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Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest C. diff infections

90 North Carolina hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: AdventHealth Hendersonville, Advent Health Polk, Novant Health Rowan Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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90 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by c. diff infections; 30 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalC. diff infectionslower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · Acute care0.0054—9.8%14.3%1.02164 min0.93103Compare
T1Advent Health PolkColumbus, NC · Critical access0.0044—11.2%14.6%—136 min—35Compare
T1Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care0.004311.3%14.1%14.1%0.78205 min0.97308Compare
T1UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care0.004311.1%8.2%15.8%0.85194 min0.94235Compare
T1Blue Ridge Regional HospitalSpruce Pine, NC · Critical access0.0034—14.7%14.9%—115 min—85Compare
T1Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care0.0033—12.2%15.1%0.95176 min0.94149Compare
T1Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro, NC · Acute care0.003——12.8%14.7%1.17192 min0.9250Compare
T1Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care0.003412.0%10.0%15.8%1.10148 min0.97182Compare
T1The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care0.0034—14.5%15.2%0.94144 min0.9665Compare
T1Vidant Chowan HospitalEdenton, NC · Critical access0.0034—9.5%14.5%—164 min—25Compare
T1Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care0.0022—9.7%15.5%0.92172 min0.96137Compare
T1ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care0.002211.7%9.5%14.6%0.92212 min0.99206Compare
T1Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care0.002211.1%9.5%15.5%0.97168 min1.01102Compare
T1Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care0.002311.7%11.7%15.5%1.06144 min0.94143Compare
T1Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC · Acute care0.0023—14.4%16.2%1.06140 min0.95124Compare
T1Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute care0.0012—9.7%14.5%1.07177 min1.01166Compare
T1Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County HospitalElizabethtown, NC · Critical access0.00————15.0%—193 min—35Compare
T1Cherokee Indian Hospital AuthorityCherokee, NC · Acute care0.00————15.5%——0.9826Compare
T1Highlands Cashiers HospitalHighlands, NC · Critical access0.00—4—11.6%15.4%—104 min—25Compare
T1NMC Camp LejeuneCamp Lejeune, NC · Military0.00—4————201 min——Compare
T1Swain County HospitalBryson City, NC · Critical access0.00——————81 min—48Compare
22UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care0.044311.6%11.4%14.8%0.96200 min0.95332Compare
23Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · Acute care0.063214.9%9.8%13.7%1.27228 min0.93238Compare
24Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care0.063313.8%11.4%14.9%0.98186 min0.93247Compare
25Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care0.064311.2%12.1%14.4%0.90173 min1.00204Compare
26Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care0.093311.9%10.4%13.9%1.08224 min0.941,232Compare
27Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care0.104312.5%8.2%14.6%0.99186 min0.90457Compare
28Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NC · Acute care0.143311.9%13.8%15.5%1.08144 min0.93109Compare
29Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care0.151212.5%12.4%15.3%0.86190 min0.94105Compare
30Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.155210.6%9.3%13.3%0.69162 min0.96877Compare
31Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care0.152414.9%17.3%14.2%0.93228 min0.96258Compare
32Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care0.162313.4%11.6%16.1%0.90248 min0.89314Compare
33Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care0.162311.8%14.6%15.6%1.03174 min1.04338Compare
34High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care0.162311.1%10.4%15.5%0.93247 min0.95354Compare
35Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care0.163211.2%12.2%13.8%0.68163 min0.99735Compare
36Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.1754—9.7%13.2%0.95190 min0.8636Compare
37Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care0.17439.7%11.4%14.5%0.88204 min0.9475Compare
38Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · Acute care0.1833—11.4%15.7%0.93164 min1.02120Compare
39Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care0.1823—11.3%15.1%0.95154 min0.8894Compare
40FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care0.194410.6%11.4%15.0%0.93201 min0.92395Compare
T41Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care0.205411.5%11.7%14.1%0.98255 min0.89391Compare
T41Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · Acute care0.204312.6%10.8%15.3%1.04192 min0.95442Compare
43WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care0.214413.7%11.4%13.9%0.99204 min0.97678Compare
44Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care0.211210.7%12.0%15.1%0.93191 min0.95317Compare
45Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care0.215310.3%7.1%13.6%0.91244 min0.91102Compare
46Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care0.223212.9%13.6%13.7%1.01204 min0.94769Compare
47Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.2333—10.7%14.9%1.01148 min0.93130Compare
48WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care0.235314.0%11.3%14.6%1.04196 min0.98156Compare
49Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · Acute care0.2333—11.4%13.9%1.03174 min1.0686Compare
50UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care0.233310.9%9.4%15.3%0.94190 min0.96316Compare

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).