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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. Leading: Bothwell Regional Health Center, Cox Monett Hospital, St Mary's Medical Center. 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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#	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
T1	Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Bothwell Regional Health Center
T1	Cox Monett HospitalMonett, MO · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Cox Monett Hospital
T1	St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Mary's Medical Center
T1	Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Belton Regional Medical Center
T1	Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Fitzgibbon Hospital
T1	Mercy Hospital PerryPerryville, MO · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.83, 18th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Mercy Hospital Perry
T1	Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalSullivan, MO · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
T1	Northeast Regional Medical CenterKirksville, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Northeast Regional Medical Center
T1	Cox Barton County HospitalLamar, MO · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Cox Barton County Hospital
T1	Mercy Hospital LincolnTroy, MO · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mercy Hospital Lincoln
T1	Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada, MO · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Nevada Regional Medical Center
12	SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · Acute care	0.05, 79th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare SSM St Joseph Health Center
13	Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence, MO · Acute care	0.07, 77th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.76, 47th percentile	—	0.23, 78th percentile	Compare Centerpoint Medical Center
14	SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.07, 77th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	1.11, 12th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.78, 4th percentile	Compare SSM St Joseph Hospital West
15	SSM Health DePaul Hospital St LouisBridgeton, MO · Acute care	0.08, 77th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.12, 78th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	0.75, 54th percentile	0.79, 34th percentile	Compare SSM Health DePaul Hospital St Louis
T16	Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · Acute care	0.10, 75th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	1.43, 16th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Washington
T16	Poplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · Acute care	0.10, 75th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.88, 28th percentile	Compare Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
18	SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.90, 20th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	0.98, 32nd percentile	1.88, 16th percentile	0.74, 37th percentile	Compare SSM St Clare Health Center
19	Research Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.74, 29th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	1.65, 11th percentile	—	0.51, 58th percentile	Compare Research Medical Center
20	Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	1.10, 12th percentile	1.11, 10th percentile	1.26, 22nd percentile	—	0.88, 28th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Joplin
21	Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.75, 28th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.25, 78th percentile	—	1.12, 17th percentile	Compare Saint Francis Medical Center
22	Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	0.50, 72nd percentile	0.86, 30th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital St Louis
23	Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.19, 74th percentile	0.20, 68th percentile	1.46, 15th percentile	1.66, 22nd percentile	0.38, 69th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital South
24	Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care	0.18, 64th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.46, 53rd percentile	1.65, 3rd percentile	1.85, 7th percentile	—	1.42, 9th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Jefferson
T25	University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	0.94, 24th percentile	Compare University Health Lakewood Medical Center
T25	Liberty HospitalLiberty, MO · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	1.54, 13th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Liberty Hospital
27	Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · Acute care	0.22, 60th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Western Missouri Medical Center
28	SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.96, 17th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	—	1.12, 17th percentile	Compare SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
29	Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla, MO · Acute care	0.24, 57th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.43, 6th percentile	1.76, 2nd percentile	1.74, 10th percentile	—	0.89, 27th percentile	Compare Phelps County Regional Medical Center
T30	St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.49, 49th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	0.14, 81st percentile	0.91, 45th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City
T30	Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City, MO · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.99, 12th percentile	0.83, 42nd percentile	0.49, 72nd percentile	0.79, 35th percentile	Compare Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill
32	Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · Acute care	0.26, 52nd percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Lake Regional Health System
33	Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.79, 27th percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	—	—	Compare Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
34	Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.71, 50th percentile	—	—	Compare Lee's Summit Medical Center
35	SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	1.42, 3rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.13, 9th percentile	—	—	2.66, 1st percentile	Compare SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
36	Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · Acute care	0.28, 49th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	1.61, 5th percentile	1.16, 9th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	—	0.56, 54th percentile	Compare Saint Luke's East Hospital
37	Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City, MO · Acute care	0.29, 49th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	2.26, 3rd percentile	—	—	Compare Saint Lukes North Hospital
38	St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	3.89, 0th percentile	Compare St Joseph Medical Center
39	SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.49, 50th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	0.26, 77th percentile	0.42, 74th percentile	1.15, 16th percentile	Compare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis
40	Progress West HospitalOfallon, MO · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Progress West Hospital
41	Mosaic Life Care At St JosephSaint Joseph, MO · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	1.08, 13th percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	1.39, 17th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph
42	St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · Acute care	0.34, 42nd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	1.50, 27th percentile	0.64, 46th percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
43	Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Acute care	0.34, 42nd percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	1.09, 13th percentile	0.55, 35th percentile	1.19, 24th percentile	3.10, 4th percentile	0.52, 57th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Springfield
44	Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	0.35, 41st percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.13, 73rd percentile	1.06, 29th percentile	—	0.95, 24th percentile	Compare Christian Hospital Northeast
45	Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon, MO · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mercy Hospital Lebanon
46	NKC HealthNorth Kansas City, MO · Acute care	0.36, 39th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	0.55, 61st percentile	0.79, 53rd percentile	0.37, 70th percentile	Compare NKC Health
47	Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · Acute care	0.37, 38th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.56, 44th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Cox Medical Center Branson
48	Boone Hospital CenterColumbia, MO · Acute care	0.37, 37th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	0.52, 63rd percentile	0.60, 66th percentile	0.68, 43rd percentile	Compare Boone Hospital Center
49	Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · Acute care	0.38, 35th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Citizens Memorial Hospital
50	University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	0.77, 46th percentile	0.67, 61st percentile	0.76, 36th percentile	Compare University Of Missouri Health Care

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).