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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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T2501Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans, VT · Acute care0.63, 16th percentile1.18, 12th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile0.00, 91st percentile——Compare Northwestern Medical Center Inc
T2501UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care0.63, 16th percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.62, 37th percentile0.90, 15th percentile1.22, 23rd percentile0.69, 60th percentile0.49, 60th percentileCompare UCSF Medical Center
T2501Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, IncMiami Beach, FL · Acute care0.63, 16th percentile1.10, 19th percentile1.26, 9th percentile0.46, 43rd percentile0.16, 80th percentile—0.45, 63rd percentileCompare Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc
T2504Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Acute care0.63, 16th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile0.20, 73rd percentile0.76, 21st percentile0.63, 56th percentile—0.16, 80th percentileCompare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
T2504Canonsburg General HospitalCanonsburg, PA · Acute care0.63, 16th percentile0.94, 59th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Canonsburg General Hospital
2506Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care0.63, 16th percentile1.06, 25th percentile0.66, 35th percentile0.39, 51st percentile1.17, 25th percentile1.44, 28th percentile0.50, 59th percentileCompare Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2507Shenandoah Memorial HospitalWoodstock, VA · Critical access0.63, 16th percentile——————Compare Shenandoah Memorial Hospital
2508Presence Mercy Medical CenterAurora, IL · Acute care0.63, 16th percentile0.97, 46th percentile1.21, 10th percentile1.26, 7th percentile———Compare Presence Mercy Medical Center
2509Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care0.63, 16th percentile0.88, 78th percentile1.46, 6th percentile0.55, 36th percentile——1.10, 18th percentileCompare Nazareth Hospital
T2510Baptist Health FloydNew Albany, IN · Acute care0.63, 16th percentile1.09, 20th percentile0.59, 40th percentile1.04, 10th percentile1.32, 19th percentile—0.69, 42nd percentileCompare Baptist Health Floyd
T2510University Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care0.63, 16th percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.95, 18th percentile0.41, 49th percentile1.09, 28th percentile5.62, 0th percentile0.83, 31st percentileCompare University Medical Center
T2512Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland, VT · Acute care0.64, 16th percentile1.38, 4th percentile0.85, 23rd percentile0.85, 17th percentile——0.00, 91st percentileCompare Rutland Regional Medical Center
T2512Wilson N Jones Regional Medical CenterSherman, TX · Acute care0.64, 16th percentile1.06, 25th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center
T2514Adventist Health Howard MemorialWillits, CA · Critical access0.64, 16th percentile——0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Adventist Health Howard Memorial
T2514Jackson General HospitalRipley, WV · Critical access0.64, 16th percentile——0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Jackson General Hospital
T2514Renown Regional Medical CenterReno, NV · Acute care0.64, 16th percentile1.04, 28th percentile0.21, 73rd percentile0.44, 46th percentile0.34, 73rd percentile0.72, 57th percentile0.53, 57th percentileCompare Renown Regional Medical Center
T2514Halifax Health Medical CenterDaytona Beach, FL · Acute care0.64, 16th percentile1.23, 9th percentile0.80, 26th percentile0.42, 47th percentile0.84, 41st percentile0.00, 89th percentile1.16, 15th percentileCompare Halifax Health Medical Center
2518DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care0.64, 16th percentile0.94, 59th percentile1.03, 14th percentile0.18, 69th percentile1.36, 18th percentile0.30, 77th percentile0.58, 52nd percentileCompare DCH Regional Medical Center
2519Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora, MO · Critical access0.64, 16th percentile——————Compare Mercy Hospital Aurora
2520Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care0.64, 16th percentile1.32, 6th percentile0.62, 37th percentile0.63, 28th percentile1.53, 13th percentile0.78, 54th percentile1.03, 20th percentileCompare Tufts Medical Center
T2521Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care0.64, 16th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.52, 47th percentile1.18, 8th percentile0.60, 57th percentile—0.00, 91st percentileCompare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
T2521Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury, VT · Critical access0.64, 16th percentile——0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
T2523Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson, AZ · Acute care0.64, 15th percentile1.09, 20th percentile0.40, 58th percentile0.37, 53rd percentile0.98, 32nd percentile0.53, 70th percentile0.92, 26th percentileCompare Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus
T2523Affiliate Of Vitruvian HealthCleveland, TN · Acute care0.64, 15th percentile0.77, 95th percentile1.08, 13th percentile1.28, 7th percentile1.33, 19th percentile—1.08, 18th percentileCompare Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health
T2525Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care0.64, 15th percentile1.09, 20th percentile0.67, 34th percentile0.42, 48th percentile0.67, 53rd percentile2.64, 7th percentile0.62, 47th percentileCompare Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
T2525Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs, NY · Acute care0.64, 15th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.00, 90th percentile0.34, 56th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.94, 24th percentileCompare Saratoga Hospital
T2525Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital KaufmanKaufman, TX · Acute care0.64, 15th percentile0.98, 41st percentile—————Compare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman
T2528Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care0.64, 15th percentile0.79, 94th percentile0.56, 43rd percentile0.15, 71st percentile0.29, 76th percentile0.93, 43rd percentile0.14, 81st percentileCompare Keck Hospital Of USC
T2528Alice Peck Day Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Critical access0.64, 15th percentile——0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
T2528Bassett HealthcareCooperstown, NY · Acute care0.64, 15th percentile1.27, 7th percentile0.15, 76th percentile0.83, 18th percentile1.88, 7th percentile—0.36, 70th percentileCompare Bassett Healthcare
2531Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City, AZ · Acute care0.65, 15th percentile1.41, 4th percentile1.82, 4th percentile0.59, 32nd percentile0.98, 32nd percentile—0.65, 46th percentileCompare Banner Boswell Medical Center
T2532Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton, MO · Acute care0.65, 15th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare Golden Valley Memorial Hospital
T2532Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care0.65, 15th percentile1.14, 15th percentile0.96, 17th percentile0.68, 26th percentile1.07, 29th percentile—1.45, 8th percentileCompare Harborview Medical Center
T2532Memorial Hospital Of CarbondaleCarbondale, IL · Acute care0.65, 15th percentile1.19, 11th percentile0.52, 47th percentile0.28, 61st percentile1.67, 11th percentile—2.01, 2nd percentileCompare Memorial Hospital Of Carbondale
T2535Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care0.65, 15th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.79, 26th percentile0.55, 35th percentile1.25, 22nd percentile1.36, 30th percentile0.73, 39th percentileCompare Barnes Jewish Hospital
T2535Bartow Regional Medical CenterBartow, FL · Acute care0.65, 15th percentile1.09, 20th percentile—————Compare Bartow Regional Medical Center
2537Providence Hood River Memorial HospitalHood River, OR · Critical access0.65, 15th percentile——————Compare Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
2538Marion General HospitalMarion, IN · Acute care0.65, 15th percentile1.17, 12th percentile0.67, 34th percentile0.00, 88th percentile———Compare Marion General Hospital
2539Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma, CA · Acute care0.65, 15th percentile1.11, 18th percentile—————Compare Sonoma Valley Hospital
T2540Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care0.65, 15th percentile1.47, 3rd percentile1.04, 14th percentile0.93, 14th percentile1.35, 19th percentile1.98, 15th percentile0.57, 52nd percentileCompare Presbyterian Hospital
T2540Wynn HospitalUtica, NY · Acute care0.65, 15th percentile1.50, 2nd percentile0.41, 57th percentile0.96, 13th percentile0.50, 65th percentile—0.62, 47th percentileCompare Wynn Hospital
2542Uniontown HospitalUniontown, PA · Acute care0.65, 15th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.38, 60th percentile0.96, 12th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—0.65, 46th percentileCompare Uniontown Hospital
T2543KershawHealthCamden, SC · Acute care0.66, 15th percentile1.11, 18th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile2.97, 0th percentile——Compare KershawHealth
T2543Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon, IL · Acute care0.66, 15th percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.95, 18th percentile2.02, 1st percentile0.48, 66th percentile—1.16, 15th percentileCompare Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
T2543MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care0.66, 15th percentile1.09, 20th percentile————1.65, 6th percentileCompare MetroWest Medical Center
T2546Dallas Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care0.66, 15th percentile0.94, 59th percentile—————Compare Dallas Medical Center
T2546Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana, CA · Acute care0.66, 15th percentile0.85, 85th percentile1.07, 14th percentile1.46, 5th percentile0.00, 91st percentile—1.34, 10th percentileCompare Orange County Global Medical Center
2548Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · Acute care0.66, 15th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.42, 55th percentile0.79, 20th percentile1.03, 30th percentile1.23, 34th percentile0.50, 59th percentileCompare Franciscan Health Indianapolis
2549San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo, CA · Acute care0.66, 15th percentile0.97, 46th percentile—————Compare San Mateo Medical Center
T2550Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian HospitalTahlequah, OK · Acute care0.66, 15th percentile1.00, 35th percentile—0.00, 88th percentile——0.76, 36th percentileCompare Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian 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).