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Hospitals in New Hampshire with the lowest C. diff infections

21 New Hampshire hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Huggins Hospital, New London Hospital, Concord Hospital- Franklin. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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21 hospitals ranked in New Hampshire by c. diff infections; 6 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
T1Huggins HospitalWolfeboro, NH · Critical access0.0044—10.5%15.0%—169 min—25Compare
T1New London HospitalNew London, NH · Critical access0.0034—10.7%15.9%—160 min—25Compare
T1Concord Hospital- FranklinFranklin, NH · Critical access0.00————15.6%—130 min—25Compare
4Southern NH Medical CenterNashua, NH · Acute care0.262313.8%10.5%15.6%1.02218 min0.98188Compare
5Exeter Hospital IncExeter, NH · Acute care0.294314.5%10.9%14.0%1.00206 min0.97100Compare
6St Joseph HospitalNashua, NH · Acute care0.294311.0%12.9%14.5%0.92202 min1.02208Compare
7Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth, NH · Acute care0.293310.9%13.1%15.4%0.94132 min1.02209Compare
8Parkland Medical CenterDerry, NH · Acute care0.354310.5%7.7%15.5%0.87120 min0.9486Compare
9Wentworth-Douglass HospitalDover, NH · Acute care0.354410.2%11.6%15.2%0.75242 min0.94178Compare
10Elliot HospitalManchester, NH · Acute care0.432414.2%12.9%15.4%1.31291 min1.01296Compare
11Cheshire Medical CenterKeene, NH · Acute care0.474312.2%11.5%14.9%1.01214 min0.97169Compare
12Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Acute care0.483311.3%10.4%15.2%1.18264 min1.02396Compare
13Androscoggin Valley HospitalBerlin, NH · Critical access0.5924—14.6%14.3%—112 min—25Compare
14Frisbie Memorial HospitalRochester, NH · Acute care0.6034—10.3%14.6%0.98132 min0.86122Compare
15Catholic Medical CenterManchester, NH · Acute care0.624310.1%9.0%15.7%1.39221 min0.97330Compare
16Alice Peck Day Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Critical access0.6445—8.2%15.3%—118 min—25Compare
17The Memorial HospitalNorth Conway, NH · Critical access0.6744—12.2%15.4%—121 min—25Compare
18Monadnock Community HospitalPeterborough, NH · Critical access0.7024—13.1%14.9%—136 min—25Compare
19Concord HospitalConcord, NH · Acute care0.773313.5%12.6%15.2%0.96243 min1.00295Compare
20Concord Hospital- LaconiaLaconia, NH · Acute care0.833310.7%12.5%15.6%0.94197 min0.97143Compare
21Speare Memorial HospitalPlymouth, NH · Critical access1.3034—12.1%15.0%—136 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).