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Hospitals in New Mexico with the lowest C. diff infections

23 New Mexico hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Christus Southern New Mexico, Lincoln County Medical Center, Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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23 hospitals ranked in New Mexico by c. diff infections; 22 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	Christus Southern New MexicoAlamogordo, NM · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	0.79, 20th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Christus Southern New Mexico
T1	Lincoln County Medical CenterRuidoso, NM · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Lincoln County Medical Center
T1	Eastern New Mexico Medical CenterRoswell, NM · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
T1	Mimbres Valley Medical CenterDeming, NM · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Mimbres Valley Medical Center
T1	Presbyterian Espanola HospitalEspanola, NM · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Presbyterian Espanola Hospital
6	San Juan Regional Medical Center IncFarmington, NM · Acute care	0.22, 59th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	2.33, 1st percentile	1.63, 3rd percentile	2.24, 3rd percentile	—	1.76, 4th percentile	Compare San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc
7	Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.45, 64th percentile	Compare Memorial Medical Center
8	Carlsbad Medical CenterCarlsbad, NM · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Carlsbad Medical Center
9	Northern Navajo Medical CenterShiprock, NM · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Northern Navajo Medical Center
10	Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	1.37, 4th percentile	1.50, 6th percentile	1.03, 11th percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	—	1.09, 18th percentile	Compare Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center
11	Mountain View Regional Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · Acute care	0.34, 41st percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.24, 23rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Mountain View Regional Medical Center
12	Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	0.94, 18th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.29, 75th percentile	Compare Lovelace Medical Center
13	Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care	0.40, 34th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	1.22, 8th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Lovelace Women's Hospital
14	Holy Cross Hospital A Division Of Taos Health SystemsTaos, NM · Critical access	0.56, 20th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Holy Cross Hospital A Division Of Taos Health Systems
15	Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care	0.62, 16th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Lovelace Westside Hospital
16	Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care	0.65, 15th percentile	1.47, 3rd percentile	1.04, 14th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	1.35, 19th percentile	1.98, 15th percentile	0.57, 52nd percentile	Compare Presbyterian Hospital
17	Gila Regional Medical CenterSilver City, NM · Critical access	0.87, 8th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Gila Regional Medical Center
18	UNM HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care	0.88, 7th percentile	1.51, 2nd percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	1.58, 13th percentile	0.46, 72nd percentile	0.94, 24th percentile	Compare UNM Hospital
19	Gallup Indian Medical CenterGallup, NM · Acute care	0.93, 6th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Gallup Indian Medical Center
20	Plains Regional Medical CenterClovis, NM · Acute care	0.99, 5th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Plains Regional Medical Center
21	Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLCLas Cruces, NM · Acute care	1.05, 5th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC
22	Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM · Acute care	1.22, 3rd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	1.44, 16th percentile	—	—	Compare Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center
23	Covenant Health Hobbs HospitalHobbs, NM · Acute care	2.26, 1st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Covenant Health Hobbs 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).