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Hospitals in New York with the lowest C. diff infections

126 New York hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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126 hospitals ranked in New York by c. diff infections; 66 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
51	Harlem Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	2, 17th percentile	1, 1st percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	144 min, 53rd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	268	Compare Harlem Hospital Center
52	Woodhull Medical & Mental Health CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	—	8.8%, 88th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	1.40, 4th percentile	198 min, 20th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	411	Compare Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center
53	Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, IncBinghamton, NY · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.50, 2nd percentile	219 min, 12th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	267	Compare Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc
54	North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	7.9%, 95th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	252 min, 5th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	812	Compare North Shore University Hospital
55	Richmond University Medical CenterStaten Island, NY · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.7%, 85th percentile	8.1%, 94th percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	200 min, 19th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	473	Compare Richmond University Medical Center
56	Ellis HospitalSchenectady, NY · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.37, 4th percentile	232 min, 8th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	368	Compare Ellis Hospital
57	Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck, NY · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	10.0%, 70th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	68	Compare Northern Dutchess Hospital
58	Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	5, 94th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	8.7%, 89th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	184 min, 27th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	652	Compare Lenox Hill Hospital
59	Crouse HospitalSyracuse, NY · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	12.3%, 25th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	220 min, 12th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	466	Compare Crouse Hospital
60	Unity HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	299 min, 1st percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	311	Compare Unity Hospital
61	Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	5.2%, 100th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	193 min, 23rd percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	1,491	Compare Montefiore Medical Center
62	Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls, NY · Acute care	0.29, 49th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	13.5%, 11th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.38, 4th percentile	260 min, 4th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	442	Compare Glens Falls Hospital
63	SUNY/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, NY · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	9.1%, 85th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	223 min, 11th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	728	Compare SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital
64	Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	12.8%, 18th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	260 min, 4th percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	287	Compare Samaritan Medical Center
T65	Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam, NY · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	142 min, 55th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	109	Compare Canton-Potsdam Hospital
T65	Kings County Hospital CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	—	10.2%, 66th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	261 min, 4th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	639	Compare Kings County Hospital Center
67	Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, NY · Acute care	0.31, 46th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.4%, 90th percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	16.4%, 3rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	182 min, 28th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	714	Compare Staten Island University Hospital
T68	Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalDansville, NY · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.5%, 39th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	202 min, 18th percentile	0.83, 97th percentile	72	Compare Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital
T68	Lincoln Medical & Mental Health CenterBronx, NY · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	—	8.5%, 91st percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	234 min, 8th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	586	Compare Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center
70	Jacobi Medical CenterBronx, NY · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	7.4%, 97th percentile	16.3%, 4th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	220 min, 12th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	561	Compare Jacobi Medical Center
71	South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.32, 44th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	9.0%, 86th percentile	16.1%, 6th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	160 min, 42nd percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	371	Compare South Brooklyn Health
72	Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville, NY · Acute care	0.32, 44th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	12.3%, 25th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	169 min, 36th percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	74	Compare Nathan Littauer Hospital
T73	Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.1%, 68th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	2.09, 0th percentile	325 min, 1st percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	526	Compare Erie County Medical Center
T73	Montefiore New Rochelle HospitalNew Rochelle, NY · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	178 min, 31st percentile	1.11, 7th percentile	242	Compare Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
75	Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NY · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.2%, 93rd percentile	8.8%, 88th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	295 min, 1st percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	365	Compare Vassar Brothers Medical Center
76	Putnam Hospital CenterCarmel, NY · Acute care	0.36, 39th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	170 min, 35th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	164	Compare Putnam Hospital Center
77	St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	226 min, 10th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	431	Compare St Joseph's Hospital Health Center
78	Elmhurst Hospital CenterElmhurst, NY · Acute care	0.37, 38th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	8.6%, 90th percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	278 min, 2nd percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	545	Compare Elmhurst Hospital Center
79	Montefiore St Luke's CornwallNewburgh, NY · Acute care	0.37, 37th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	194 min, 22nd percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	244	Compare Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall
80	F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua, NY · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	13.0%, 15th percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	222 min, 11th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	113	Compare F F Thompson Hospital
81	St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers, NY · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	8.7%, 89th percentile	16.3%, 4th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	218 min, 12th percentile	1.14, 4th percentile	385	Compare St John's Riverside Hospital
82	SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of BrooklynBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	164 min, 39th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	376	Compare SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn
83	Highland HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.40, 33rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	9.7%, 75th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	304 min, 1st percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	261	Compare Highland Hospital
84	Strong Memorial HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.41, 33rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.33, 6th percentile	247 min, 5th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	900	Compare Strong Memorial Hospital
T85	Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	12.4%, 23rd percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	266 min, 3rd percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	732	Compare Albany Medical Center Hospital
T85	HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston, NY · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	10.0%, 70th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	222 min, 11th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	222	Compare HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus
87	Queens Hospital CenterJamaica, NY · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	16.3%, 4th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	245 min, 6th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	581	Compare Queens Hospital Center
88	Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.43, 30th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	6.2%, 99th percentile	17.2%, 0th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	208 min, 15th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	711	Compare Maimonides Medical Center
89	Mercy Hospital Of BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.43, 30th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.5%, 8th percentile	14.9%, 4th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	307 min, 1st percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	387	Compare Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo
90	UPMC ChautauquaJamestown, NY · Acute care	0.45, 28th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	11.8%, 34th percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	171 min, 35th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	95	Compare UPMC Chautauqua
91	Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care	0.46, 28th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.2%, 93rd percentile	8.8%, 88th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	181 min, 29th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	912	Compare Bellevue Hospital Center
92	St John's Episcopal Hospital At South ShoreFar Rockaway, NY · Acute care	0.47, 26th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	9.6%, 77th percentile	18.2%, 0th percentile	1.26, 8th percentile	233 min, 8th percentile	1.16, 3rd percentile	257	Compare St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore
93	Newark-Wayne Community HospitalNewark, NY · Acute care	0.48, 26th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	9.6%, 77th percentile	16.3%, 4th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	205 min, 17th percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	120	Compare Newark-Wayne Community Hospital
94	Cayuga Medical Center At IthacaIthaca, NY · Acute care	0.48, 26th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	244 min, 6th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	212	Compare Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca
95	Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New YorkTroy, NY · Acute care	0.49, 25th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	228 min, 9th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	238	Compare Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York
96	Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	6.9%, 99th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	248 min, 5th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	1,171	Compare Mount Sinai Hospital
97	Bronxcare Hospital CenterBronx, NY · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	—	8.3%, 93rd percentile	16.7%, 2nd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	186 min, 26th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	579	Compare Bronxcare Hospital Center
98	Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	10.7%, 56th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	1.75, 1st percentile	233 min, 8th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	528	Compare Rochester General Hospital
99	United Memorial Medical CenterBatavia, NY · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	12.7%, 19th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	166	Compare United Memorial Medical Center
100	Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	9.4%, 99th percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	230 min, 9th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	986	Compare Kaleida Health

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).