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Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest C. diff infections

72 Kentucky 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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72 hospitals ranked in Kentucky by c. diff infections; 31 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
51	Middlesboro ARH HospitalMiddlesboro, KY · Acute care	0.45, 28th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Middlesboro ARH Hospital
52	Harrison Memorial HospitalCynthiana, KY · Acute care	0.46, 27th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Harrison Memorial Hospital
53	Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical CenterDanville, KY · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.38, 59th percentile	0.25, 63rd percentile	0.69, 52nd percentile	—	1.46, 8th percentile	Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
54	Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical CenterLeitchfield, KY · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
55	The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY · Acute care	0.62, 16th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.88, 3rd percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	2.04, 5th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green)
56	Methodist Hospital Union CountyMorganfield, KY · Critical access	0.70, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Methodist Hospital Union County
57	Whitesburg ARH HospitalWhitesburg, KY · Acute care	0.70, 13th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Whitesburg ARH Hospital
58	ARH Our Lady Of The WayMartin, KY · Critical access	0.71, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare ARH Our Lady Of The Way
59	Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community HospitalGreenville, KY · Acute care	0.74, 11th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
60	Mary Breckinridge ARH HospitalHyden, KY · Critical access	0.79, 10th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital
61	Saint Joseph Mount SterlingMount Sterling, KY · Acute care	0.81, 9th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
62	Ohio County HospitalHartford, KY · Critical access	0.84, 8th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Ohio County Hospital
63	Baptist Health HardinElizabethtown, KY · Acute care	0.92, 7th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.61, 30th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.80, 33rd percentile	Compare Baptist Health Hardin
64	Breckinridge Memorial HospitalHardinsburg, KY · Critical access	0.96, 6th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
65	McDowell ARH HospitalMc Dowell, KY · Critical access	0.98, 6th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare McDowell ARH Hospital
66	Jennie Stuart Medical CenterHopkinsville, KY · Acute care	1.03, 5th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	2.01, 3rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Jennie Stuart Medical Center
67	Taylor Regional HospitalCampbellsville, KY · Acute care	1.14, 4th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	—	1.50, 4th percentile	1.96, 6th percentile	—	—	Compare Taylor Regional Hospital
68	Murray-Calloway County HospitalMurray, KY · Acute care	1.21, 3rd percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	—	0.61, 30th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Murray-Calloway County Hospital
69	Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical CenterSouth Williamson, KY · Acute care	1.47, 2nd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center
70	The Medical Center At FranklinFranklin, KY · Critical access	1.50, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare The Medical Center At Franklin
71	Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan HospitalStanford, KY · Critical access	2.00, 1st percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital
72	Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc.Mount Vernon, KY · Acute care	2.23, 1st percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc.

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).