Hospital rankings
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.
| # | 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 | ||
| 51 | Hannibal Regional Hospital | 0.43, 30th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | — | 0.81, 19th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Hannibal Regional Hospital |
| 52 | Cox Medical Centers | 0.47, 27th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 0.53, 38th percentile | 0.60, 57th percentile | 0.80, 51st percentile | 0.20, 79th percentile | Compare Cox Medical Centers |
| 53 | Freeman Health System - Freeman West | 0.49, 25th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.19, 74th percentile | 0.74, 23rd percentile | 0.77, 46th percentile | 1.55, 26th percentile | 0.58, 52nd percentile | Compare Freeman Health System - Freeman West |
| 54 | Mercy Hospital Southeast | 0.57, 20th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.63, 55th percentile | — | 0.51, 58th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Southeast |
| 55 | Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 0.58, 19th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 0.62, 38th percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 0.33, 74th percentile | — | 0.55, 55th percentile | Compare Missouri Baptist Medical Center |
| 56 | Mercy Hospital Aurora | 0.64, 16th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Mercy Hospital Aurora |
| 57 | Golden Valley Memorial Hospital | 0.65, 15th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Golden Valley Memorial Hospital |
| 58 | Barnes Jewish Hospital | 0.65, 15th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.79, 26th percentile | 0.55, 35th percentile | 1.25, 22nd percentile | 1.36, 30th percentile | 0.73, 39th percentile | Compare Barnes Jewish Hospital |
| 59 | Ozarks Healthcare | 0.70, 13th percentile | 1.49, 2nd percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Ozarks Healthcare |
| 60 | Hedrick Medical Center | 0.73, 12th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Hedrick Medical Center |
| 61 | Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital | 0.75, 11th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 1.04, 14th percentile | 0.79, 20th percentile | 0.84, 41st percentile | — | 0.73, 38th percentile | Compare Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital |
| 62 | Moberly Regional Medical Center | 0.87, 7th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Moberly Regional Medical Center |
| 63 | Mercy Hospital Carthage | 0.97, 6th percentile | — | — | 0.93, 14th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Mercy Hospital Carthage |
| 64 | Cass Regional Medical Center | 1.06, 5th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Cass Regional Medical Center |
| 65 | Parkland Health Center | 1.11, 4th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.03, 11th percentile | — | — | 2.99, 0th percentile | Compare Parkland Health Center |
| 66 | Missouri Delta Medical Center | 1.44, 2nd percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | 0.46, 44th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Missouri Delta Medical Center |
| 67 | Texas County Memorial Hospital | 1.55, 2nd percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Texas County Memorial Hospital |
| 68 | Cameron Regional Medical Center | 1.57, 2nd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Cameron Regional Medical Center |
| 69 | Washington County Memorial Hospital | 1.95, 1st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Washington County Memorial 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).