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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
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T2701	Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI · Acute care	0.80, 10th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
T2701	St Joseph's HospitalHighland, IL · Critical access	0.80, 10th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare St Joseph's Hospital
2703	Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander, WI · Acute care	0.80, 9th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
T2704	Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care	0.80, 9th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital
T2704	Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care	0.80, 9th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
T2704	Southwest Memorial HospitalCortez, CO · Critical access	0.80, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Southwest Memorial Hospital
2707	Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus, OH · Acute care	0.80, 9th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.82, 25th percentile	0.22, 65th percentile	1.16, 25th percentile	0.56, 68th percentile	0.86, 29th percentile	Compare Riverside Methodist Hospital
2708	Mid-Columbia Medical CenterThe Dalles, OR · Acute care	0.80, 9th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mid-Columbia Medical Center
2709	Hospital De La ConcepcionSan German, PR · Acute care	0.80, 9th percentile	—	0.59, 40th percentile	0.12, 73rd percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Hospital De La Concepcion
2710	Saint Joseph Mount SterlingMount Sterling, KY · Acute care	0.81, 9th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
2711	Martha's Vineyard Hospital IncOak Bluffs, MA · Critical access	0.81, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc
2712	McLeod Health CherawCheraw, SC · Acute care	0.81, 9th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.94, 13th percentile	—	—	—	Compare McLeod Health Cheraw
2713	Insight Hospital And Medical Center ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care	0.81, 9th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Insight Hospital And Medical Center Chicago
2714	Banner Heart HospitalMesa, AZ · Acute care	0.81, 9th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Banner Heart Hospital
2715	Aultman Orrville HospitalOrrville, OH · Critical access	0.81, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Aultman Orrville Hospital
2716	Baptist Memorial Hospital BoonevilleBooneville, MS · Acute care	0.82, 9th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville
2717	Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg, PA · Acute care	0.82, 9th percentile	1.60, 1st percentile	—	0.61, 31st percentile	1.77, 9th percentile	—	—	Compare Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
2718	Great Falls Clinic HospitalGreat Falls, MT · Acute care	0.82, 9th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Great Falls Clinic Hospital
T2719	Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care	0.82, 9th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ascension St Francis Hospital
T2719	Salem Health West ValleyDallas, OR · Critical access	0.82, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Salem Health West Valley
T2721	Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano, WI · Critical access	0.82, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Thedacare Medical Center - Shawano
T2721	Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamDemorest, GA · Acute care	0.82, 9th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham
2723	Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · Acute care	0.83, 9th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	1.35, 7th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	1.68, 10th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Beaufort County Memorial Hospital
T2724	Kenmore Mercy HospitalKenmore, NY · Acute care	0.83, 9th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.99, 21st percentile	Compare Kenmore Mercy Hospital
T2724	Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston, GA · Acute care	0.83, 9th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Upson Regional Medical Center
2726	Concord Hospital- LaconiaLaconia, NH · Acute care	0.83, 9th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.69, 25th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	—	Compare Concord Hospital- Laconia
2727	Ottawa County Health CenterMinneapolis, KS · Critical access	0.83, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ottawa County Health Center
2728	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PflugervillePflugerville, TX · Acute care	0.83, 9th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Pflugerville
T2729	Lafollette Medical CenterLa Follette, TN · Acute care	0.83, 9th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Lafollette Medical Center
T2729	Pender Memorial HospitalBurgaw, NC · Critical access	0.83, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Pender Memorial Hospital
2731	Franciscan Health MooresvilleMooresville, IN · Acute care	0.83, 9th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	—	—	1.12, 27th percentile	—	—	Compare Franciscan Health Mooresville
2732	MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · Acute care	0.83, 8th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.49, 5th percentile	0.34, 73rd percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	Compare MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center
2733	Dublin Methodist HospitalDublin, OH · Acute care	0.84, 8th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.91, 20th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Dublin Methodist Hospital
T2734	Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic CenterAkron, OH · Acute care	0.84, 8th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
T2734	Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA · Acute care	0.84, 8th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.62, 30th percentile	0.86, 40th percentile	—	0.59, 51st percentile	Compare Mount Nittany Medical Center
2736	CHI St Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake, ND · Critical access	0.84, 8th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake
T2737	Island HospitalAnacortes, WA · Acute care	0.84, 8th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Island Hospital
T2737	Columbus Community Hospital, IncColumbus, NE · Acute care	0.84, 8th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Columbus Community Hospital, Inc
T2739	Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac LakeSaranac Lake, NY · Acute care	0.84, 8th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake
T2739	Copiah County Medical CenterHazlehurst, MS · Critical access	0.84, 8th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Copiah County Medical Center
T2739	Fort Defiance Indian HospitalFt. Defiance, AZ · Acute care	0.84, 8th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Fort Defiance Indian Hospital
2742	Ohio County HospitalHartford, KY · Critical access	0.84, 8th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ohio County Hospital
2743	Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · Acute care	0.85, 8th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.91, 15th percentile	0.46, 67th percentile	—	0.63, 47th percentile	Compare Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
T2744	North Texas Medical CenterGainesville, TX · Acute care	0.85, 8th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare North Texas Medical Center
T2744	McCullough-Hyde Memorial HospitalOxford, OH · Acute care	0.85, 8th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
2746	Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncBrevard, NC · Critical access	0.85, 8th percentile	—	—	0.58, 33rd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc
T2747	Sharon HospitalSharon, CT · Acute care	0.85, 8th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Sharon Hospital
T2747	Central Peninsula General HospitalSoldotna, AK · Acute care	0.85, 8th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	6.51, 0th percentile	0.86, 39th percentile	—	—	Compare Central Peninsula General Hospital
T2747	Franciscan Health DyerDyer, IN · Acute care	0.85, 8th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.91, 15th percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	2.00, 14th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Franciscan Health Dyer
2750	Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, IncManhattan, KS · Acute care	0.85, 8th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc

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).