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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. Leading: Gibson Community Hospital, Midwestern Region Medical Center, Inc, OSF Holy Family Medical Center. 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	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
T1	Gibson Community HospitalGibson City, IL · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Gibson Community Hospital
T1	Midwestern Region Medical Center, IncZion, IL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	—	—	0.49, 65th percentile	—	—	Compare Midwestern Region Medical Center, Inc
T1	OSF Holy Family Medical CenterMonmouth, IL · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare OSF Holy Family Medical Center
T1	OSF Saint Anthony's Health CenterAlton, IL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center
T1	Saint James HospitalPontiac, IL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Saint James Hospital
T1	Mc Donough District HospitalMacomb, IL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mc Donough District Hospital
T1	UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenoaksGlendale Heights, IL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.90, 20th percentile	2.19, 1st percentile	—	—	—	Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks
T1	Carle Richland Memorial HospitalOlney, IL · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
T1	Gateway Regional Medical CenterGranite City, IL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Gateway Regional Medical Center
T1	Saint Anthony HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.85, 30th percentile	Compare Saint Anthony Hospital
T1	St Francis HospitalLitchfield, IL · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Francis Hospital
T1	Taylorville Memorial HospitalTaylorville, IL · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Taylorville Memorial Hospital
T1	Jackson Park HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Jackson Park Hospital
T1	St Marys HospitalDecatur, IL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.67, 1st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Marys Hospital
T1	Loretto HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Loretto Hospital
T1	St Joseph Memorial HospitalMurphysboro, IL · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.72, 24th percentile	—	—	—	Compare St Joseph Memorial Hospital
T1	Thorek Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Thorek Memorial Hospital
18	Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst, IL · Acute care	0.07, 77th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.11, 17th percentile	Compare Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
19	Humboldt Park HealthChicago, IL · Acute care	0.08, 77th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.13, 12th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Humboldt Park Health
20	Holy Cross HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.09, 76th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	3.39, 1st percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Holy Cross Hospital
21	Saint Joseph Hospital-ElginElgin, IL · Acute care	0.10, 75th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin
22	Presence St Marys HospitalKankakee, IL · Acute care	0.10, 75th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	—	—	Compare Presence St Marys Hospital
23	Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalDowners Grove, IL · Acute care	0.11, 74th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.75, 47th percentile	—	0.73, 38th percentile	Compare Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
24	Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care	0.11, 73rd percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	—	1.10, 28th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center
25	Memorial HospitalBelleville, IL · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	1.23, 23rd percentile	—	0.51, 58th percentile	Compare Memorial Hospital
26	Vista Medical Center EastWaukegan, IL · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Vista Medical Center East
27	Community First Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Community First Medical Center
28	OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical CenterEvergreen Park, IL · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	—	0.39, 68th percentile	Compare OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical Center
29	Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington, IL · Acute care	0.14, 71st percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
30	Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park, IL · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.74, 29th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.89, 27th percentile	Compare Rush Oak Park Hospital
31	St Johns HospitalSpringfield, IL · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.53, 2nd percentile	0.41, 56th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.25, 77th percentile	Compare St Johns Hospital
32	Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDekalb, IL · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.50, 48th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
33	Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest, IL · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	1.91, 2nd percentile	1.31, 20th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
34	St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates, IL · Acute care	0.18, 64th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.26, 77th percentile	0.99, 40th percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	Compare St Alexius Medical Center
35	St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham, IL · Acute care	0.18, 64th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.86, 17th percentile	—	—	—	Compare St Anthonys Memorial Hospital
36	Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	0.19, 64th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.97, 17th percentile	0.65, 27th percentile	1.82, 8th percentile	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	Compare Advocate Trinity Hospital
37	Advocate Sherman HospitalElgin, IL · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.90, 20th percentile	0.25, 64th percentile	1.05, 30th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Advocate Sherman Hospital
38	Loyola Gottlieb Memorial HospitalMelrose Park, IL · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.36, 53rd percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
T39	Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	—	1.22, 23rd percentile	—	1.05, 19th percentile	Compare Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago
T39	Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur, IL · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Decatur Memorial Hospital
41	Edward HospitalNaperville, IL · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.12, 78th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	2.70, 7th percentile	0.65, 45th percentile	Compare Edward Hospital
42	Javon Bea HospitalRockford, IL · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.55, 45th percentile	0.54, 37th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.32, 73rd percentile	Compare Javon Bea Hospital
43	Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville, IL · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	1.19, 10th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	—	0.66, 44th percentile	Compare Advocate Condell Medical Center
44	MacNeal HospitalBerwyn, IL · Acute care	0.24, 57th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.45, 67th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	Compare MacNeal Hospital
45	NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL · Acute care	0.24, 57th percentile	0.58, 100th percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	1.50, 27th percentile	0.25, 77th percentile	Compare NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital
46	Northwestern Medicine MCHenryMchenry, IL · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	0.75, 47th percentile	—	1.07, 19th percentile	Compare Northwestern Medicine MCHenry
T47	UChicago Medicine AdventHealth HinsdaleHinsdale, IL · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	1.51, 14th percentile	3.18, 4th percentile	0.34, 72nd percentile	Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale
T47	Heartland Regional Medical CenterMarion, IL · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Heartland Regional Medical Center
49	Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris, IL · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
50	Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana, IL · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	2.15, 4th percentile	—	0.20, 79th percentile	Compare Carle Foundation Hospital

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).