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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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#	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	Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Center
T1	MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.29, 75th percentile	Compare MedStar Harbor Hospital
T1	MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.20, 74th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	—	0.93, 25th percentile	Compare MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
4	Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care	0.08, 76th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	0.28, 67th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Northwest Hospital Center
5	UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care	0.10, 74th percentile	1.31, 6th percentile	0.13, 77th percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	Compare UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
6	MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.19, 10th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare MedStar Saint Mary's Hospital
7	Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center And HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center And Hospital
8	MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	1.41, 4th percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	Compare MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
9	Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · Acute care	0.21, 61st percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.45, 54th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	1.03, 31st percentile	2.27, 10th percentile	0.36, 70th percentile	Compare Meritus Medical Center
10	Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · Acute care	0.25, 55th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.14, 77th percentile	0.41, 48th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	Compare Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
11	Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.76, 28th percentile	1.46, 5th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	1.30, 11th percentile	Compare Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
12	MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.38, 60th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	—	—	0.71, 41st percentile	Compare MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
13	University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	1.60, 1st percentile	1.51, 6th percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	—	0.66, 45th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center
14	MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.67, 43rd percentile	Compare MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
T15	Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	0.30, 75th percentile	—	1.10, 18th percentile	Compare Saint Agnes Hospital
T15	Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.49, 2nd percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	0.41, 69th percentile	2.12, 13th percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	Compare Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
17	University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	1.40, 17th percentile	—	1.04, 19th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
T18	Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick, MD · Acute care	0.31, 46th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Calverthealth Medical Center
T18	Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care	0.31, 46th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.63, 47th percentile	Compare Frederick Health Hospital
20	Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care	0.31, 46th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.96, 13th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	—	0.79, 34th percentile	Compare Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
21	Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
22	University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.91, 14th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	1.54, 26th percentile	0.59, 50th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Medical Center
23	Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute care	0.34, 41st percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Union Hospital Of Cecil County
24	Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	1.75, 9th percentile	—	0.26, 76th percentile	Compare Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
25	The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.36, 39th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.82, 25th percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	0.65, 62nd percentile	0.30, 74th percentile	Compare The Johns Hopkins Hospital
26	Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care	0.37, 37th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Atlantic General Hospital
27	University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.72, 98th percentile	1.51, 6th percentile	0.67, 26th percentile	1.00, 31st percentile	—	0.66, 45th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center
28	University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.40, 34th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	2.08, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	1.49, 8th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus
29	Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.41, 33rd percentile	1.60, 1st percentile	0.63, 37th percentile	0.26, 62nd percentile	1.91, 6th percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	Compare Greater Baltimore Medical Center
30	Walter Reed National Military Medical CenBethesda, MD · Military	0.41, 33rd percentile	—	0.25, 70th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Walter Reed National Military Medical Cen
31	Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care	0.42, 32nd percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.99, 16th percentile	1.29, 6th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	1.87, 16th percentile	0.83, 32nd percentile	Compare Holy Cross Hospital
T32	Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.32, 65th percentile	0.82, 19th percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.24, 77th percentile	Compare Suburban Hospital
T32	Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.41, 48th percentile	0.77, 46th percentile	—	0.35, 71st percentile	Compare Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
34	Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.89, 21st percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	1.70, 10th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.72, 39th percentile	Compare Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
35	University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.50, 40th percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	—	1.26, 12th percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At Easton
36	Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care	0.55, 21st percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.53, 62nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Carroll Hospital Center
37	Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.56, 20th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.95, 17th percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	—	1.20, 14th percentile	Compare Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
38	Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care	0.56, 20th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.89, 15th percentile	1.03, 30th percentile	—	0.62, 48th percentile	Compare Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Inc
39	University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care	0.57, 20th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center
40	MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
41	Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care	0.79, 10th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.57, 43rd percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	0.46, 67th percentile	0.13, 78th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center Inc
42	Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care	2.12, 1st percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Garrett 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).