Hospital rankings
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.
| # | 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 |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 101 | United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | 0.54, 21st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.58, 2nd percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 500 | Compare United Health Services Hospitals, Inc |
| 102 | Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | 0.54, 21st percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 227 min, 10th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 424 | Compare Jamaica Hospital Medical Center |
| 103 | St Peter's Hospital | 0.54, 21st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 341 min, 0th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 482 | Compare St Peter's Hospital |
| 104 | Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills | 0.54, 21st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 164 | Compare Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills |
| 105 | Nassau University Medical Center | 0.58, 19th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 530 | Compare Nassau University Medical Center |
| 106 | Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | 0.60, 17th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 218 min, 12th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 324 | Compare Wyckoff Heights Medical Center |
| 107 | St Joseph's Medical Center | 0.61, 17th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 201 min, 19th percentile | 1.26, 1st percentile | 332 | Compare St Joseph's Medical Center |
| 108 | Bon Secours Community Hospital | 0.61, 17th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 141 | Compare Bon Secours Community Hospital |
| 109 | Saratoga Hospital | 0.64, 15th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 296 min, 1st percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 171 | Compare Saratoga Hospital |
| 110 | Bassett Healthcare | 0.64, 15th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 199 min, 20th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 180 | Compare Bassett Healthcare |
| 111 | Wynn Hospital | 0.65, 15th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.50, 2nd percentile | 211 min, 14th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 372 | Compare Wynn Hospital |
| 112 | University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 0.66, 15th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 291 min, 2nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 511 | Compare University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center |
| 113 | Garnet Health Medical Center | 0.67, 14th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 252 min, 5th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 450 | Compare Garnet Health Medical Center |
| 114 | Columbia Memorial Hospital | 0.68, 14th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 2.17, 0th percentile | 243 min, 6th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 124 | Compare Columbia Memorial Hospital |
| 115 | Westchester Medical Center | 0.68, 14th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 235 min, 7th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 895 | Compare Westchester Medical Center |
| 116 | Flushing Hospital Medical Center | 0.74, 11th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 220 min, 12th percentile | 1.25, 1st percentile | 293 | Compare Flushing Hospital Medical Center |
| 117 | Kenmore Mercy Hospital | 0.83, 9th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 15.2%, 3rd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 236 min, 7th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 184 | Compare Kenmore Mercy Hospital |
| 118 | Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake | 0.84, 8th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 0.87, 93rd percentile | 95 | Compare Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake |
| 119 | The University Of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy | 0.98, 6th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 158 min, 43rd percentile | — | 25 | Compare The University Of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy |
| 120 | The University Of Vermont Health Network - Champl | 1.09, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 2.02, 0th percentile | 223 min, 11th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 300 | Compare The University Of Vermont Health Network - Champl |
| 121 | Olean General Hospital | 1.13, 4th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 186 | Compare Olean General Hospital |
| 122 | Gouverneur Hospital | 1.15, 4th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 73 min, 99th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Gouverneur Hospital |
| 123 | Chenango Memorial Hospital | 1.20, 3rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 108 min, 84th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 58 | Compare Chenango Memorial Hospital |
| 124 | Rome Memorial Hospital, Inc | 1.29, 3rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 16.3%, 1st percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 144 | Compare Rome Memorial Hospital, Inc |
| 125 | Oneida Health Hospital | 1.44, 2nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 101 | Compare Oneida Health Hospital |
| 126 | Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc | 2.63, 0th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.3%, 6th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 65 | Compare Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc |
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).