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Hospitals in Maine with the lowest C. diff infections

25 Maine hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: St Mary's Regional Medical Center, York Hospital, Bridgton Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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25 hospitals ranked in Maine by c. diff infections; 11 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	St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Mary's Regional Medical Center
T1	York HospitalYork, ME · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare York Hospital
T1	Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Bridgton Hospital
T1	Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield, ME · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
T1	Northern Light C A Dean HospitalGreenville, ME · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Northern Light C A Dean Hospital
T1	Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Northern Maine Medical Center
T1	Rumford HospitalRumford, ME · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Rumford Hospital
8	Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · Acute care	0.10, 75th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.95, 23rd percentile	Compare Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital
9	Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Acute care	0.11, 73rd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.24, 10th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.88, 38th percentile	1.81, 18th percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	Compare Maine General Medical Center
10	Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
11	Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	1.52, 4th percentile	0.96, 33rd percentile	1.78, 19th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
12	Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Cary Medical Center
13	Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington, ME · Critical access	0.31, 45th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	1.94, 6th percentile	—	—	Compare Mainehealth Franklin Hospital
14	St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	1.65, 3rd percentile	2.12, 4th percentile	—	0.67, 43rd percentile	Compare St Joseph Hospital
15	Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.50, 48th percentile	0.98, 12th percentile	0.19, 79th percentile	—	0.61, 49th percentile	Compare Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
16	Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.69, 32nd percentile	0.12, 73rd percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Central Maine Medical Center
17	LincolnHealthDamariscotta, ME · Critical access	0.39, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare LincolnHealth
18	Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast, ME · Critical access	0.44, 29th percentile	—	—	0.75, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Mainehealth Waldo Hospital
19	Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · Acute care	0.49, 25th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital
20	Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft, ME · Critical access	0.50, 25th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Northern Light Mayo Hospital
21	Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	—	0.94, 24th percentile	Compare Northern Light Mercy Hospital
22	Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · Critical access	0.96, 6th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Mainehealth Stephens Hospital
23	Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton, ME · Critical access	1.06, 5th percentile	—	—	1.32, 6th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Houlton Regional Hospital
24	Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle, ME · Acute care	1.66, 2nd percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Northern Light A R Gould Hospital
25	Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan, ME · Critical access	1.82, 1st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Redington Fairview General 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).