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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. 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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#	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
T51	Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · Acute care	0.24, 55th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.40, 70th percentile	—	—	Compare Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
T51	Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · Acute care	0.24, 55th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.80, 34th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Cleveland
53	Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.82, 18th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	1.45, 28th percentile	0.82, 32nd percentile	Compare Rex Hospital
54	Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.95, 34th percentile	—	0.74, 38th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Union
55	Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	0.41, 74th percentile	0.38, 69th percentile	Compare Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
56	Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	1.22, 8th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.79, 34th percentile	Compare Johnston Health
T57	ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care	0.28, 49th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.54, 37th percentile	1.29, 20th percentile	0.91, 44th percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	Compare ECU Health Medical Center
T57	Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · Acute care	0.28, 49th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.85, 4th percentile	Compare Onslow Memorial Hospital
59	Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · Acute care	0.29, 49th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Watauga Medical Center
60	Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.29, 49th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.37, 61st percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	—	0.42, 66th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Pineville
61	Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.01, 16th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	1.04, 30th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	Compare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health
62	UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare UNC Rockingham
63	Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
64	Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care	0.33, 42nd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.75, 37th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Lincoln
65	Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · Acute care	0.34, 42nd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.78, 45th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Haywood Regional Medical Center
66	Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.30, 75th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Carolina East Medical Center
67	North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.75, 28th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	1.31, 20th percentile	2.04, 14th percentile	1.13, 17th percentile	Compare North Carolina Baptist Hospital
68	Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	0.40, 34th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.73, 30th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	1.05, 30th percentile	1.37, 30th percentile	0.59, 51st percentile	Compare Duke University Hospital
69	Angel Medical CenterFranklin, NC · Critical access	0.41, 33rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Angel Medical Center
70	Granville Health SystemsOxford, NC · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	1.37, 4th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Granville Health Systems
71	Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care	0.48, 26th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	1.70, 2nd percentile	1.50, 14th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Scotland Memorial Hospital
72	Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.29, 8th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	—	—	Compare Caldwell Memorial Hospital
73	Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.80, 26th percentile	1.29, 6th percentile	1.51, 14th percentile	1.84, 17th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	Compare Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
74	Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care	0.54, 21st percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	2.10, 2nd percentile	0.34, 57th percentile	1.25, 22nd percentile	—	0.59, 51st percentile	Compare Pardee Hospital Henderson County
75	The Outer Banks Hospital, IncNags Head, NC · Critical access	0.55, 21st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
76	UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care	0.61, 17th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	0.64, 64th percentile	0.70, 41st percentile	Compare UNC Hospitals
77	Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NC · Acute care	0.61, 17th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.95, 17th percentile	2.12, 1st percentile	—	—	—	Compare Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital
78	Womack AMC (Ft Bragg)Fort Bragg, NC · Military	0.62, 16th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Womack AMC (Ft Bragg)
79	Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphy, NC · Critical access	0.63, 16th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Erlanger Murphy Medical Center
80	Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC · Acute care	0.67, 14th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
81	Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care	0.80, 9th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital
82	Pender Memorial HospitalBurgaw, NC · Critical access	0.83, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Pender Memorial Hospital
83	Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncBrevard, NC · Critical access	0.85, 8th percentile	—	—	0.58, 33rd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc
84	Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy, NC · Acute care	0.86, 8th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	2.81, 1st percentile	—	—	Compare Northern Regional Hospital
85	Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · Acute care	0.87, 7th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	3.23, 0th percentile	—	—	Compare Carteret General Hospital
86	Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville, NC · Acute care	0.89, 7th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Vidant Duplin Hospital
87	Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC · Acute care	0.94, 6th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.68, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
88	Randolph HospitalAsheboro, NC · Acute care	1.45, 2nd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.74, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Randolph Hospital
89	J Arthur Dosher Memorial HospitalSouthport, NC · Critical access	1.65, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital
90	Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · Acute care	2.17, 1st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Sampson Regional Medical Center

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).