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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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T2350Mercy Medical CenterCanton, OH · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.17, 75th percentile0.63, 29th percentile2.86, 1st percentile—0.46, 63rd percentileCompare Mercy Medical Center
T2350Legacy Silverton Medical CenterSilverton, OR · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile1.04, 28th percentile—————Compare Legacy Silverton Medical Center
T2353Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile0.77, 95th percentile2.10, 2nd percentile0.34, 57th percentile1.25, 22nd percentile—0.59, 51st percentileCompare Pardee Hospital Henderson County
T2353Jefferson Lansdale HospitalLansdale, PA · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
T2353Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterJamaica, NY · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile1.48, 3rd percentile0.25, 70th percentile0.52, 38th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.54, 56th percentileCompare Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
T2356Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights, IL · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile1.28, 7th percentile0.50, 49th percentile0.73, 23rd percentile0.49, 65th percentile0.81, 50th percentile1.05, 19th percentileCompare Palos Community Hospital
T2356St Peter's HospitalAlbany, NY · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile1.20, 10th percentile0.95, 18th percentile0.66, 27th percentile0.69, 51st percentile2.60, 8th percentile0.41, 67th percentileCompare St Peter's Hospital
2358Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsHarris, NY · Acute care0.54, 21st percentile0.92, 67th percentile—————Compare Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills
T2359Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown, WV · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.66, 5th percentileCompare Mon Health Medical Center
T2359USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile1.27, 7th percentile1.33, 7th percentile0.65, 27th percentile1.15, 26th percentile—0.69, 42nd percentileCompare USC Arcadia Hospital
2361Manchester Memorial HospitalManchester, CT · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.29, 60th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Manchester Memorial Hospital
T2362Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane Valley, WA · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile1.17, 12th percentile0.62, 37th percentile0.60, 32nd percentile1.42, 17th percentile——Compare Multicare Valley Hospital
T2362Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield, OR · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile0.66, 99th percentile0.45, 53rd percentile0.20, 67th percentile1.46, 15th percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.17, 15th percentileCompare Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend
T2362UCI Health-OrangeOrange, CA · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile0.90, 73rd percentile0.56, 43rd percentile0.42, 47th percentile0.45, 67th percentile0.55, 69th percentile0.36, 71st percentileCompare UCI Health-Orange
2365Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile1.03, 29th percentile0.83, 24th percentile0.34, 56th percentile0.61, 57th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Trinity Hospitals
T2366Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.62, 56th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc
T2366The Outer Banks Hospital, IncNags Head, NC · Critical access0.55, 21st percentile——————Compare The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
T2368Gulf Breeze HospitalGulf Breeze, FL · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile0.97, 46th percentile——0.81, 43rd percentile——Compare Gulf Breeze Hospital
T2368Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.19, 69th percentile0.53, 62nd percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Carroll Hospital Center
T2370San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile0.83, 89th percentile——1.10, 27th percentile——Compare San Ramon Regional Medical Center
T2370Princeton Community Hospital Assn IncPrinceton, WV · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile1.11, 18th percentile0.94, 18th percentile0.63, 29th percentile0.55, 60th percentile—0.48, 61st percentileCompare Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc
T2372Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile1.09, 20th percentile0.83, 24th percentile0.71, 24th percentile1.40, 17th percentile0.58, 67th percentile0.59, 51st percentileCompare Aurora St Lukes Medical Center
T2372Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle, WA · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.47, 51st percentile0.85, 17th percentile——0.48, 60th percentileCompare Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill
T2372Anderson HospitalMaryville, IL · Acute care0.55, 21st percentile1.10, 19th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.15, 72nd percentile0.56, 59th percentile0.95, 42nd percentile0.98, 22nd percentileCompare Anderson Hospital
T2375Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.86, 22nd percentile0.21, 67th percentile0.93, 35th percentile3.52, 2nd percentile0.34, 72nd percentileCompare Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals
T2375Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile1.14, 15th percentile0.95, 17th percentile1.01, 11th percentile0.60, 57th percentile—1.20, 14th percentileCompare Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
T2375Wheeling Hospital, IncWheeling, WV · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.35, 55th percentile0.43, 68th percentile—0.66, 45th percentileCompare Wheeling Hospital, Inc
2378Punxsutawney Area HospitalPunxsutawney, PA · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile0.99, 37th percentile—————Compare Punxsutawney Area Hospital
2379Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile0.77, 95th percentile0.41, 56th percentile0.63, 29th percentile0.72, 49th percentile1.08, 38th percentile0.15, 81st percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
T2380Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile0.67, 99th percentile0.23, 71st percentile0.14, 72nd percentile0.39, 71st percentile1.67, 22nd percentile0.55, 55th percentileCompare Hartford Hospital
T2380Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne, WY · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.24, 71st percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.39, 17th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
T2382Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg, WI · Critical access0.56, 20th percentile——————Compare Reedsburg Area Medical Center
T2382Riverside Community HospitalRiverside, CA · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.90, 20th percentile0.65, 28th percentile1.29, 21st percentile1.39, 30th percentile1.24, 13th percentileCompare Riverside Community Hospital
T2382Roy Lester Schneider Hospital,TheSt Thomas, VI · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile——1.11, 9th percentile———Compare Roy Lester Schneider Hospital,The
T2385Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix, AZ · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.49, 50th percentile0.68, 25th percentile1.62, 11th percentile2.73, 6th percentile0.48, 61st percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Hospital
T2385Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville, CA · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Marshall Medical Center
T2387Saint Vincent HospitalErie, PA · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.46, 52nd percentile0.36, 54th percentile1.86, 7th percentile0.84, 48th percentile0.52, 58th percentileCompare Saint Vincent Hospital
T2387Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile1.09, 20th percentile1.21, 10th percentile0.89, 15th percentile1.03, 30th percentile—0.62, 48th percentileCompare Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Inc
T2387Holy Cross Hospital A Division Of Taos Health SystemsTaos, NM · Critical access0.56, 20th percentile——————Compare Holy Cross Hospital A Division Of Taos Health Systems
T2390Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston, WV · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile1.92, 1st percentile0.96, 17th percentile0.86, 17th percentile1.58, 13th percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.64, 6th percentileCompare Charleston Area Medical Center
T2390Day Kimball HospitalPutnam, CT · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare Day Kimball Hospital
T2390St Rose HospitalHayward, CA · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile1.02, 31st percentile—0.75, 22nd percentile———Compare St Rose Hospital
T2393Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile1.03, 29th percentile0.55, 44th percentile0.88, 16th percentile1.15, 26th percentile3.75, 2nd percentile0.59, 51st percentileCompare Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
T2393Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile1.10, 19th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.92, 14th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.36, 70th percentileCompare Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital
2395Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville, CA · Acute care0.57, 20th percentile1.10, 19th percentile0.53, 46th percentile0.40, 50th percentile1.56, 13th percentile—0.15, 80th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville
T2396Northwest Health-La PorteLa Porte, IN · Acute care0.57, 20th percentile0.85, 85th percentile0.77, 28th percentile—0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Northwest Health-La Porte
T2396Shore Medical CenterSomers Point, NJ · Acute care0.57, 20th percentile1.02, 31st percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.04, 30th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Shore Medical Center
T2396UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care0.57, 20th percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.72, 24th percentile——0.49, 59th percentileCompare UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals
T2396University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care0.57, 20th percentile0.82, 90th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.29, 61st percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center
T2396Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care0.57, 20th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.46, 52nd percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.63, 55th percentile—0.51, 58th percentileCompare Mercy Hospital Southeast

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).