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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	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
51	Harlem Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.80, 33rd percentile	Compare Harlem Hospital Center
52	Woodhull Medical & Mental Health CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	1.40, 4th percentile	1.24, 9th percentile	1.37, 6th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.90, 27th percentile	Compare Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center
53	Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, IncBinghamton, NY · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	1.50, 2nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	1.59, 12th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc
54	North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.38, 59th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	0.30, 75th percentile	—	0.48, 61st percentile	Compare North Shore University Hospital
55	Richmond University Medical CenterStaten Island, NY · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.08, 13th percentile	0.07, 76th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.29, 11th percentile	Compare Richmond University Medical Center
56	Ellis HospitalSchenectady, NY · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	1.37, 4th percentile	0.26, 70th percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.74, 38th percentile	Compare Ellis Hospital
57	Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck, NY · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	—	—	0.83, 31st percentile	Compare Northern Dutchess Hospital
58	Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.19, 79th percentile	0.54, 70th percentile	0.12, 81st percentile	Compare Lenox Hill Hospital
59	Crouse HospitalSyracuse, NY · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.17, 76th percentile	0.14, 73rd percentile	1.08, 28th percentile	0.84, 49th percentile	0.57, 53rd percentile	Compare Crouse Hospital
60	Unity HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.20, 73rd percentile	0.07, 75th percentile	0.18, 80th percentile	—	2.11, 2nd percentile	Compare Unity Hospital
61	Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	1.06, 29th percentile	1.34, 32nd percentile	0.81, 33rd percentile	Compare Montefiore Medical Center
62	Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls, NY · Acute care	0.29, 49th percentile	1.38, 4th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	1.16, 9th percentile	0.78, 45th percentile	—	0.59, 51st percentile	Compare Glens Falls Hospital
63	SUNY/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, NY · Acute care	0.29, 48th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.44, 46th percentile	1.43, 16th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.75, 37th percentile	Compare SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital
64	Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.60, 39th percentile	0.96, 13th percentile	2.63, 2nd percentile	—	1.03, 20th percentile	Compare Samaritan Medical Center
T65	Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam, NY · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	2.38, 1st percentile	1.66, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Canton-Potsdam Hospital
T65	Kings County Hospital CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	1.71, 10th percentile	—	1.25, 12th percentile	Compare Kings County Hospital Center
67	Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, NY · Acute care	0.31, 46th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.30, 60th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.69, 42nd percentile	Compare Staten Island University Hospital
T68	Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalDansville, NY · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	0.96, 13th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital
T68	Lincoln Medical & Mental Health CenterBronx, NY · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	1.20, 24th percentile	—	0.61, 48th percentile	Compare Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center
70	Jacobi Medical CenterBronx, NY · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.79, 20th percentile	1.46, 15th percentile	—	0.66, 44th percentile	Compare Jacobi Medical Center
71	South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.32, 44th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.82, 24th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.67, 44th percentile	Compare South Brooklyn Health
72	Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville, NY · Acute care	0.32, 44th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Nathan Littauer Hospital
T73	Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	2.09, 0th percentile	0.64, 36th percentile	0.25, 63rd percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	—	0.67, 44th percentile	Compare Erie County Medical Center
T73	Montefiore New Rochelle HospitalNew Rochelle, NY · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.31, 8th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	—	—	0.85, 30th percentile	Compare Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
75	Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NY · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	0.28, 77th percentile	2.75, 6th percentile	0.60, 49th percentile	Compare Vassar Brothers Medical Center
76	Putnam Hospital CenterCarmel, NY · Acute care	0.36, 39th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Putnam Hospital Center
77	St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	—	0.31, 73rd percentile	Compare St Joseph's Hospital Health Center
78	Elmhurst Hospital CenterElmhurst, NY · Acute care	0.37, 38th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	1.34, 19th percentile	—	0.84, 31st percentile	Compare Elmhurst Hospital Center
79	Montefiore St Luke's CornwallNewburgh, NY · Acute care	0.37, 37th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.81, 19th percentile	0.82, 43rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall
80	F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua, NY · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	1.18, 11th percentile	0.91, 14th percentile	1.78, 9th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare F F Thompson Hospital
81	St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers, NY · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	1.15, 12th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.56, 54th percentile	Compare St John's Riverside Hospital
82	SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of BrooklynBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.86, 22nd percentile	0.49, 40th percentile	1.36, 18th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn
83	Highland HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.40, 33rd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	1.23, 10th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	1.00, 31st percentile	0.51, 71st percentile	1.21, 14th percentile	Compare Highland Hospital
84	Strong Memorial HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.41, 33rd percentile	1.33, 6th percentile	0.75, 29th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	1.81, 8th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.72, 39th percentile	Compare Strong Memorial Hospital
T85	Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.65, 35th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.77, 46th percentile	0.59, 67th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	Compare Albany Medical Center Hospital
T85	HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston, NY · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	1.99, 5th percentile	—	1.15, 16th percentile	Compare HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus
87	Queens Hospital CenterJamaica, NY · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.60, 31st percentile	1.59, 12th percentile	—	0.77, 36th percentile	Compare Queens Hospital Center
88	Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	0.43, 30th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.74, 4th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.69, 51st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.27, 11th percentile	Compare Maimonides Medical Center
89	Mercy Hospital Of BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.43, 30th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.40, 70th percentile	—	0.74, 37th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo
90	UPMC ChautauquaJamestown, NY · Acute care	0.45, 28th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.81, 4th percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare UPMC Chautauqua
91	Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care	0.46, 28th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.79, 26th percentile	0.68, 25th percentile	0.46, 67th percentile	—	0.54, 56th percentile	Compare Bellevue Hospital Center
92	St John's Episcopal Hospital At South ShoreFar Rockaway, NY · Acute care	0.47, 26th percentile	1.26, 8th percentile	1.29, 8th percentile	1.38, 5th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore
93	Newark-Wayne Community HospitalNewark, NY · Acute care	0.48, 26th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Newark-Wayne Community Hospital
94	Cayuga Medical Center At IthacaIthaca, NY · Acute care	0.48, 26th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca
95	Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New YorkTroy, NY · Acute care	0.49, 25th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.79, 20th percentile	0.53, 62nd percentile	—	0.51, 58th percentile	Compare Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York
96	Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.72, 30th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	1.78, 18th percentile	0.65, 45th percentile	Compare Mount Sinai Hospital
97	Bronxcare Hospital CenterBronx, NY · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.63, 4th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	0.48, 66th percentile	—	0.93, 25th percentile	Compare Bronxcare Hospital Center
98	Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	1.75, 1st percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.54, 36th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	1.73, 20th percentile	0.67, 43rd percentile	Compare Rochester General Hospital
99	United Memorial Medical CenterBatavia, NY · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare United Memorial Medical Center
100	Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	0.55, 45th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	0.54, 61st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.51, 58th percentile	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).
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).