileCompare St Mary Medical Center
T2169Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim, CA · Acute care0.46, 27th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.55, 44th percentile0.65, 28th percentile1.41, 17th percentile—0.68, 43rd percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim
T2169Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health SystemPittsburgh, PA · Acute care0.46, 27th percentile1.21, 10th percentile0.59, 40th percentile0.25, 64th percentile1.39, 17th percentile1.15, 36th percentile0.53, 57th percentileCompare Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health System
T2169Harrison Memorial HospitalCynthiana, KY · Acute care0.46, 27th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare Harrison Memorial Hospital
T2169Avera Marshall Regional Medical CenterMarshall, MN · Critical access0.46, 27th percentile——————Compare Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center
T2173Silver Cross Hospital And Medical CentersNew Lenox, IL · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile1.11, 18th percentile0.81, 25th percentile0.56, 34th percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.70, 59th percentile0.18, 80th percentileCompare Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers
T2173Copley Memorial HospitalAurora, IL · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile1.29, 8th percentile0.32, 58th percentile2.33, 3rd percentile0.86, 47th percentile0.75, 37th percentileCompare Copley Memorial Hospital
T2173Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram, GA · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.82, 24th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.47, 66th percentile—0.68, 43rd percentileCompare Wellstar Paulding Medical Center
T2173UChicago Medicine AdventHealth BolingbrookBolingbrook, IL · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile0.89, 75th percentile0.52, 47th percentile0.53, 37th percentile0.00, 91st percentile——Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook
T2177Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas, GA · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc
T2177Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile1.20, 10th percentile0.42, 56th percentile0.53, 38th percentile0.60, 57th percentile0.80, 51st percentile0.20, 79th percentileCompare Cox Medical Centers
T2179Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile0.91, 70th percentile1.61, 5th percentile1.25, 7th percentile1.37, 18th percentile—0.83, 32nd percentileCompare Providence Holy Family Hospital
T2179Sheridan Memorial HospitalSheridan, WY · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile—0.94, 13th percentile———Compare Sheridan Memorial Hospital
T2179Logan Regional Medical CenterLogan, WV · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile0.92, 67th percentile—0.34, 56th percentile——0.90, 27th percentileCompare Logan Regional Medical Center
T2179McLaren FlintFlint, MI · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.15, 77th percentile0.09, 75th percentile0.34, 74th percentile—1.20, 14th percentileCompare McLaren Flint
T2179Parrish Medical CenterTitusville, FL · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile1.10, 19th percentile0.78, 27th percentile0.85, 17th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.81, 32nd percentileCompare Parrish Medical Center
T2179USA Health University HospitalMobile, AL · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile1.33, 6th percentile1.03, 15th percentile0.30, 59th percentile0.47, 66th percentile—2.19, 2nd percentileCompare USA Health University Hospital
2185Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia, PA · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.20, 74th percentile0.69, 25th percentile0.84, 41st percentile—0.33, 73rd percentileCompare Riddle Memorial Hospital
T2186Cheshire Medical CenterKeene, NH · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile—0.86, 16th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Cheshire Medical Center
T2186Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile0.76, 96th percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.26, 7th percentile0.89, 38th percentile—0.86, 30th percentileCompare Mary Greeley Medical Center
2188West Suburban Medical CenterOak Park, IL · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile1.26, 8th percentile3.91, 0th percentile0.45, 44th percentile——0.84, 31st percentileCompare West Suburban Medical Center
T2189Fairview HospitalCleveland, OH · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile0.73, 97th percentile0.40, 58th percentile0.36, 54th percentile0.53, 62nd percentile—1.03, 20th percentileCompare Fairview Hospital
T2189Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile2.01, 0th percentile0.96, 17th percentile0.53, 37th percentile0.88, 39th percentile1.52, 26th percentile0.79, 34th percentileCompare Baptist Memorial Hospital
T2191Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.89, 20th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.36, 72nd percentile—0.23, 79th percentileCompare Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance
T2191Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas, TX · Acute care0.47, 27th percentile0.89, 75th percentile0.16, 76th percentile0.19, 69th percentile0.67, 53rd percentile1.33, 32nd percentile0.58, 52nd percentileCompare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
T2193Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care0.47, 26th percentile1.30, 6th percentile0.34, 63rd percentile1.37, 6th percentile0.79, 45th percentile—1.32, 11th percentileCompare Bellin Memorial Hospital
T2193Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor, MI · Acute care0.47, 26th percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.62, 37th percentile1.02, 11th percentile1.13, 26th percentile1.12, 37th percentile0.23, 79th percentileCompare Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital
T2193St John's Episcopal Hospital At South ShoreFar Rockaway, NY · Acute care0.47, 26th percentile1.26, 8th percentile1.29, 8th percentile1.38, 5th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore
T2193William Beaumont AMG (Ft Bliss)El Paso, TX · Military0.47, 26th percentile—1.79, 4th percentile1.24, 7th percentile———Compare William Beaumont AMG (Ft Bliss)
T2197University Of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · Acute care0.47, 26th percentile0.94, 59th percentile1.02, 15th percentile0.77, 21st percentile0.85, 40th percentile0.45, 73rd percentile1.33, 10th percentileCompare University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences
T2197Lakeland Regional Medical CenterLakeland, FL · Acute care0.47, 26th percentile1.55, 2nd percentile0.92, 19th percentile0.37, 53rd percentile0.15, 81st percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.46, 8th percentileCompare Lakeland Regional Medical Center
T2199UPMC MemorialYork, PA · Acute care0.47, 26th percentile1.27, 7th percentile0.61, 39th percentile1.55, 4th percentile2.12, 4th percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.00, 91st percentileCompare UPMC Memorial
T2199MH St Joseph Warren HospitalWarren, OH · Acute care0.47, 26th percentile0.83, 89th percentile0.69, 32nd percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.23, 23rd percentile—0.41, 67th percentileCompare MH St Joseph Warren 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).