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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 betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T2251Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care0.504412.1%7.9%15.4%1.19197 min1.00881Compare
T2251Methodist Charlton Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care0.503310.6%11.1%15.5%0.97213 min1.10285Compare
T2251Northern Nevada Medical CenterSparks, NV · Acute care0.503312.6%12.6%13.9%0.97145 min0.93108Compare
T2251Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus, OH · Acute care0.503312.8%9.5%14.6%0.96317 min0.98971Compare
2255Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care0.5043—11.1%15.8%0.97—0.98628Compare
T2256Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care0.503311.3%10.3%14.8%0.82245 min—370Compare
T2256Barstow Community HospitalBarstow, CA · Acute care0.5013——14.6%1.30163 min1.0456Compare
T2258Adventist Health PortlandPortland, OR · Acute care0.504312.5%10.8%14.6%0.72205 min0.94302Compare
T2258Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care0.504312.6%7.8%14.8%0.92214 min0.9941Compare
T2258University Of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor, MI · Acute care0.50449.9%8.9%15.3%0.92345 min0.91884Compare
T2258Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical CenterDanville, KY · Acute care0.503412.1%13.4%15.2%0.96139 min1.07197Compare
T2258John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · Acute care0.503412.6%12.4%14.8%1.01246 min0.99204Compare
2263Beebe Medical CenterLewes, DE · Acute care0.503212.5%11.0%14.9%3.07174 min1.00155Compare
T2264Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care0.50439.5%7.9%14.5%0.90312 min0.99445Compare
T2264University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care0.504212.7%9.9%12.6%0.86179 min—189Compare
T2264Citizens Medical CenterVictoria, TX · Acute care0.503312.4%11.1%14.7%0.90200 min1.22265Compare
2267Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton, PA · Acute care0.5022—12.5%15.0%1.05194 min1.00150Compare
T2268Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care0.51549.1%6.7%14.9%0.88300 min1.00663Compare
T2268UT Health East Texas Jacksonville HospitalJacksonville, TX · Acute care0.51—4——14.7%0.9590 min0.9674Compare
T2268UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty & Research HoSan Antonio, TX · Acute care0.51————————144Compare
2271Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · Acute care0.513312.2%11.4%14.3%1.08205 min1.03110Compare
T2272Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care0.5154—10.4%14.4%1.08149 min1.01122Compare
T2272Saint Joseph HospitalDenver, CO · Acute care0.515410.9%10.2%14.3%1.04165 min0.96400Compare
T2272Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno, CA · Acute care0.5143——14.6%0.93—0.84169Compare
2275Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care0.513312.3%10.4%13.7%0.94167 min0.98422Compare
T2276Holy Cross Hospital-DavisLayton, UT · Acute care0.515211.7%13.0%15.1%0.84106 min1.00220Compare
T2276Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota, FL · Acute care0.515311.5%9.2%15.7%0.74198 min1.05897Compare
T2276Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care0.513212.5%11.8%14.5%0.95158 min1.09595Compare
T2276Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford, OR · Acute care0.512313.8%14.8%14.9%0.81208 min0.91168Compare
T2276St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care0.512312.4%12.9%15.6%1.10174 min0.95201Compare
T2281Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care0.514312.1%6.9%14.6%1.03248 min0.981,171Compare
T2281Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA · Acute care0.5142—9.6%15.2%0.94200 min1.06236Compare
T2281Cody Regional HealthCody, WY · Critical access0.5133—13.8%14.7%—138 min—25Compare
T2281Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical CenterLeitchfield, KY · Acute care0.5134—11.6%15.2%0.96115 min1.0575Compare
T2281Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · Acute care0.512313.1%16.2%13.8%1.69199 min0.94303Compare
T2286Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · Acute care0.5124—17.8%16.0%0.93188 min1.10185Compare
T2286Kona Community HospitalKealakekua, HI · Acute care0.5123—11.3%14.6%0.91179 min0.8560Compare
T2288Christiana HospitalNewark, DE · Acute care0.524212.4%9.8%14.5%0.77272 min1.041,196Compare
T2288UVA Health Haymarket Medical CenterHaymarket, VA · Acute care0.5244—14.7%15.2%0.87204 min0.9660Compare
T2288Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care0.5233—11.4%15.2%0.94172 min1.43193Compare
T2288Bronxcare Hospital CenterBronx, NY · Acute care0.5212—8.3%16.7%0.89186 min0.96579Compare
T2292Sarasota Memorial Hospital - VeniceNorth Venice, FL · Acute care0.525411.0%8.2%15.4%0.70235 min1.02212Compare
T2292City Of Hope Cancer Center PhoenixGoodyear, AZ · Acute care0.5244——15.3%0.96—1.0938Compare
T2292Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access0.5244—9.5%14.4%—109 min—29Compare
T2292PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care0.524312.4%11.1%13.2%0.77210 min0.96253Compare
T2292Ochsner Medical Center-HancockBay Saint Louis, MS · Acute care0.5234—10.9%16.1%0.92147 min0.87104Compare
T2292Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical CenterMccomb, MS · Acute care0.522313.1%10.1%15.8%0.88121 min1.02160Compare
T2298University Of Utah Hospital And ClinicsSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care0.525412.0%9.1%14.7%0.91234 min1.001,013Compare
T2298Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care0.523411.0%11.9%15.8%1.12150 min0.95236Compare
T2298MUSC Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Acute care0.522310.4%11.0%15.7%1.48205 min0.98713Compare

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).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).