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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 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
T1Windham Community Memorial HospitalWillimantic, CT · Acute care0.0033—11.2%15.2%0.93138 min0.94130Compare
T1Woodlawn HospitalRochester, IN · Critical access0.003———15.0%—175 min—25Compare
T1Wythe County Community HospitalWytheville, VA · Acute care0.0034—11.3%13.9%0.96148 min0.92100Compare
T1AdventHealth Lake WalesLake Wales, FL · Acute care0.0023—10.3%15.0%1.04126 min0.98118Compare
T1Adventist Health DelanoDelano, CA · Acute care0.0023—9.8%15.0%1.02150 min0.96156Compare
T1Anaheim Global Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care0.002———14.7%0.97157 min1.24189Compare
T1Auburn Community HospitalAuburn, NY · Acute care0.0022—12.9%15.6%1.05224 min0.9599Compare
T1Avera St Mary's HospitalPierre, SD · Acute care0.0024—14.8%14.3%1.07127 min0.9360Compare
T1Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton, MO · Acute care0.0022—14.7%16.2%0.8998 min0.9971Compare
T1Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care0.0023—13.3%17.4%0.93121 min1.2649Compare
T1CHI St Alexius Health DickinsonDickinson, ND · Critical access0.0023—11.8%13.6%—174 min—25Compare
T1Canyon Vista Medical CenterSierra Vista, AZ · Acute care0.002213.4%11.0%15.3%0.97201 min1.03100Compare
T1Carle Richland Memorial HospitalOlney, IL · Critical access0.0024—12.4%15.2%—115 min——Compare
T1Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · Acute care0.00219.6%6.0%17.3%0.82188 min1.09346Compare
T1Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care0.0022—9.7%15.5%0.92172 min0.96137Compare
T1Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At WindberWindber, PA · Acute care0.002412.0%14.0%15.5%0.98141 min1.0254Compare
T1Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Ste Marie, MI · Acute care0.0024—11.2%15.3%1.15128 min0.8682Compare
T1Christus Spohn Hospital BeevilleBeeville, TX · Acute care0.0022—10.8%15.4%0.98146 min1.1669Compare
T1Christus Spohn Hospital KlebergKingsville, TX · Acute care0.0024—10.5%14.9%1.04188 min1.0196Compare
T1Crescent Medical Center LancasterLancaster, TX · Acute care0.002———14.9%1.17160 min1.1184Compare
T1Dameron HospitalStockton, CA · Acute care0.002212.0%13.5%14.8%0.89152 min1.05211Compare
T1Desert View HospitalPahrump, NV · Critical access0.0022—10.8%17.0%—163 min—25Compare
T1Desoto Memorial HospitalArcadia, FL · Acute care0.0024—10.9%15.1%0.98136 min1.0949Compare
T1Doctors Center Hospital Orlando Health DoradoDorado, PR · Acute care0.0023——15.3%—328 min—160Compare
T1Dukes Memorial HospitalPeru, IN · Critical access0.002——11.5%15.2%—129 min—25Compare
T1ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care0.002211.7%9.5%14.6%0.92212 min0.99206Compare
T1Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall, MO · Acute care0.0023—12.5%15.6%0.9784 min0.8360Compare
T1Gateway Regional Medical CenterGranite City, IL · Acute care0.002——11.8%15.4%0.96140 min1.00406Compare
T1HCA Florida Blake HospitalBradenton, FL · Acute care0.002212.4%10.6%16.4%0.92127 min1.06383Compare
T1HCA Florida Lehigh HospitalLehigh Acres, FL · Acute care0.0021—9.8%15.1%0.93136 min0.9553Compare
T1HCA Florida South Shore HospitalSun City Center, FL · Acute care0.002212.8%10.2%15.9%0.99146 min0.98112Compare
T1HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston, TX · Acute care0.002212.6%9.9%15.6%1.14147 min1.07423Compare
T1Hardin Medical CenterSavannah, TN · Acute care0.0024—19.3%15.1%0.97159 min1.0058Compare
T1Hudson Regional HospitalSecaucus, NJ · Acute care0.0022—13.9%15.3%1.15166 min1.11200Compare
T1Insight Hospital And Medical Center ColdwaterColdwater, MI · Acute care0.0024—15.8%14.8%0.95150 min0.91110Compare
T1Insight Hospital And Medical Center TrumbullWarren, OH · Acute care0.002—11.3%11.9%15.7%0.84189 min1.04—Compare
T1Integris Health Ponca CityPonca City, OK · Acute care0.0023—10.6%14.4%1.08128 min1.00140Compare
T1Kansas Medical Center LLCAndover, KS · Acute care0.002312.8%13.8%15.1%0.78162 min1.0358Compare
T1Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care0.0025—17.0%14.4%1.12125 min0.8849Compare
T1Lincoln County Medical CenterRuidoso, NM · Critical access0.0024—11.9%14.7%—146 min—25Compare
T1Livingston Regional HospitalLivingston, TN · Acute care0.0023—9.5%14.9%0.96114 min1.09110Compare
T1Lubbock Heart Hospital LPLubbock, TX · Acute care0.002411.7%14.4%15.4%1.31159 min1.0974Compare
T1Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care0.002211.1%9.5%15.5%0.97168 min1.01102Compare
T1Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-BD)Beaver Dam, WI · Acute care0.0023—15.6%14.9%0.95183 min0.86125Compare
T1MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care0.00229.8%9.0%15.0%1.03356 min—239Compare
T1Medical City North HillsNorth Richland Hills, TX · Acute care0.002312.1%11.4%15.3%1.08127 min1.02140Compare
T1Medical City WeatherfordWeatherford, TX · Acute care0.002311.6%11.7%15.0%0.91136 min1.08103Compare
T1Mercy Hospital PerryPerryville, MO · Critical access0.0024—10.1%15.2%—135 min—25Compare
T1Mesa View Regional HospitalMesquite, NV · Critical access0.0023—10.2%15.2%—144 min—25Compare
T1Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalSullivan, MO · Critical access0.0024—16.1%16.5%—175 min—50Compare

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).