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Hospitals in Illinois with the lowest C. diff infections

121 Illinois hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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121 hospitals ranked in Illinois by c. diff infections; 72 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	C. diff infectionslower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
101	Memorial Hospital Of CarbondaleCarbondale, IL · Acute care	0.65, 15th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	16.1%, 6th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	161 min, 41st percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	140	Compare Memorial Hospital Of Carbondale
102	Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon, IL · Acute care	0.66, 15th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.8%, 5th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	210 min, 15th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	203	Compare Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
103	St Josephs HospitalBreese, IL · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	96	Compare St Josephs Hospital
104	UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La GrangeLa Grange, IL · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	10.0%, 70th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	163 min, 40th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	223	Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange
105	Saint Joseph Medical CenterJoliet, IL · Acute care	0.71, 13th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.37, 4th percentile	197 min, 20th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	443	Compare Saint Joseph Medical Center
106	Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL · Acute care	0.73, 12th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	7.6%, 96th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	229 min, 9th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	695	Compare Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
107	Deaconess Illinois Union CountyAnna, IL · Critical access	0.73, 12th percentile	—	—	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	—	126 min, 69th percentile	—	25	Compare Deaconess Illinois Union County
108	Carle Health Proctor HospitalPeoria, IL · Acute care	0.77, 10th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	13.3%, 99th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	150 min, 49th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	305	Compare Carle Health Proctor Hospital
109	FHN Memorial HospitalFreeport, IL · Acute care	0.78, 10th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	12.1%, 28th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	186 min, 26th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	203	Compare FHN Memorial Hospital
110	Red Bud Regional HospitalRed Bud, IL · Critical access	0.78, 10th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.8%, 54th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	—	122 min, 72nd percentile	—	25	Compare Red Bud Regional Hospital
111	St Joseph's HospitalHighland, IL · Critical access	0.80, 10th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.4%, 23rd percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	—	—	—	25	Compare St Joseph's Hospital
112	Insight Hospital And Medical Center ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care	0.81, 9th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	—	9.5%, 79th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	170 min, 35th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	494	Compare Insight Hospital And Medical Center Chicago
113	South Shore HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.86, 8th percentile	—	—	—	—	16.7%, 2nd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	224 min, 10th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	137	Compare South Shore Hospital
114	OSF Saint Katharine Medical CenterDixon, IL · Acute care	1.12, 4th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	180 min, 29th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	80	Compare OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center
115	Ferrell Hospital Community FoundationsEldorado, IL · Critical access	1.17, 4th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	—	—	11.9%, 32nd percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	—	—	—	25	Compare Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations
116	Carle Health Pekin HospitalPekin, IL · Acute care	1.23, 3rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	15.1%, 3rd percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	115 min, 78th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	132	Compare Carle Health Pekin Hospital
117	Marshall Browning HospitalDu Quoin, IL · Critical access	1.39, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	—	15.3%, 28th percentile	—	—	—	25	Compare Marshall Browning Hospital
118	Abraham Lincoln Memorial HospitalLincoln, IL · Critical access	1.57, 2nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.3%, 64th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	—	137 min, 59th percentile	—	15	Compare Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
119	Roseland Community HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	2.04, 1st percentile	1, 3rd percentile	1, 1st percentile	—	9.6%, 77th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	246 min, 6th percentile	1.13, 5th percentile	162	Compare Roseland Community Hospital
120	Wabash General Hospital 1Mount Carmel, IL · Critical access	2.59, 0th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	10.1%, 68th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	112 min, 81st percentile	—	25	Compare Wabash General Hospital 1
121	Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1Fairfield, IL · Critical access	2.62, 0th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	—	12.2%, 27th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	—	101 min, 89th percentile	—	15	Compare Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1

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).