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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
T2301Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care0.524312.8%10.6%15.3%0.95215 min1.04140Compare
T2301Simpson General Hospital CAHMendenhall, MS · Critical access0.522——11.2%15.6%—96 min—35Compare
T2303Ascension St Vincent EvansvilleEvansville, IN · Acute care0.524312.0%11.4%14.1%0.82166 min0.99414Compare
T2303University Medical Center Of Princeton At PlainsboroPlainsboro, NJ · Acute care0.524311.0%9.8%14.8%0.85221 min1.00375Compare
T2303Mcalester Regional Health CenterMcalester, OK · Acute care0.5233—11.6%15.0%1.11155 min0.98149Compare
T2303South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado, AR · Acute care0.523313.7%16.7%15.0%0.89102 min1.10149Compare
T2303St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · Acute care0.522314.5%14.8%14.7%2.17203 min1.05294Compare
T2308Southeastern Regional Medical Center, IncNewnan, GA · Acute care0.5255——15.7%1.03—1.0825Compare
T2308MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care0.524311.5%8.5%13.9%0.98223 min0.89423Compare
T2308Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care0.522210.6%10.7%15.8%1.75233 min0.92528Compare
T2311Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA · Acute care0.524312.1%13.5%13.9%0.95149 min0.9776Compare
T2311Adena Pike Medical CenterWaverly, OH · Critical access0.52————15.2%—92 min—25Compare
T2313Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West, AZ · Acute care0.523211.1%9.1%15.1%0.75230 min0.96394Compare
T2313UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care0.523314.7%13.9%13.5%1.01182 min0.97674Compare
T2315Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · Acute care0.534411.7%10.2%15.8%0.97165 min0.99553Compare
T2315College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care0.533———15.2%0.92322 min1.36157Compare
T2315United Memorial Medical CenterBatavia, NY · Acute care0.5323—12.7%14.7%0.90167 min0.94166Compare
T2318Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon, OH · Acute care0.535410.8%7.9%15.2%0.90247 min0.94126Compare
T2318Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care0.533314.6%13.2%13.2%1.53180 min0.97388Compare
T2318Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalTullahoma, TN · Acute care0.533312.1%11.6%15.1%0.95168 min0.99135Compare
2321Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care0.535310.5%7.6%16.4%0.71370 min0.94727Compare
T2322The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care0.534311.8%8.1%16.0%0.85295 min0.99782Compare
T2322Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care0.533311.3%8.9%16.2%1.46236 min1.00925Compare
T2322Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville, CA · Acute care0.5311—10.4%16.3%0.90213 min1.20101Compare
T2325Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care0.5344—10.5%15.6%0.96135 min1.2266Compare
T2325St Francis HospitalWilmington, DE · Acute care0.533213.1%9.1%14.8%0.88192 min0.98395Compare
T2327Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care0.532313.4%10.2%15.4%1.06216 min0.98600Compare
T2327Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac, MI · Acute care0.532311.4%9.4%15.2%1.06200 min0.99395Compare
T2327Delta Health System - The Medical CenterGreenville, MS · Acute care0.531316.6%14.6%15.0%0.94270 min1.14268Compare
T2330St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care0.534413.5%11.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare
T2330St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood, AR · Acute care0.5343—11.7%15.0%0.91128 min1.1169Compare
T2330Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · Acute care0.53339.4%9.3%14.5%1.44230 min0.94986Compare
T2330Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald CoastMiramar Beach, FL · Acute care0.533412.3%12.2%14.6%0.88177 min0.9458Compare
2334Galion Community HospitalGalion, OH · Critical access0.533411.8%15.8%14.7%—131 min—35Compare
2335Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · Acute care0.532213.2%13.9%15.1%1.19208 min0.92521Compare
T2336Fort Memorial HospitalFort Atkinson, WI · Acute care0.5343—13.4%14.7%0.97171 min0.9282Compare
T2336Parma Community General HospitalParma, OH · Acute care0.534312.0%12.7%15.8%0.77208 min1.01309Compare
T2336John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care0.532212.1%8.3%15.0%0.91293 min0.98918Compare
T2336Valley View Medical CenterFort Mohave, AZ · Acute care0.5323—14.2%15.2%0.99152 min0.8684Compare
T2340Methodist Hospital AtascosaJourdanton, TX · Acute care0.5433—11.8%14.5%0.97111 min0.9667Compare
T2340Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · Acute care0.542312.1%14.8%16.7%0.95178 min1.00272Compare
T2342Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills, MI · Acute care0.543212.2%9.6%14.6%1.02170 min1.01305Compare
T2342McLaren Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MI · Acute care0.5433—11.0%15.1%0.94126 min0.85151Compare
2344St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA · Acute care0.544212.1%13.6%15.1%0.89202 min0.95110Compare
2345Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care0.542312.2%7.5%15.2%1.12300 min0.91367Compare
T2346Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care0.544311.0%9.6%15.5%1.09205 min0.98217Compare
T2346Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalEasley, SC · Acute care0.544311.2%11.6%14.2%0.99178 min0.96—Compare
T2346United Health Services Hospitals, IncBinghamton, NY · Acute care0.542311.8%12.4%15.1%1.58222 min0.95500Compare
T2346Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park, CA · Acute care0.541312.4%11.4%16.0%0.97146 min1.16210Compare
T2350Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care0.544410.5%12.6%14.2%0.94185 min1.01450Compare

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).