Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Montana with the lowest C. diff infections
13 Montana hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Holy Rosary Hospital, Logan Health - Whitefish, Sidney Health Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | C. diff infectionslower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | Holy Rosary Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | — | 130 min, 65th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Holy Rosary Hospital |
| T1 | Logan Health - Whitefish | 0.00, 90th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 16.4%, 1st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | 135 min, 61st percentile | — | 25 | Compare Logan Health - Whitefish |
| T1 | Sidney Health Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 152 min, 48th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Sidney Health Center |
| 4 | Logan Health Medical Center | 0.13, 71st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 15.0%, 3rd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 214 min, 13th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 160 | Compare Logan Health Medical Center |
| 5 | Billings Clinic Hospital | 0.23, 58th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 304 | Compare Billings Clinic Hospital |
| 6 | St Peters Health | 0.31, 45th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 179 min, 30th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 99 | Compare St Peters Health |
| 7 | St. Patrick Hospital | 0.32, 44th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 253 | Compare St. Patrick Hospital |
| 8 | Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital | 0.35, 40th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 286 | Compare Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital |
| 9 | Community Medical Center | 0.44, 29th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.55, 2nd percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 151 | Compare Community Medical Center |
| 10 | Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital | 0.45, 29th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 140 | Compare Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital |
| 11 | Benefis Hospitals Inc | 0.60, 18th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 15.0%, 3rd percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 398 | Compare Benefis Hospitals Inc |
| 12 | Great Falls Clinic Hospital | 0.82, 9th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 20 | Compare Great Falls Clinic Hospital |
| 13 | St James Hospital | 0.92, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 153 min, 47th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 98 | Compare St James 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).
- 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).