Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Mississippi with the lowest C. diff infections
49 Mississippi hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital, Tippah County Hospital, Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | 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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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital |
| T1 | Tippah County Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Tippah County Hospital |
| T1 | Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed |
| T1 | King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven |
| T1 | Merit Health Central | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.87, 29th percentile | Compare Merit Health Central |
| T1 | Merit Health Madison | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Merit Health Madison |
| T1 | Tishomingo Health Services Inc | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Tishomingo Health Services Inc |
| T1 | Bolivar Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Bolivar Medical Center |
| T1 | Memorial Hospital Biloxi | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | — | 0.49, 40th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Memorial Hospital Biloxi |
| T1 | Merit Health River Oaks | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | Compare Merit Health River Oaks |
| T1 | Alliance Health Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Alliance Health Center |
| T1 | Anderson Regional Medical Center South Campus | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Anderson Regional Medical Center South Campus |
| 13 | Singing River Health System | 0.10, 75th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.32, 65th percentile | 0.73, 23rd percentile | 0.42, 69th percentile | 0.97, 41st percentile | 0.73, 38th percentile | Compare Singing River Health System |
| 14 | Merit Health River Region | 0.10, 74th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.17, 70th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Merit Health River Region |
| 15 | University Of Mississippi Medical Center | 0.17, 67th percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 0.88, 21st percentile | 0.58, 33rd percentile | 1.35, 19th percentile | 1.67, 22nd percentile | 0.71, 40th percentile | Compare University Of Mississippi Medical Center |
| 16 | St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 0.17, 65th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 0.53, 46th percentile | 0.30, 59th percentile | 0.97, 32nd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.71, 41st percentile | Compare St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital |
| 17 | Merit Health Wesley | 0.19, 64th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.46, 53rd percentile | 0.60, 31st percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.67, 44th percentile | Compare Merit Health Wesley |
| 18 | BMH-Golden Triangle | 0.24, 56th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.63, 29th percentile | 0.92, 35th percentile | 0.72, 57th percentile | 1.02, 20th percentile | Compare BMH-Golden Triangle |
| 19 | Ochsner Rush Hospital | 0.25, 54th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.58, 42nd percentile | 1.11, 10th percentile | 0.36, 73rd percentile | — | 0.78, 35th percentile | Compare Ochsner Rush Hospital |
| 20 | Memorial Hospital At Gulfport | 0.29, 49th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.60, 39th percentile | 0.88, 16th percentile | 0.86, 39th percentile | — | 1.07, 19th percentile | Compare Memorial Hospital At Gulfport |
| 21 | Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms | 0.30, 48th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.49, 50th percentile | 0.32, 58th percentile | 1.19, 24th percentile | — | 1.26, 12th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms |
| 22 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | 0.30, 47th percentile | 1.47, 3rd percentile | 0.66, 34th percentile | 0.56, 34th percentile | 1.18, 24th percentile | — | 0.71, 40th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto |
| 23 | Merit Health Natchez | 0.30, 47th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Merit Health Natchez |
| 24 | North Mississippi Medical Center | 0.36, 38th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 0.82, 24th percentile | 1.26, 7th percentile | 2.36, 2nd percentile | — | 0.28, 75th percentile | Compare North Mississippi Medical Center |
| 25 | Singing River Gulfport | 0.38, 36th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.75, 22nd percentile | 0.49, 65th percentile | — | 0.36, 70th percentile | Compare Singing River Gulfport |
| 26 | Anderson Regional Medical Center | 0.44, 29th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.60, 39th percentile | 0.17, 70th percentile | 0.37, 72nd percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Anderson Regional Medical Center |
| 27 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County | 0.46, 28th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County |
| 28 | Clay County Medical Corporation | 0.46, 28th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Clay County Medical Corporation |
| T29 | Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock | 0.52, 23rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock |
| T29 | Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center | 0.52, 23rd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.37, 53rd percentile | 2.96, 1st percentile | — | 2.80, 0th percentile | Compare Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center |
| 31 | Simpson General Hospital CAH | 0.52, 23rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Simpson General Hospital CAH |
| 32 | Delta Health System - The Medical Center | 0.53, 22nd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.43, 47th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Delta Health System - The Medical Center |
| 33 | Magnolia Regional Health Center | 0.57, 19th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.74, 23rd percentile | 4.20, 0th percentile | — | 1.14, 16th percentile | Compare Magnolia Regional Health Center |
| 34 | Forrest General Hospital | 0.58, 19th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 0.29, 60th percentile | 0.83, 42nd percentile | 1.27, 33rd percentile | 0.60, 49th percentile | Compare Forrest General Hospital |
| 35 | Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | 0.59, 18th percentile | 2.43, 0th percentile | 0.91, 19th percentile | 0.83, 18th percentile | 1.52, 14th percentile | 2.33, 10th percentile | 0.61, 48th percentile | Compare Mississippi Baptist Medical Center |
| 36 | North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory | 0.61, 17th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | — | — | 0.61, 57th percentile | — | — | Compare North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory |
| 37 | South Central Regional Medical Center | 0.68, 14th percentile | 2.19, 0th percentile | 0.39, 58th percentile | 0.63, 29th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 2.09, 2nd percentile | Compare South Central Regional Medical Center |
| 38 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville | 0.82, 9th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville |
| 39 | Copiah County Medical Center | 0.84, 8th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Copiah County Medical Center |
| 40 | George Regional Health System | 0.96, 6th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare George Regional Health System |
| 41 | Wayne General Hospital | 1.02, 5th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Wayne General Hospital |
| 42 | Highland Community Hospital | 1.07, 5th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | 1.91, 2nd percentile | — | — | — | Compare Highland Community Hospital |
| 43 | Franklin County Memorial Hospital | 1.19, 4th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Franklin County Memorial Hospital |
| 44 | Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County | 1.26, 3rd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County |
| 45 | North Sunflower Medical Center CAH | 1.31, 3rd percentile | — | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare North Sunflower Medical Center CAH |
| 46 | University Of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada | 1.53, 2nd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | 1.59, 4th percentile | — | — | — | Compare University Of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada |
| 47 | Pontotoc Health Service Inc CAH | 1.55, 2nd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Pontotoc Health Service Inc CAH |
| 48 | Covington County Hospital CAH | 1.60, 2nd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Covington County Hospital CAH |
| 49 | Field Health System | 4.37, 0th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Field Health System |
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).