Hospital rankings
Hospitals in North Dakota with the lowest C. diff infections
10 North Dakota hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: CHI St Alexius Health Williston, CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson, Northwood Deaconess Health Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | 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 | CHI St Alexius Health Williston | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare CHI St Alexius Health Williston |
| T1 | CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson |
| T1 | Northwood Deaconess Health Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Northwood Deaconess Health Center |
| 4 | Essentia Health | 0.16, 68th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.86, 16th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | 0.37, 69th percentile | Compare Essentia Health |
| 5 | Altru Hospital | 0.28, 49th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.28, 67th percentile | 0.45, 45th percentile | 1.26, 21st percentile | — | 0.31, 74th percentile | Compare Altru Hospital |
| 6 | Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 0.33, 43rd percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.27, 69th percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | 0.80, 44th percentile | — | 0.34, 72nd percentile | Compare Sanford Medical Center Fargo |
| 7 | Sanford Medical Center Bismarck | 0.37, 37th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | 0.71, 24th percentile | 0.77, 46th percentile | — | 0.37, 69th percentile | Compare Sanford Medical Center Bismarck |
| 8 | Trinity Hospitals | 0.55, 21st percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.83, 24th percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 0.61, 57th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Trinity Hospitals |
| 9 | CHI St Alexius Health | 0.61, 17th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.60, 39th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.87, 39th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare CHI St Alexius Health |
| 10 | CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake | 0.84, 8th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake |
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).