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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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#	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	Huggins HospitalWolfeboro, NH · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Huggins Hospital
T1	New London HospitalNew London, NH · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare New London Hospital
T1	Concord Hospital- FranklinFranklin, NH · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Concord Hospital- Franklin
4	Southern NH Medical CenterNashua, NH · Acute care	0.26, 52nd percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.72, 30th percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	1.12, 27th percentile	—	0.60, 49th percentile	Compare Southern NH Medical Center
5	Exeter Hospital IncExeter, NH · Acute care	0.29, 49th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.38, 5th percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	—	0.67, 44th percentile	Compare Exeter Hospital Inc
6	St Joseph HospitalNashua, NH · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	1.45, 15th percentile	—	0.42, 66th percentile	Compare St Joseph Hospital
7	Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth, NH · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.25, 64th percentile	1.05, 29th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Portsmouth Regional Hospital
8	Parkland Medical CenterDerry, NH · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Parkland Medical Center
9	Wentworth-Douglass HospitalDover, NH · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
10	Elliot HospitalManchester, NH · Acute care	0.43, 30th percentile	1.31, 6th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 12th percentile	1.05, 30th percentile	1.51, 26th percentile	0.27, 76th percentile	Compare Elliot Hospital
11	Cheshire Medical CenterKeene, NH · Acute care	0.47, 27th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	—	0.86, 16th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Cheshire Medical Center
12	Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Acute care	0.48, 26th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.79, 26th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	1.70, 10th percentile	3.35, 3rd percentile	0.44, 64th percentile	Compare Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
13	Androscoggin Valley HospitalBerlin, NH · Critical access	0.59, 18th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Androscoggin Valley Hospital
14	Frisbie Memorial HospitalRochester, NH · Acute care	0.60, 18th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Frisbie Memorial Hospital
15	Catholic Medical CenterManchester, NH · Acute care	0.62, 17th percentile	1.39, 4th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.36, 70th percentile	Compare Catholic Medical Center
16	Alice Peck Day Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Critical access	0.64, 15th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
17	The Memorial HospitalNorth Conway, NH · Critical access	0.67, 14th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare The Memorial Hospital
18	Monadnock Community HospitalPeterborough, NH · Critical access	0.70, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Monadnock Community Hospital
19	Concord HospitalConcord, NH · Acute care	0.77, 10th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.54, 37th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.25, 77th percentile	Compare Concord Hospital
20	Concord Hospital- LaconiaLaconia, NH · Acute care	0.83, 9th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.69, 25th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	—	Compare Concord Hospital- Laconia
21	Speare Memorial HospitalPlymouth, NH · Critical access	1.30, 3rd percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Speare 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).