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Hospitals in Missouri with the lowest C. diff infections

69 Missouri 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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69 hospitals ranked in Missouri by c. diff infections; 51 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
51Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal, MO · Acute care0.432410.3%11.4%16.7%1.16145 min0.9899Compare
52Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · Acute care0.473212.3%13.4%14.2%1.20219 min0.97867Compare
53Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Acute care0.492314.6%15.1%14.5%1.14228 min0.98410Compare
54Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care0.572312.1%15.0%15.1%0.92169 min1.01281Compare
55Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care0.585411.6%8.8%14.8%0.71262 min0.97494Compare
56Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora, MO · Critical access0.64—5——15.0%—129 min—53Compare
57Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton, MO · Acute care0.6533—11.4%14.6%0.97166 min0.9065Compare
58Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care0.654412.8%11.1%15.3%0.95277 min1.021,737Compare
59Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · Acute care0.702414.0%14.3%14.9%1.49182 min0.94120Compare
60Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe, MO · Critical access0.7345—11.6%14.9%—124 min—25Compare
61Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters, MO · Acute care0.753310.7%11.2%15.3%0.99253 min1.02111Compare
62Moberly Regional Medical CenterMoberly, MO · Acute care0.8723—11.1%15.2%0.95114 min0.94101Compare
63Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO · Critical access0.9744——15.1%—92 min—25Compare
64Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville, MO · Critical access1.0643——14.5%—131 min—35Compare
65Parkland Health CenterFarmington, MO · Acute care1.114411.2%10.8%15.3%0.83202 min0.96133Compare
66Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston, MO · Acute care1.4422—11.9%15.3%0.98202 min1.00188Compare
67Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston, MO · Acute care1.5524—13.1%15.7%0.98123 min0.9566Compare
68Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron, MO · Acute care1.5713—17.1%14.0%0.95108 min0.9860Compare
69Washington County Memorial HospitalPotosi, MO · Critical access1.95————15.5%—146 min—25Compare

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).