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Hospitals in Minnesota with the lowest C. diff infections

60 Minnesota hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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60 hospitals ranked in Minnesota by c. diff infections; 76 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
51Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care0.7844—11.8%14.3%0.97152 min0.8350Compare
52Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · Acute care0.7824—15.2%15.3%1.02142 min0.8657Compare
53Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls, MN · Critical access0.80—5——15.2%—85 min—15Compare
54Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care0.8044—10.4%14.3%0.95150 min0.8554Compare
55Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care1.0944—11.3%14.8%0.96135 min0.8761Compare
56Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care1.2144—10.8%14.6%0.96144 min0.8437Compare
57Community Memorial HospitalCloquet, MN · Critical access1.27—4——15.2%—123 min—36Compare
58Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague, MN · Critical access1.8025—9.8%14.8%—117 min—25Compare
59Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca, MN · Critical access2.04—5——14.5%—94 min—25Compare
60Welia HealthMora, MN · Critical access2.1635——14.6%—137 min—49Compare

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).