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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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T2550	Starr Regional Medical Center AthensAthens, TN · Acute care	0.66, 15th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	0.90, 15th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Starr Regional Medical Center Athens
T2550	University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care	0.66, 15th percentile	1.48, 3rd percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.84, 18th percentile	1.94, 6th percentile	—	0.71, 40th percentile	Compare University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center
T2553	SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville, WI · Acute care	0.66, 14th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Janesville
T2553	UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · Acute care	0.66, 14th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.45, 68th percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	Compare UPMC Altoona
T2555	Kaiser Foundation HospitalSan Rafael, CA · Acute care	0.66, 14th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	—	—	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital
T2555	The University HospitalNewark, NJ · Acute care	0.66, 14th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.73, 38th percentile	Compare The University Hospital
2557	UPMC ColeCoudersport, PA · Critical access	0.67, 14th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare UPMC Cole
2558	Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	1.48, 6th percentile	1.90, 2nd percentile	0.27, 77th percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	Compare Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
T2559	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - VacavilleVacaville, CA · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	2.44, 2nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville
T2559	UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.55, 35th percentile	0.71, 51st percentile	0.61, 65th percentile	1.31, 11th percentile	Compare UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
T2561	UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	1.61, 12th percentile	2.21, 11th percentile	0.16, 80th percentile	Compare UnityPoint Health - Meriter
T2561	Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
T2561	Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena, MI · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	2.46, 2nd percentile	—	—	Compare Mymichigan Medical Center Alpena
T2564	The Memorial HospitalNorth Conway, NH · Critical access	0.67, 14th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare The Memorial Hospital
T2564	Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton, SD · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
T2566	North Baldwin InfirmaryBay Minette, AL · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare North Baldwin Infirmary
T2566	Trinity Medical Center East &Trinity Medical Center WestSteubenville, OH · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.22, 72nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.73, 49th percentile	—	0.90, 27th percentile	Compare Trinity Medical Center East &Trinity Medical Center West
T2568	Franciscan Health MunsterMunster, IN · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	1.32, 20th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Franciscan Health Munster
T2568	Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.76, 21st percentile	1.55, 13th percentile	—	—	Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center
2570	Upland Hills HealthDodgeville, WI · Critical access	0.67, 14th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Upland Hills Health
2571	Garnet Health Medical CenterMiddletown, NY · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	1.05, 30th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.96, 23rd percentile	Compare Garnet Health Medical Center
2572	John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	—	0.25, 77th percentile	Compare John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
2573	Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson, NY · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	2.17, 0th percentile	1.69, 4th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Columbia Memorial Hospital
T2574	Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.30, 75th percentile	3.10, 4th percentile	0.66, 44th percentile	Compare Westchester Medical Center
T2574	South Central Regional Medical CenterLaurel, MS · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	2.19, 0th percentile	0.39, 58th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	2.09, 2nd percentile	Compare South Central Regional Medical Center
2576	Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	—	1.26, 12th percentile	Compare Winchester Hospital
2577	Euclid HospitalEuclid, OH · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	1.18, 10th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Euclid Hospital
T2578	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock, TX · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	1.81, 8th percentile	—	1.38, 9th percentile	Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock
T2578	Marion General HospitalMarion, OH · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	Compare Marion General Hospital
2580	St Josephs HospitalBreese, IL · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Josephs Hospital
T2581	MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
T2581	UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.71, 24th percentile	0.97, 33rd percentile	—	0.92, 25th percentile	Compare UPMC Passavant
T2581	Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana, PA · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.17, 15th percentile	Compare Indiana Regional Medical Center
T2584	Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access	0.69, 13th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Cass County Memorial Hospital
T2584	Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterBoise, ID · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.78, 27th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	—	0.60, 49th percentile	Compare Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
2586	Grant Medical CenterColumbus, OH · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.19, 68th percentile	0.96, 33rd percentile	1.04, 39th percentile	1.40, 9th percentile	Compare Grant Medical Center
2587	Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San PedroSan Pedro, CA · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro
T2588	OhioHealth Mansfield HospitalMansfield, OH · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.90, 3rd percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.34, 74th percentile	—	0.67, 43rd percentile	Compare OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital
T2588	Hill Regional HospitalHillsboro, TX · Critical access	0.69, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Hill Regional Hospital
T2590	Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	—	0.94, 24th percentile	Compare Northern Light Mercy Hospital
T2590	Good Samaritan HospitalVincennes, IN · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.90, 20th percentile	1.26, 7th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Good Samaritan Hospital
T2592	Bronson Lakeview HospitalPaw Paw, MI · Critical access	0.69, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Bronson Lakeview Hospital
T2592	Covenant Medical CenterLubbock, TX · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	2.10, 4th percentile	—	0.29, 75th percentile	Compare Covenant Medical Center
T2592	Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould, AR · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	0.63, 29th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Arkansas Methodist Medical Center
2595	Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.65, 27th percentile	1.51, 14th percentile	—	0.45, 64th percentile	Compare Clovis Community Medical Center
2596	UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La GrangeLa Grange, IL · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.55, 61st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange
2597	Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburn, WA · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	Compare Multicare Auburn Medical Center
2598	St Anthony Summit Medical CenterFrisco, CO · Acute care	0.70, 13th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Anthony Summit Medical Center
2599	Monadnock Community HospitalPeterborough, NH · Critical access	0.70, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Monadnock Community Hospital
2600	Mount Pleasant HospitalMount Pleasant, SC · Acute care	0.70, 13th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	0.22, 79th percentile	—	—	Compare Mount Pleasant 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).