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Hospitals in Maryland with the lowest C. diff infections

42 Maryland hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Center, MedStar Harbor Hospital, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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42 hospitals ranked in Maryland by c. diff infections; 14 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalC. diff infectionslower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care0.0043—10.4%14.9%0.89202 min—37Compare
T1MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.004310.3%9.8%13.7%0.87212 min—376Compare
T1MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care0.00229.8%9.0%15.0%1.03356 min—239Compare
4Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care0.082211.4%12.6%14.6%1.30251 min—215Compare
5UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care0.102210.8%12.8%14.5%1.31239 min—219Compare
6MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care0.154311.8%13.1%13.3%0.88256 min—107Compare
7Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center And HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.17————14.1%———100Compare
8MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care0.183213.7%9.3%15.0%1.41367 min—405Compare
9Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · Acute care0.213312.2%11.5%15.9%0.82250 min—271Compare
10Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · Acute care0.252311.7%12.7%14.5%0.97204 min—331Compare
11Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care0.271211.2%9.3%15.4%0.94233 min—93Compare
12MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · Acute care0.273212.7%12.0%14.4%0.99259 min—165Compare
13University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care0.291210.9%9.9%15.2%1.60246 min—224Compare
14MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.303211.7%8.3%14.9%1.04247 min—208Compare
T15Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.303210.2%8.0%14.1%0.96——407Compare
T15Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.303212.2%11.9%13.7%1.49257 min—413Compare
17University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care0.305312.6%11.4%14.5%0.83——329Compare
T18Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick, MD · Acute care0.315411.6%7.7%14.3%1.09194 min—106Compare
T18Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care0.313213.8%10.9%14.1%1.23230 min—248Compare
20Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care0.314311.4%10.5%13.8%0.91177 min—362Compare
21Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · Acute care0.333313.7%10.4%14.9%1.08296 min—298Compare
22University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.333314.8%12.8%14.3%1.03309 min—816Compare
23Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute care0.344313.0%11.1%14.8%0.90228 min—166Compare
24Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · Acute care0.353310.8%8.9%15.1%0.96266 min—233Compare
25The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.365410.5%7.8%14.7%1.17308 min—1,025Compare
26Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care0.373413.2%14.6%14.9%0.82147 min—48Compare
27University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care0.395411.6%9.7%13.1%0.72264 min—238Compare
28University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.4032—11.2%14.4%0.98243 min—276Compare
29Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.415412.5%10.7%13.5%1.60228 min—303Compare
30Walter Reed National Military Medical CenBethesda, MD · Military0.41—4————184 min—725Compare
31Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care0.422312.0%12.5%15.5%1.00314 min—444Compare
T32Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · Acute care0.424310.3%11.0%14.5%1.13224 min—229Compare
T32Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care0.424311.9%11.8%13.6%0.91235 min—240Compare
34Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care0.503311.3%10.3%14.8%0.82245 min—370Compare
35University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care0.504212.7%9.9%12.6%0.86179 min—189Compare
36Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care0.553311.2%14.0%15.1%1.08214 min—158Compare
37Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.563312.6%10.0%13.7%1.14322 min—430Compare
38Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care0.563211.7%9.3%12.8%1.09272 min—182Compare
39University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care0.5733—14.3%13.6%0.82262 min—131Compare
40MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.685311.6%9.9%13.5%0.98218 min—370Compare
41Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.7933—10.1%15.5%1.00237 min—285Compare
42Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care2.124410.9%17.6%14.4%0.90126 min—33Compare

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).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).