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Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest C. diff infections

122 Pennsylvania 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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122 hospitals ranked in Pennsylvania by c. diff infections; 64 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
101UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · Acute care0.674311.5%10.1%14.6%1.16215 min1.05737Compare
T102UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA · Acute care0.684411.1%10.5%14.4%0.79197 min0.98346Compare
T102Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana, PA · Acute care0.682312.0%14.2%15.8%1.20170 min0.98166Compare
104Pottstown HospitalPottstown, PA · Acute care0.722211.2%10.8%15.4%1.36195 min1.00219Compare
105Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown, PA · Acute care0.7354—9.7%14.6%0.84181 min0.94123Compare
106UPMC EastMonroeville, PA · Acute care0.744311.1%10.2%15.0%0.88245 min1.00155Compare
107Heritage Valley SewickleySewickley, PA · Acute care0.7443—11.6%15.1%0.88135 min1.12186Compare
108Penn State Health St. JosephReading, PA · Acute care0.753311.4%10.9%15.6%0.83232 min1.05180Compare
109Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown, PA · Acute care0.772212.0%12.2%15.3%1.10176 min1.03486Compare
110UPMC HanoverHanover, PA · Acute care0.784312.6%8.9%15.9%1.14225 min1.01100Compare
111St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · Acute care0.794311.2%10.4%14.8%0.79229 min0.97250Compare
112Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg, PA · Acute care0.824412.8%9.7%14.7%1.60256 min0.91131Compare
113Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA · Acute care0.845411.4%11.6%14.8%1.04188 min1.03260Compare
114Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · Acute care0.854311.9%11.0%14.6%1.13190 min0.93170Compare
115Excela Health - Frick HospitalMount Pleasant, PA · Acute care0.8633—10.3%15.8%0.96124 min0.93210Compare
116Allegheny Valley HospitalNatrona, PA · Acute care0.8843—10.2%15.7%0.92203 min1.00228Compare
117Roxborough Memorial HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care0.982212.8%9.1%15.5%0.93186 min0.98137Compare
118Independence Health System Clarion HospitalClarion, PA · Acute care1.0624—11.0%15.6%0.96166 min0.9546Compare
119Heritage Valley BeaverBeaver, PA · Acute care1.183310.9%13.0%14.5%0.78185 min1.14361Compare
120Grove City Medical CenterGrove City, PA · Acute care1.5344—11.6%14.1%0.97150 min0.8167Compare
121UPMC MuncyMuncy, PA · Critical access1.9844—12.7%14.8%—115 min—20Compare
122Titusville Area HospitalTitusville, PA · Critical access2.5125—12.8%14.9%—138 min—25Compare

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).