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Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest C. diff infections

53 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: New England Baptist Hospital, Sturdy Memorial Hospital, UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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53 hospitals ranked in Massachusetts 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	New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare New England Baptist Hospital
T1	Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	2.42, 1st percentile	Compare Sturdy Memorial Hospital
T1	UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
T1	AdCare Hospital Of Worcester IncWorcester, MA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare AdCare Hospital Of Worcester Inc
5	Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care	0.04, 79th percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.89, 15th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.50, 7th percentile	Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center
6	Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Heywood Hospital -
7	Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center
8	Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	Compare Saint Anne's Hospital
9	Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	2.15, 3rd percentile	—	1.74, 5th percentile	Compare Falmouth Hospital
10	Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.79, 45th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Boston Medical Center-Brighton
11	Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	—	0.63, 29th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Holyoke Medical Center
12	MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.53, 13th percentile	—	1.61, 6th percentile	Compare MelroseWakefield Healthcare
13	Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care	0.26, 54th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.63, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Emerson Hospital -
14	Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.17, 9th percentile	—	—	1.34, 10th percentile	Compare Brown University Health Morton Hospital
15	South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care	0.26, 52nd percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.25, 70th percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	1.41, 17th percentile	—	0.56, 53rd percentile	Compare South Shore Hospital
16	Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Marlborough Hospital
17	Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.17, 76th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.58, 52nd percentile	Compare Berkshire Medical Center
18	Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care	0.34, 42nd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.78, 27th percentile	1.88, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.33, 73rd percentile	Compare Cambridge Health Alliance
19	Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · Acute care	0.34, 41st percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Anna Jaques Hospital
20	UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	2.23, 11th percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	Compare UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
21	Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care	0.37, 37th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	1.71, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.60, 50th percentile	Compare Holy Family Hospital
22	Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care	0.37, 37th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	1.25, 22nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Cape Cod Hospital
23	Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.67, 99th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.54, 56th percentile	Compare Newton-Wellesley Hospital
24	Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · Acute care	0.40, 33rd percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Milford Regional Medical Center
25	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.58, 4th percentile	—	—	0.88, 28th percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
26	Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	1.69, 1st percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	0.77, 54th percentile	0.67, 44th percentile	Compare Baystate Medical Center
27	Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care	0.43, 30th percentile	0.70, 98th percentile	0.23, 71st percentile	1.20, 8th percentile	—	—	0.39, 68th percentile	Compare Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital
28	North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care	0.46, 28th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.81, 19th percentile	2.01, 5th percentile	—	1.00, 21st percentile	Compare North Shore Medical Center -
29	Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care	0.50, 24th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Baystate Wing Hospital
30	Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.60, 39th percentile	0.71, 24th percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	0.33, 76th percentile	0.51, 58th percentile	Compare Brigham And Women's Hospital
31	Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care	0.54, 21st percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Mount Auburn Hospital
T32	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	0.56, 20th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.55, 44th percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	3.75, 2nd percentile	0.59, 51st percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
T32	Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care	0.56, 20th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 14th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.36, 70th percentile	Compare Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital
34	UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care	0.57, 20th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	—	—	0.49, 59th percentile	Compare UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals
35	Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.14, 77th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	0.43, 73rd percentile	0.44, 65th percentile	Compare Boston Medical Center
36	Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	—	0.63, 46th percentile	Compare Southcoast Hospitals Group
37	Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care	0.59, 19th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	—	—	1.01, 21st percentile	Compare Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
38	Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -Boston, MA · Acute care	0.59, 18th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -
39	Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · Acute care	0.60, 18th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Baystate Franklin Medical Center
40	Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care	0.60, 17th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	1.40, 17th percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	Compare Lowell General Hospital
41	Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care	0.61, 17th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.03, 11th percentile	1.12, 27th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Northeast Hospital Corporation
42	Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care	0.64, 16th percentile	1.32, 6th percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.63, 28th percentile	1.53, 13th percentile	0.78, 54th percentile	1.03, 20th percentile	Compare Tufts Medical Center
43	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care	0.64, 16th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	1.18, 8th percentile	0.60, 57th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
44	Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care	0.64, 15th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	2.64, 7th percentile	0.62, 47th percentile	Compare Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
45	MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care	0.66, 15th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	—	—	—	—	1.65, 6th percentile	Compare MetroWest Medical Center
46	Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care	0.68, 14th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	—	1.26, 12th percentile	Compare Winchester Hospital
47	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care	0.71, 12th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	1.28, 9th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.94, 3rd percentile	Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
48	Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care	0.72, 12th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.61, 38th percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	1.32, 20th percentile	0.68, 61st percentile	0.57, 53rd percentile	Compare Massachusetts General Hospital
49	Athol Memorial HospitalAthol, MA · Critical access	0.72, 12th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Athol Memorial Hospital
50	St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care	0.72, 12th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	Compare St Vincent 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).