Hospital rankings
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.
| # | 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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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 101 | Memorial Hospital Of Carbondale | 0.65, 15th percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 0.52, 47th percentile | 0.28, 61st percentile | 1.67, 11th percentile | — | 2.01, 2nd percentile | Compare Memorial Hospital Of Carbondale |
| 102 | Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center | 0.66, 15th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.95, 18th percentile | 2.02, 1st percentile | 0.48, 66th percentile | — | 1.16, 15th percentile | Compare Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center |
| 103 | St Josephs Hospital | 0.68, 14th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare St Josephs Hospital |
| 104 | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange | 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 |
| 105 | Saint Joseph Medical Center | 0.71, 13th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 0.59, 41st percentile | 1.61, 4th percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | — | 1.17, 15th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Medical Center |
| 106 | Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | 0.73, 12th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 1.11, 12th percentile | 0.47, 43rd percentile | 1.23, 23rd percentile | 0.99, 40th percentile | 0.58, 52nd percentile | Compare Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center |
| 107 | Deaconess Illinois Union County | 0.73, 12th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Deaconess Illinois Union County |
| 108 | Carle Health Proctor Hospital | 0.77, 10th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Carle Health Proctor Hospital |
| 109 | FHN Memorial Hospital | 0.78, 10th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare FHN Memorial Hospital |
| 110 | Red Bud Regional Hospital | 0.78, 10th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Red Bud Regional Hospital |
| 111 | St Joseph's Hospital | 0.80, 10th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare St Joseph's Hospital |
| 112 | Insight Hospital And Medical Center Chicago | 0.81, 9th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Insight Hospital And Medical Center Chicago |
| 113 | South Shore Hospital | 0.86, 8th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | 1.66, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | Compare South Shore Hospital |
| 114 | OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center | 1.12, 4th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center |
| 115 | Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations | 1.17, 4th percentile | — | — | 0.99, 12th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations |
| 116 | Carle Health Pekin Hospital | 1.23, 3rd percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Carle Health Pekin Hospital |
| 117 | Marshall Browning Hospital | 1.39, 2nd percentile | — | — | 0.45, 44th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Marshall Browning Hospital |
| 118 | Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital | 1.57, 2nd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital |
| 119 | Roseland Community Hospital | 2.04, 1st percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Roseland Community Hospital |
| 120 | Wabash General Hospital 1 | 2.59, 0th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Wabash General Hospital 1 |
| 121 | Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1 | 2.62, 0th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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).
- 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).