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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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#	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
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51	Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care	0.78, 10th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System In Red Wing
52	Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · Acute care	0.78, 10th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Winona Health Services
53	Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls, MN · Critical access	0.80, 10th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon Falls
54	Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care	0.80, 9th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
55	Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care	1.09, 4th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Olmsted Medical Center
56	Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care	1.21, 3rd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Northfield Hospital
57	Community Memorial HospitalCloquet, MN · Critical access	1.27, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Community Memorial Hospital
58	Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague, MN · Critical access	1.80, 1st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague
59	Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca, MN · Critical access	2.04, 1st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca
60	Welia HealthMora, MN · Critical access	2.16, 1st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Welia Health

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).