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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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T2451Stonesprings Hospital CenterDulles, VA · Acute care0.60, 18th percentile0.87, 81st percentile—————Compare Stonesprings Hospital Center
T2451University Of Michigan Health - WestWyoming, MI · Acute care0.60, 18th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.75, 29th percentile1.46, 5th percentile1.11, 27th percentile—0.88, 28th percentileCompare University Of Michigan Health - West
T2451Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · Acute care0.60, 18th percentile1.98, 0th percentile0.67, 34th percentile1.12, 9th percentile0.95, 34th percentile—1.02, 20th percentileCompare Baptist Medical Center South
2454Herrin HospitalHerrin, IL · Acute care0.60, 18th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.54, 45th percentile1.45, 5th percentile2.79, 1st percentile—1.42, 9th percentileCompare Herrin Hospital
T2455Forbes HospitalMonroeville, PA · Acute care0.60, 18th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.80, 26th percentile0.61, 30th percentile1.25, 22nd percentile—0.41, 67th percentileCompare Forbes Hospital
T2455Frisbie Memorial HospitalRochester, NH · Acute care0.60, 18th percentile0.98, 41st percentile—————Compare Frisbie Memorial Hospital
T2457Cleveland Clinic Indian River HospitalVero Beach, FL · Acute care0.60, 18th percentile0.76, 96th percentile0.27, 69th percentile0.00, 88th percentile1.59, 12th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital
T2457Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City, PA · Acute care0.60, 18th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile—————Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
T2457St Anthony HospitalPendleton, OR · Critical access0.60, 18th percentile——0.59, 32nd percentile———Compare St Anthony Hospital
T2457Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland, WI · Critical access0.60, 18th percentile——————Compare Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center
T2457Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · Acute care0.60, 18th percentile0.92, 67th percentile0.99, 16th percentile0.96, 13th percentile——0.30, 74th percentileCompare Benefis Hospitals Inc
2462Doylestown HospitalDoylestown, PA · Acute care0.60, 18th percentile0.73, 97th percentile0.56, 44th percentile0.80, 19th percentile1.35, 19th percentile—0.74, 38th percentileCompare Doylestown Hospital
T2463UPMC SomersetSomerset, PA · Acute care0.60, 17th percentile0.94, 59th percentile——0.75, 47th percentile——Compare UPMC Somerset
T2463Lima Memorial Health SystemLima, OH · Acute care0.60, 17th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.56, 35th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.75, 36th percentileCompare Lima Memorial Health System
T2463Castleview HospitalPrice, UT · Acute care0.60, 17th percentile0.91, 70th percentile—————Compare Castleview Hospital
T2463Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care0.60, 17th percentile1.20, 10th percentile0.81, 25th percentile0.69, 25th percentile1.40, 17th percentile—0.43, 65th percentileCompare Lowell General Hospital
T2463Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care0.60, 17th percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.61, 31st percentile0.58, 58th percentile—0.94, 24th percentileCompare Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
2468UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile0.92, 67th percentile1.02, 15th percentile0.69, 25th percentile0.80, 44th percentile0.64, 64th percentile0.70, 41st percentileCompare UNC Hospitals
T2469AdventHealth North PinellasTarpon Springs, FL · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile0.84, 87th percentile—0.76, 21st percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare AdventHealth North Pinellas
T2469Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah, CA · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile0.92, 67th percentile—0.89, 15th percentile1.40, 17th percentile——Compare Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
T2469Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCLittle Rock, AR · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile0.25, 70th percentile1.69, 3rd percentile———Compare Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC
T2469Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NC · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile0.95, 17th percentile2.12, 1st percentile———Compare Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital
T2469Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile1.18, 12th percentile0.00, 90th percentile1.03, 11th percentile1.12, 27th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Northeast Hospital Corporation
T2469St Joseph's Medical CenterYonkers, NY · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile0.91, 70th percentile0.00, 90th percentile2.65, 0th percentile———Compare St Joseph's Medical Center
2475CHI St Alexius HealthBismarck, ND · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile1.17, 12th percentile0.60, 39th percentile0.00, 88th percentile0.87, 39th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare CHI St Alexius Health
2476Spectrum Health United HospitalGreenville, MI · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile0.98, 41st percentile—————Compare Spectrum Health United Hospital
T2477University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.59, 40th percentile0.48, 41st percentile1.52, 14th percentile0.41, 74th percentile0.71, 41st percentileCompare University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority
T2477Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile1.24, 8th percentile0.73, 30th percentile0.18, 70th percentile0.98, 32nd percentile1.04, 39th percentile0.53, 57th percentileCompare Banner Estrella Medical Center
T2477Bon Secours Community HospitalPort Jervis, NY · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile—————Compare Bon Secours Community Hospital
T2477Camden Clark Medical CenterParkersburg, WV · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile0.83, 89th percentile0.33, 64th percentile0.91, 15th percentile0.54, 61st percentile—0.73, 38th percentileCompare Camden Clark Medical Center
T2481North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAmory, MS · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile——0.61, 57th percentile——Compare North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory
T2481UPMC JamesonNew Castle, PA · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile0.94, 59th percentile1.44, 6th percentile1.27, 7th percentile0.51, 64th percentile—0.40, 68th percentileCompare UPMC Jameson
T2483Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile1.00, 35th percentile0.65, 35th percentile0.83, 18th percentile1.17, 25th percentile0.75, 54th percentile0.95, 23rd percentileCompare Kadlec Regional Medical Center
T2483Penn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon, PA · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile0.95, 55th percentile—————Compare Penn Highlands Huntingdon
T2483Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care0.61, 17th percentile1.32, 6th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital
T2486Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata, PA · Acute care0.62, 17th percentile0.89, 75th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.51, 39th percentile1.96, 6th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
T2486Coshocton Regional Medical CenterCoshocton, OH · Acute care0.62, 17th percentile1.02, 31st percentile—————Compare Coshocton Regional Medical Center
T2486Banner Churchill Community HospitalFallon, NV · Critical access0.62, 17th percentile——————Compare Banner Churchill Community Hospital
T2489Catholic Medical CenterManchester, NH · Acute care0.62, 17th percentile1.39, 4th percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.56, 35th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.36, 70th percentileCompare Catholic Medical Center
T2489Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care0.62, 17th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile1.74, 4th percentile0.45, 45th percentile0.74, 48th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Ascension All Saints Hospital
2491Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma, MI · Acute care0.62, 17th percentile0.88, 78th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile0.74, 49th percentile——Compare Mymichigan Medical Center Alma
T2492Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care0.62, 16th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile—————Compare Lovelace Westside Hospital
T2492Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC · Acute care0.62, 16th percentile1.62, 1st percentile0.88, 21st percentile0.20, 68th percentile——0.63, 46th percentileCompare Howard University Hospital Corp
T2492Methodist Hospitals IncGary, IN · Acute care0.62, 16th percentile1.15, 14th percentile0.76, 28th percentile0.84, 18th percentile0.45, 67th percentile3.27, 4th percentile1.10, 18th percentileCompare Methodist Hospitals Inc
T2495The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY · Acute care0.62, 16th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile1.88, 3rd percentile0.19, 69th percentile2.04, 5th percentile—0.87, 29th percentileCompare The Medical Center (Bowling Green)
T2495Womack AMC (Ft Bragg)Fort Bragg, NC · Military0.62, 16th percentile——————Compare Womack AMC (Ft Bragg)
2497United Medical CenterWashington, DC · Acute care0.62, 16th percentile0.92, 67th percentile—————Compare United Medical Center
T2498Intermountain Health Alta View HospitalSandy, UT · Acute care0.63, 16th percentile0.94, 59th percentile——1.54, 13th percentile——Compare Intermountain Health Alta View Hospital
T2498Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphy, NC · Critical access0.63, 16th percentile——————Compare Erlanger Murphy Medical Center
T2498Adventist Health Tehachapi ValleyTehachapi, CA · Critical access0.63, 16th percentile——0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley

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).