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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. Leading: Baptist Health Lagrange, Spring View Hospital, St Elizabeth Ft Thomas. 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
T1	Baptist Health LagrangeLa Grange, KY · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	1.63, 11th percentile	—	—	Compare Baptist Health Lagrange
T1	Spring View HospitalLebanon, KY · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Spring View Hospital
T1	St Elizabeth Ft ThomasFort Thomas, KY · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.86, 16th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas
T1	CHI Saint Joseph Berea NfBerea, KY · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf
T1	Livingston Hospital And Healthcare Services, IncSalem, KY · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Livingston Hospital And Healthcare Services, Inc
T1	Marcum And Wallace Memorial HospitalIrvine, KY · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Marcum And Wallace Memorial Hospital
T1	Meadowview Regional Medical CenterMaysville, KY · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Meadowview Regional Medical Center
T1	CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial HospitalBardstown, KY · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital
T1	Casey County HospitalLiberty, KY · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.83, 18th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Casey County Hospital
T1	Georgetown Community HospitalGeorgetown, KY · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Georgetown Community Hospital
T1	Three Rivers Medical CenterLouisa, KY · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Three Rivers Medical Center
T1	Paintsville ARH HospitalPaintsville, KY · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Paintsville ARH Hospital
T1	Saint Joseph EastLexington, KY · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Saint Joseph East
T1	The Medical Center At RussellvilleRussellville, KY · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare The Medical Center At Russellville
T1	Monroe County Medical CenterTompkinsville, KY · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Monroe County Medical Center
T1	Blanchfield ACH (Ft Campbell)Fort Campbell, KY · Military	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Blanchfield ACH (Ft Campbell)
T1	Jane Todd Crawford HospitalGreensburg, KY · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	1.84, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Jane Todd Crawford Hospital
T1	Knox County HospitalBarbourville, KY · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Knox County Hospital
T1	The Medical Center At ScottsvilleScottsville, KY · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare The Medical Center At Scottsville
20	Baptist Health LexingtonLexington, KY · Acute care	0.07, 77th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	1.25, 7th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	1.13, 17th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Lexington
21	St Elizabeth FlorenceFlorence, KY · Acute care	0.08, 76th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.74, 38th percentile	Compare St Elizabeth Florence
T22	Saint Joseph HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care	0.08, 76th percentile	1.35, 5th percentile	0.82, 24th percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	0.13, 81st percentile	—	1.15, 16th percentile	Compare Saint Joseph Hospital
T22	Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, KY · Acute care	0.08, 76th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.63, 56th percentile	—	0.63, 47th percentile	Compare Deaconess Henderson Hospital
24	Saint Joseph LondonLondon, KY · Acute care	0.09, 76th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.86, 39th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Saint Joseph London
25	Tristar Greenview Regional HospitalBowling Green, KY · Acute care	0.10, 75th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital
26	T J Samson Community HospitalGlasgow, KY · Acute care	0.11, 74th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.77, 35th percentile	Compare T J Samson Community Hospital
27	Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalSomerset, KY · Acute care	0.12, 72nd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.42, 47th percentile	1.38, 18th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.38, 68th percentile	Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
28	Frankfort Regional Medical CenterFrankfort, KY · Acute care	0.13, 72nd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Frankfort Regional Medical Center
29	Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonville, KY · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.65, 3rd percentile	0.86, 40th percentile	—	0.98, 22nd percentile	Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
30	Baptist Health RichmondRichmond, KY · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Baptist Health Richmond
31	Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.78, 27th percentile	0.89, 15th percentile	1.90, 6th percentile	—	1.43, 9th percentile	Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
32	Jackson Purchase Medical CenterMayfield, KY · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	—	2.60, 0th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Jackson Purchase Medical Center
33	Baptist Health PaducahPaducah, KY · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.61, 30th percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Paducah
34	St Claire Regional Medical CenterMorehead, KY · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	1.27, 9th percentile	1.60, 4th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center
35	Owensboro Health Regional HospitalOwensboro, KY · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	2.44, 2nd percentile	—	0.40, 68th percentile	Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
36	Baptist Health CorbinCorbin, KY · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.78, 9th percentile	—	0.41, 67th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Corbin
37	Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY · Acute care	0.26, 52nd percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.60, 32nd percentile	1.60, 12th percentile	1.35, 31st percentile	0.92, 26th percentile	Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc
38	Hazard ARH Regional Medical CenterHazard, KY · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	1.85, 3rd percentile	1.23, 8th percentile	2.15, 4th percentile	—	0.98, 22nd percentile	Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
39	Clark Regional Medical CenterWinchester, KY · Acute care	0.31, 46th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.29, 8th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.97, 22nd percentile	Compare Clark Regional Medical Center
40	Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville, KY · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.57, 42nd percentile	0.63, 28th percentile	1.55, 13th percentile	—	0.47, 62nd percentile	Compare Baptist Health Louisville
41	University Of Kentucky HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care	0.32, 44th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.79, 26th percentile	0.44, 46th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	0.94, 43rd percentile	0.89, 28th percentile	Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital
42	Harlan ARH HospitalHarlan, KY · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Harlan ARH Hospital
43	St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood, KY · Acute care	0.34, 41st percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.61, 38th percentile	0.47, 43rd percentile	0.92, 36th percentile	1.24, 34th percentile	0.35, 71st percentile	Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood
44	University Of Louisville HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	1.59, 12th percentile	0.56, 68th percentile	1.28, 11th percentile	Compare University Of Louisville Hospital
45	Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville, KY · Acute care	0.37, 38th percentile	1.74, 1st percentile	1.25, 9th percentile	1.32, 6th percentile	1.30, 20th percentile	1.63, 23rd percentile	0.96, 23rd percentile	Compare Pikeville Medical Center
46	King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY · Acute care	0.41, 33rd percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.46, 53rd percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	0.82, 43rd percentile	—	0.99, 21st percentile	Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center
47	AdventHealthmanchesterManchester, KY · Acute care	0.42, 32nd percentile	1.31, 6th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare AdventHealthmanchester
48	UofL Health - Shelbyville HospitalShelbyville, KY · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital
49	Highlands ARH Regional Medical CenterPrestonsburg, KY · Acute care	0.43, 31st percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.36, 7th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.59, 51st percentile	Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
50	UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care	0.44, 29th percentile	1.26, 8th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	1.10, 28th percentile	—	0.91, 26th percentile	Compare UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth 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).