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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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T2301Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.61, 39th percentile0.46, 44th percentile0.69, 51st percentile—0.44, 64th percentileCompare Temecula Valley Hospital
T2301Simpson General Hospital CAHMendenhall, MS · Critical access0.52, 23rd percentile——————Compare Simpson General Hospital CAH
T2303Ascension St Vincent EvansvilleEvansville, IN · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile0.82, 90th percentile0.24, 70th percentile0.38, 52nd percentile0.00, 91st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.68, 43rd percentileCompare Ascension St Vincent Evansville
T2303University Medical Center Of Princeton At PlainsboroPlainsboro, NJ · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.52, 38th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.85, 4th percentileCompare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro
T2303Mcalester Regional Health CenterMcalester, OK · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile1.11, 18th percentile1.58, 5th percentile0.41, 49th percentile———Compare Mcalester Regional Health Center
T2303South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado, AR · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile0.89, 75th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLC
T2303St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile2.17, 0th percentile0.59, 40th percentile0.77, 21st percentile1.46, 15th percentile—0.23, 78th percentileCompare St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah
T2308Southeastern Regional Medical Center, IncNewnan, GA · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile1.03, 29th percentile——0.63, 56th percentile1.65, 22nd percentile—Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc
T2308MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile0.98, 41st percentile1.01, 16th percentile0.21, 67th percentile0.79, 45th percentile—0.45, 63rd percentileCompare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
T2308Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile1.75, 1st percentile0.48, 50th percentile0.54, 36th percentile0.49, 65th percentile1.73, 20th percentile0.67, 43rd percentileCompare Rochester General Hospital
T2311Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.29, 6th percentile0.56, 60th percentile—1.79, 4th percentileCompare Gettysburg Hospital
T2311Adena Pike Medical CenterWaverly, OH · Critical access0.52, 23rd percentile——————Compare Adena Pike Medical Center
T2313Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West, AZ · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile0.75, 97th percentile1.19, 10th percentile0.22, 66th percentile0.61, 57th percentile0.85, 47th percentile2.66, 1st percentileCompare Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center
T2313UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile1.01, 33rd percentile0.42, 56th percentile0.50, 40th percentile0.19, 79th percentile0.99, 40th percentile0.87, 29th percentileCompare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
T2315Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.79, 27th percentile0.55, 36th percentile1.01, 31st percentile0.54, 70th percentile0.65, 45th percentileCompare Geisinger Medical Center
T2315College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.92, 67th percentile—1.12, 9th percentile———Compare College Medical Center
T2315United Memorial Medical CenterBatavia, NY · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare United Memorial Medical Center
T2318Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon, OH · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.38, 52nd percentile1.31, 20th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
T2318Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile1.53, 2nd percentile0.35, 62nd percentile0.31, 59th percentile0.25, 78th percentile—0.97, 23rd percentileCompare Deaconess Medical Center
T2318Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalTullahoma, TN · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.95, 55th percentile—0.69, 25th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital
2321Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.71, 98th percentile0.39, 59th percentile0.46, 43rd percentile0.50, 64th percentile2.15, 12th percentile0.49, 59th percentileCompare Rush University Medical Center
T2322The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.59, 40th percentile0.47, 42nd percentile0.91, 36th percentile0.70, 59th percentile0.56, 54th percentileCompare The University Of Chicago Medical Center
T2322Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile1.46, 3rd percentile0.62, 37th percentile0.73, 23rd percentile0.48, 66th percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.22, 13th percentileCompare Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
T2322Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville, CA · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.42, 48th percentile———Compare Victor Valley Global Medical Center
T2325Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.96, 51st percentile—————Compare Our Lady Of The Angels Hospital
T2325St Francis HospitalWilmington, DE · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.88, 78th percentile1.46, 6th percentile0.71, 24th percentile———Compare St Francis Hospital
T2327Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile1.06, 25th percentile0.80, 26th percentile1.29, 6th percentile1.51, 14th percentile1.84, 17th percentile0.42, 66th percentileCompare Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
T2327Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac, MI · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile1.06, 25th percentile0.62, 38th percentile0.29, 60th percentile1.32, 20th percentile0.85, 48th percentile0.73, 38th percentileCompare Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
T2327Delta Health System - The Medical CenterGreenville, MS · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.43, 47th percentile———Compare Delta Health System - The Medical Center
T2330St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.74, 97th percentile0.15, 76th percentile0.15, 71st percentile0.71, 50th percentile—0.50, 59th percentileCompare St Tammany Parish Hospital
T2330St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood, AR · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare St Vincent Medical Center/North
T2330Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile1.44, 3rd percentile0.55, 45th percentile0.51, 39th percentile0.54, 61st percentile0.00, 89th percentile0.51, 58th percentileCompare Kaleida Health
T2330Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald CoastMiramar Beach, FL · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald Coast
2334Galion Community HospitalGalion, OH · Critical access0.53, 22nd percentile——————Compare Galion Community Hospital
2335Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile1.19, 11th percentile0.47, 51st percentile0.48, 41st percentile0.68, 52nd percentile—0.97, 22nd percentileCompare Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital
T2336Fort Memorial HospitalFort Atkinson, WI · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare Fort Memorial Hospital
T2336Parma Community General HospitalParma, OH · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.77, 95th percentile0.24, 71st percentile0.14, 72nd percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Parma Community General Hospital
T2336John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.55, 45th percentile0.63, 29th percentile0.41, 69th percentile0.80, 51st percentile1.09, 18th percentileCompare John H Stroger Jr Hospital
T2336Valley View Medical CenterFort Mohave, AZ · Acute care0.53, 22nd percentile0.99, 37th percentile—————Compare Valley View Medical Center
T2340Methodist Hospital AtascosaJourdanton, TX · Acute care0.54, 22nd percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare Methodist Hospital Atascosa
T2340Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · Acute care0.54, 22nd percentile0.95, 55th percentile1.24, 9th percentile1.18, 8th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.25, 12th percentileCompare Ventura County Medical Center
T2342Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills, MI · Acute care0.54, 22nd percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.98, 17th percentile0.34, 56th percentile0.66, 54th percentile—1.81, 4th percentileCompare Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills
T2342McLaren Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MI · Acute care0.54, 22nd percentile0.94, 59th percentile—————Compare McLaren Central Michigan
2344St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile0.89, 75th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.36, 53rd percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.60, 6th percentileCompare St Francis Community Hospital
2345Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile1.12, 17th percentile0.37, 60th percentile0.45, 45th percentile1.77, 9th percentile—0.71, 41st percentileCompare Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center
T2346Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile1.09, 20th percentile0.67, 34th percentile0.74, 22nd percentile0.35, 73rd percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Mount Auburn Hospital
T2346Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalEasley, SC · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile0.99, 37th percentile0.70, 32nd percentile0.60, 32nd percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital
T2346United Health Services Hospitals, IncBinghamton, NY · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile1.58, 2nd percentile0.83, 24th percentile0.72, 24th percentile1.44, 16th percentile—0.64, 46th percentileCompare United Health Services Hospitals, Inc
T2346Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park, CA · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile0.97, 46th percentile2.04, 2nd percentile0.92, 14th percentile2.34, 3rd percentile—1.26, 12th percentileCompare Garfield Medical Center
T2350Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile0.94, 59th percentile1.03, 15th percentile0.43, 47th percentile1.42, 16th percentile4.13, 1st percentile0.63, 47th percentileCompare Santa Barbara Cottage 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).