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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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T2251	Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care	0.50, 25th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.73, 29th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	0.35, 76th percentile	1.16, 15th percentile	Compare Sharp Memorial Hospital
T2251	Methodist Charlton Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care	0.50, 25th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	1.44, 28th percentile	0.86, 30th percentile	Compare Methodist Charlton Medical Center
T2251	Northern Nevada Medical CenterSparks, NV · Acute care	0.50, 25th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.91, 3rd percentile	Compare Northern Nevada Medical Center
T2251	Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus, OH · Acute care	0.50, 25th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.60, 32nd percentile	1.13, 26th percentile	3.33, 3rd percentile	1.09, 18th percentile	Compare Ohio State University State Health System
2255	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.80, 26th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.90, 45th percentile	1.59, 7th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento
T2256	Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.89, 21st percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	1.70, 10th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.72, 39th percentile	Compare Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
T2256	Barstow Community HospitalBarstow, CA · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Barstow Community Hospital
T2258	Adventist Health PortlandPortland, OR · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.72, 98th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.61, 30th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.89, 27th percentile	Compare Adventist Health Portland
T2258	Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Baystate Wing Hospital
T2258	University Of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor, MI · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	1.12, 27th percentile	1.35, 31st percentile	0.60, 50th percentile	Compare University Of Michigan Health System
T2258	Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical CenterDanville, KY · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.38, 59th percentile	0.25, 63rd percentile	0.69, 52nd percentile	—	1.46, 8th percentile	Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
T2258	John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	1.94, 6th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of Connect
2263	Beebe Medical CenterLewes, DE · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	3.07, 0th percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	0.82, 32nd percentile	Compare Beebe Medical Center
T2264	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.63, 56th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	Compare Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
T2264	University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	—	1.26, 12th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At Easton
T2264	Citizens Medical CenterVictoria, TX · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	Compare Citizens Medical Center
2267	Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton, PA · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	—	—	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	—	Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
T2268	Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.60, 39th percentile	0.71, 24th percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	0.33, 76th percentile	0.51, 58th percentile	Compare Brigham And Women's Hospital
T2268	UT Health East Texas Jacksonville HospitalJacksonville, TX · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare UT Health East Texas Jacksonville Hospital
T2268	UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty & Research HoSan Antonio, TX · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty & Research Ho
2271	Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.29, 8th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	—	—	Compare Caldwell Memorial Hospital
T2272	Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
T2272	Saint Joseph HospitalDenver, CO · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.12, 78th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.78, 45th percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	0.19, 80th percentile	Compare Saint Joseph Hospital
T2272	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno, CA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.10, 28th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno
2275	Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.34, 72nd percentile	Compare Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee
T2276	Holy Cross Hospital-DavisLayton, UT · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	1.82, 8th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	—	Compare Holy Cross Hospital-Davis
T2276	Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota, FL · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.86, 22nd percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	0.70, 59th percentile	0.35, 71st percentile	Compare Sarasota Memorial Hospital
T2276	Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.74, 29th percentile	1.08, 10th percentile	0.63, 56th percentile	0.39, 75th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital
T2276	Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford, OR · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.93, 13th percentile	0.40, 70th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Providence Medford Medical Center
T2276	St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.98, 17th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	0.34, 74th percentile	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
T2281	Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.72, 30th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	1.78, 18th percentile	0.65, 45th percentile	Compare Mount Sinai Hospital
T2281	Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Palomar Medical Center Poway
T2281	Cody Regional HealthCody, WY · Critical access	0.51, 24th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Cody Regional Health
T2281	Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical CenterLeitchfield, KY · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
T2281	Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	1.69, 1st percentile	1.00, 16th percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	0.87, 39th percentile	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	Compare Valley Medical Center
T2286	Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · Acute care	0.51, 23rd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	2.66, 1st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Helen Keller Hospital
T2286	Kona Community HospitalKealakekua, HI · Acute care	0.51, 23rd percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.55, 45th percentile	0.54, 37th percentile	1.57, 13th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Kona Community Hospital
T2288	Christiana HospitalNewark, DE · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	0.77, 46th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	Compare Christiana Hospital
T2288	UVA Health Haymarket Medical CenterHaymarket, VA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	0.74, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	Compare UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center
T2288	Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.39, 51st percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center
T2288	Bronxcare Hospital CenterBronx, NY · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.63, 4th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	0.48, 66th percentile	—	0.93, 25th percentile	Compare Bronxcare Hospital Center
T2292	Sarasota Memorial Hospital - VeniceNorth Venice, FL · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.70, 98th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.76, 22nd percentile	1.07, 29th percentile	—	0.84, 31st percentile	Compare Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice
T2292	City Of Hope Cancer Center PhoenixGoodyear, AZ · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare City Of Hope Cancer Center Phoenix
T2292	Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access	0.52, 23rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland
T2292	PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.49, 50th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center
T2292	Ochsner Medical Center-HancockBay Saint Louis, MS · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock
T2292	Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical CenterMccomb, MS · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	2.96, 1st percentile	—	2.80, 0th percentile	Compare Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center
T2298	University Of Utah Hospital And ClinicsSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.55, 44th percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	0.74, 49th percentile	0.20, 78th percentile	0.59, 50th percentile	Compare University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics
T2298	Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
T2298	MUSC Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	1.48, 3rd percentile	0.84, 23rd percentile	0.78, 20th percentile	1.47, 15th percentile	1.62, 24th percentile	0.94, 24th percentile	Compare MUSC 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).