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Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest C. diff infections

35 Iowa hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Clarke County Hospital, Pella Regional Health Center, Spencer Municipal Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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35 hospitals ranked in Iowa by c. diff infections; 83 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	Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Clarke County Hospital
T1	Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Pella Regional Health Center
T1	Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Spencer Municipal Hospital
T1	WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Winnmed
T1	MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.31, 6th percentile	0.78, 27th percentile	0.75, 22nd percentile	1.41, 17th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
T1	Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Lakes Regional Healthcare
T1	Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
8	Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	—	0.55, 36th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Finley Hospital
9	Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.90, 20th percentile	1.62, 3rd percentile	—	—	0.73, 38th percentile	Compare Broadlawns Medical Center
10	Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care	0.22, 60th percentile	1.43, 3rd percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	1.14, 9th percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	—	0.77, 35th percentile	Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
11	Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	1.16, 11th percentile	0.54, 37th percentile	1.76, 9th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Allen Hospital
12	CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
13	MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.69, 25th percentile	2.95, 1st percentile	—	—	Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
14	University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care	0.31, 46th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	0.95, 13th percentile	—	—	1.91, 3rd percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
15	Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care	0.32, 45th percentile	1.53, 2nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.96, 33rd percentile	—	1.26, 12th percentile	Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
16	MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care	0.34, 41st percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
17	MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	0.77, 28th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.90, 27th percentile	Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
18	St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.33, 63rd percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	0.33, 74th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
19	University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	1.25, 8th percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.71, 51st percentile	0.70, 59th percentile	0.73, 38th percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
20	Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	0.45, 28th percentile	1.24, 8th percentile	1.12, 12th percentile	0.13, 73rd percentile	0.72, 49th percentile	—	1.12, 17th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
21	Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care	0.47, 27th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.26, 7th percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	—	0.86, 30th percentile	Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center
22	MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	0.48, 26th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	0.96, 33rd percentile	0.98, 40th percentile	1.23, 13th percentile	Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
23	St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.98, 17th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	0.34, 74th percentile	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
24	Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
25	MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	1.01, 16th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	0.79, 45th percentile	—	0.45, 63rd percentile	Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
26	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.19, 79th percentile	0.99, 40th percentile	0.87, 29th percentile	Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
27	Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.76, 21st percentile	1.55, 13th percentile	—	—	Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center
28	Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access	0.69, 13th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Cass County Memorial Hospital
29	St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · Critical access	0.76, 11th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home
30	Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care	0.86, 8th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ottumwa Regional Health Center
31	Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care	0.93, 6th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.36, 73rd percentile	—	—	Compare Trinity - Bettendorf
32	Myrtue Medical CenterHarlan, IA · Critical access	0.96, 6th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Myrtue Medical Center
33	Kossuth Regional Health CenterAlgona, IA · Critical access	0.96, 6th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Kossuth Regional Health Center
34	Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical access	0.97, 6th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Greater Regional Medical Center
35	Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care	1.38, 2nd percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Grinnell Regional Medical Center

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).