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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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#	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
T1	AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	1.39, 5th percentile	0.56, 60th percentile	—	—	Compare AdventHealth Hendersonville
T1	Advent Health PolkColumbus, NC · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Advent Health Polk
T1	Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.22, 8th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	0.96, 42nd percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	Compare Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
T1	UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare UNC Lenoir Health Care
T1	Blue Ridge Regional HospitalSpruce Pine, NC · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Blue Ridge Regional Hospital
T1	Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
T1	Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Person Memorial Hospital
T1	Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	1.12, 9th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.83, 4th percentile	Compare Sentara Albemarle Medical Center
T1	The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare The McDowell Hospital
T1	Vidant Chowan HospitalEdenton, NC · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Vidant Chowan Hospital
T1	Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Central Carolina Hospital
T1	ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	—	—	0.66, 45th percentile	Compare ECU Health North Hospital
T1	Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Maria Parham Medical Center
T1	Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Rutherford Regional Medical Center
T1	Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	—	0.62, 30th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
T1	Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	1.96, 3rd percentile	2.11, 1st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	2.77, 0th percentile	Compare Columbus Regional Healthcare System
T1	Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County HospitalElizabethtown, NC · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital
T1	Cherokee Indian Hospital AuthorityCherokee, NC · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
T1	Highlands Cashiers HospitalHighlands, NC · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Highlands Cashiers Hospital
T1	NMC Camp LejeuneCamp Lejeune, NC · Military	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare NMC Camp Lejeune
T1	Swain County HospitalBryson City, NC · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Swain County Hospital
22	UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care	0.04, 80th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	1.15, 9th percentile	2.75, 1st percentile	—	1.68, 5th percentile	Compare UNC Health Nash
23	Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · Acute care	0.06, 79th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	1.97, 6th percentile	—	0.73, 39th percentile	Compare Alamance Regional Medical Center
24	Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care	0.06, 78th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	3.16, 1st percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	1.30, 20th percentile	—	0.69, 42nd percentile	Compare Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc
25	Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care	0.06, 78th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc
26	Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care	0.09, 75th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	1.26, 22nd percentile	—	0.46, 63rd percentile	Compare Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital
27	Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care	0.10, 75th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.33, 63rd percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.21, 79th percentile	Compare Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast
28	Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NC · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	—	0.85, 17th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Stanly Regional Medical Center
29	Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
30	Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.79, 26th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	0.68, 60th percentile	0.64, 46th percentile	Compare Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
31	Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	1.26, 7th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.35, 71st percentile	Compare Catawba Valley Medical Center
32	Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	0.47, 43rd percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	1.24, 13th percentile	Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center
33	Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	2.87, 1st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.20, 24th percentile	—	1.08, 18th percentile	Compare Frye Regional Medical Center
34	High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.26, 69th percentile	0.84, 18th percentile	1.45, 15th percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	0.37, 70th percentile	Compare High Point Regional Health System
35	Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.68, 99th percentile	0.28, 67th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.96, 33rd percentile	1.57, 25th percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	Compare Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
36	Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
37	Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.06, 14th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	—	0.53, 57th percentile	Compare Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
38	Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.75, 37th percentile	Compare Wilkes Regional Medical Center
39	Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	1.61, 12th percentile	—	—	Compare Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc
40	FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.19, 74th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.29, 76th percentile	1.22, 35th percentile	0.77, 35th percentile	Compare FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
T41	Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	0.20, 61st percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.57, 43rd percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.30, 74th percentile	Compare Duke Regional Hospital
T41	Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · Acute care	0.20, 61st percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.13, 81st percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	Compare Caromont Regional Medical Center
43	WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care	0.21, 61st percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	1.77, 9th percentile	1.45, 28th percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	Compare WakeMed, Raleigh Campus
44	Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care	0.21, 61st percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	1.96, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	1.92, 3rd percentile	Compare Wilson Medical Center
45	Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	1.61, 12th percentile	2.46, 8th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
46	Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care	0.22, 59th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.59, 33rd percentile	1.29, 21st percentile	1.37, 30th percentile	0.60, 50th percentile	Compare Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
47	Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.99, 16th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	1.22, 23rd percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	Compare Atrium Health University City
48	WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.19, 68th percentile	0.52, 63rd percentile	—	1.19, 14th percentile	Compare WakeMed, Cary Hospital
49	Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Harris Regional Hospital
50	UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.39, 7th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	1.79, 8th percentile	—	4.08, 0th percentile	Compare UNC Health Care Wayne

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).