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Hospitals with the lowest C. diff infections

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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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 betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1OhioHealth O'Bleness HospitalAthens, OH · Acute care0.0034—10.3%15.4%1.03202 min0.90114Compare
T1Our Lady Of Fatima HospitalNorth Providence, RI · Acute care0.0033—9.3%15.9%0.88193 min1.02312Compare
T1Parkview Noble HospitalKendallville, IN · Acute care0.0033—11.1%14.9%0.98105 min0.9031Compare
T1Parkview Wabash Hospital, IncWabash, IN · Critical access0.0034—10.0%14.7%—126 min—50Compare
T1PeaceHealth United General Medical CenterSedro Woolley, WA · Critical access0.0034—12.6%13.7%—142 min—30Compare
T1Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical CenterCamp Hill, PA · Acute care0.003212.7%11.3%15.3%0.98252 min1.11240Compare
T1Perham HealthPerham, MN · Critical access0.0035—13.3%14.8%—135 min—25Compare
T1Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro, NC · Acute care0.003——12.8%14.7%1.17192 min0.9250Compare
T1Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA · Acute care0.003312.2%8.6%15.6%0.88169 min0.94139Compare
T1Prosser Memorial HospitalProsser, WA · Critical access0.0034—12.4%15.2%—112 min—25Compare
T1Providence Medical CenterKansas City, KS · Acute care0.003211.9%9.7%14.7%0.90122 min0.97400Compare
T1Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColville, WA · Critical access0.0034—16.9%14.3%—150 min—25Compare
T1Riverside Shore Memorial HospitalOnancock, VA · Acute care0.003411.7%12.7%15.6%0.94141 min0.9252Compare
T1SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - ShawneeShawnee, OK · Acute care0.003412.4%11.7%13.7%0.90124 min0.9296Compare
T1Saint Francis Hospital Vinita, IncVinita, OK · Acute care0.0035—12.8%15.4%—100 min0.8350Compare
T1Saint John HospitalLeavenworth, KS · Acute care0.0033—11.8%15.5%—126 min0.8876Compare
T1Saint Thomas River Park HospitalMcminnville, TN · Acute care0.0033—12.5%14.5%0.95177 min1.07125Compare
T1Samaritan Lebanon Community HospitalLebanon, OR · Critical access0.0034—12.3%14.3%—179 min—49Compare
T1Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care0.003412.0%10.0%15.8%1.10148 min0.97182Compare
T1Sentara Halifax Regional HospitalSouth Boston, VA · Acute care0.0033—11.8%14.3%0.91160 min0.84192Compare
T1Sidney Health CenterSidney, MT · Critical access0.0034—10.4%14.7%—152 min—25Compare
T1Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville, CA · Acute care0.003211.5%12.2%14.9%1.08189 min1.02120Compare
T1Siloam Springs Regional HospitalSiloam Springs, AR · Acute care0.0033—11.0%14.8%0.9182 min0.9373Compare
T1Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care0.00319.2%7.9%14.5%0.86237 min1.35579Compare
T1Southern Tennessee Regional Health System LawrenceLawrenceburg, TN · Acute care0.0033—13.2%15.2%0.94129 min1.0796Compare
T1Southern Tennessee Regional Health System PulaskiPulaski, TN · Acute care0.0033—11.3%14.5%0.96120 min0.9495Compare
T1Southern Tennessee Regional Health System WinchestWinchester, TN · Acute care0.003312.1%9.7%14.5%1.26145 min1.01152Compare
T1St Joseph Medical CenterHouston, TX · Acute care0.0032——15.2%0.94180 min1.02792Compare
T1St Joseph's Hospital Of Buckhannon, IncBuckhannon, WV · Critical access0.0035—12.7%16.4%—141 min—51Compare
T1St Luke's Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land, TX · Acute care0.0032—8.7%15.5%0.98161 min1.16100Compare
T1St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · Acute care0.003310.5%10.5%16.2%0.84182 min1.05286Compare
T1St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · Acute care0.003212.8%10.4%17.0%0.90151 min0.96146Compare
T1St Marys HealthcareAmsterdam, NY · Acute care0.0033—9.3%15.4%1.04155 min1.07149Compare
T1Stoughton HospitalStoughton, WI · Critical access0.0035—12.2%14.9%—154 min—25Compare
T1Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care0.003311.3%9.8%16.2%0.96194 min0.97126Compare
T1Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica, GA · Acute care0.003311.2%9.7%15.9%1.05146 min1.0140Compare
T1The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care0.0034—14.5%15.2%0.94144 min0.9665Compare
T1Three Rivers Medical CenterLouisa, KY · Acute care0.0035—13.9%15.2%0.96164 min0.8890Compare
T1Tristar Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield, TN · Acute care0.003411.9%10.5%15.3%0.95142 min0.95109Compare
T1Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonia, GA · Acute care0.0034—11.6%14.7%0.95104 min0.9556Compare
T1UCF Lake Nona HospitalOrlando, FL · Acute care0.0033—10.9%14.7%1.18138 min0.9064Compare
T1UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenoaksGlendale Heights, IL · Acute care0.003311.4%10.1%15.2%0.85172 min1.08186Compare
T1UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care0.0032—11.9%16.0%1.28209 min0.97113Compare
T1UPMC WellsboroWellsboro, PA · Critical access0.0034—11.8%15.1%—192 min—39Compare
T1Val Verde Regional Medical CenterDel Rio, TX · Acute care0.003312.6%12.1%14.7%0.95198 min0.9993Compare
T1Vidant Chowan HospitalEdenton, NC · Critical access0.0034—9.5%14.5%—164 min—25Compare
T1Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care0.003413.2%21.9%14.3%0.91120 min0.9795Compare
T1Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville, GA · Acute care0.003311.9%7.9%14.3%1.02192 min0.91108Compare
T1West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County HospitalParis, TN · Acute care0.0034—13.4%14.0%0.97191 min1.01142Compare
T1White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · Acute care0.003313.2%12.6%14.7%2.03134 min0.99224Compare

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).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).