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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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T2401	Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At HamiltonHamilton, NJ · Acute care	0.57, 20th percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	0.28, 67th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.30, 11th percentile	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton
T2401	Highland HospitalOakland, CA · Acute care	0.57, 20th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.68, 10th percentile	—	0.52, 57th percentile	Compare Highland Hospital
T2403	Amita Health Resurrection Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.25, 63rd percentile	1.14, 26th percentile	—	0.48, 61st percentile	Compare Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center
T2403	Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.14, 77th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	0.43, 73rd percentile	0.44, 65th percentile	Compare Boston Medical Center
2405	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch, CA · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	1.59, 12th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch
T2406	Holzer Medical CenterGallipolis, OH · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	2.02, 2nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.82, 32nd percentile	Compare Holzer Medical Center
T2406	UPMC HorizonGreenville, PA · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.56, 35th percentile	—	—	—	Compare UPMC Horizon
T2406	Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth, MS · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.74, 23rd percentile	4.20, 0th percentile	—	1.14, 16th percentile	Compare Magnolia Regional Health Center
2409	Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.10, 78th percentile	0.44, 46th percentile	0.40, 70th percentile	—	0.96, 23rd percentile	Compare Princeton Baptist Medical Center
2410	Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.78, 21st percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	1.20, 35th percentile	0.99, 21st percentile	Compare Willis Knighton Medical Center
2411	Buchanan General HospitalGrundy, VA · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Buchanan General Hospital
2412	Ocean Medical CenterBrick, NJ · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.52, 39th percentile	0.14, 81st percentile	—	0.91, 26th percentile	Compare Ocean Medical Center
T2413	Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical CenterCambridge, OH · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	—	—	2.63, 1st percentile	—	—	Compare Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center
T2413	Licking Memorial HospitalNewark, OH · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	1.54, 5th percentile	2.24, 1st percentile	1.75, 9th percentile	—	1.17, 15th percentile	Compare Licking Memorial Hospital
T2415	Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan ValleyWest Jordan, UT · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	—	—	1.28, 11th percentile	Compare Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley
T2415	Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.04, 5th percentile	—	0.84, 31st percentile	Compare Ridgeview Medical Center
T2415	Nassau University Medical CenterEast Meadow, NY · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.55, 45th percentile	0.18, 70th percentile	—	—	1.12, 17th percentile	Compare Nassau University Medical Center
2418	Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg, MS · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	1.27, 33rd percentile	0.60, 49th percentile	Compare Forrest General Hospital
T2419	Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.57, 42nd percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.64, 46th percentile	Compare Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
T2419	Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City, NV · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	2.35, 2nd percentile	—	0.48, 60th percentile	Compare Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center
T2419	Northeastern Health SystemTahlequah, OK · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.57, 42nd percentile	1.59, 4th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	—	—	Compare Northeastern Health System
T2419	St Bernard HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare St Bernard Hospital
2423	Adena Regional Medical CenterChillicothe, OH · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	1.14, 9th percentile	1.44, 16th percentile	2.11, 13th percentile	0.68, 42nd percentile	Compare Adena Regional Medical Center
T2424	Major HospitalShelbyville, IN · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Major Hospital
T2424	St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Vincent's St Clair
T2426	Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.33, 74th percentile	—	0.55, 55th percentile	Compare Missouri Baptist Medical Center
T2426	Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	—	0.63, 46th percentile	Compare Southcoast Hospitals Group
T2426	Asante Ashland Community HospitalAshland, OR · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Asante Ashland Community Hospital
2429	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park, CA · Acute care	0.59, 19th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	1.03, 20th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park
T2430	Doctors HospitalColumbus, OH · Acute care	0.59, 19th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	1.34, 7th percentile	0.21, 66th percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	Compare Doctors Hospital
T2430	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care	0.59, 19th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	—	1.39, 9th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Rosa
T2430	Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care	0.59, 19th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	—	—	1.01, 21st percentile	Compare Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
T2433	Oaklawn HospitalMarshall, MI · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	0.62, 30th percentile	0.73, 49th percentile	—	—	Compare Oaklawn Hospital
T2433	Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital ArlingtonArlington, TX · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington
T2433	Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing, MI · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	1.07, 29th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.37, 69th percentile	Compare Edward W Sparrow Hospital
T2433	Jefferson HealthcarePort Townsend, WA · Critical access	0.59, 18th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Jefferson Healthcare
T2433	Androscoggin Valley HospitalBerlin, NH · Critical access	0.59, 18th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Androscoggin Valley Hospital
T2433	99th Medical Group (Nellis AFB)Nellis Afb, NV · Military	0.59, 18th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare 99th Medical Group (Nellis AFB)
T2439	CHI St Luke's Health BrazosportLake Jackson, TX · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare CHI St Luke's Health Brazosport
T2439	Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Coosa Valley Medical Center
2441	Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterReno, NV · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
T2442	Southern Ohio Medical CenterPortsmouth, OH · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	1.58, 5th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.85, 30th percentile	Compare Southern Ohio Medical Center
T2442	Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	1.23, 23rd percentile	1.62, 24th percentile	0.92, 25th percentile	Compare Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
T2444	McLaren Port HuronPort Huron, MI · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.44, 54th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.93, 25th percentile	Compare McLaren Port Huron
T2444	Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -Boston, MA · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -
2446	Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks, AK · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	1.88, 7th percentile	—	—	Compare Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
2447	Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	2.43, 0th percentile	0.91, 19th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	1.52, 14th percentile	2.33, 10th percentile	0.61, 48th percentile	Compare Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
2448	MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care	0.60, 18th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.83, 24th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	1.39, 17th percentile	1.98, 15th percentile	1.27, 11th percentile	Compare MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center
2449	UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · Acute care	0.60, 18th percentile	1.40, 4th percentile	0.76, 28th percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	—	0.86, 30th percentile	Compare UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
2450	Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · Acute care	0.60, 18th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Baystate Franklin 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).