Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Rhode Island with the lowest C. diff infections
10 Rhode Island hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island, Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital, Landmark Medical 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 | Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.29, 11th percentile | Compare Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island |
| T1 | Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.61, 31st percentile | — | — | 1.67, 5th percentile | Compare Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital |
| 3 | Landmark Medical Center | 0.24, 56th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.69, 25th percentile | — | — | 1.49, 8th percentile | Compare Landmark Medical Center |
| 4 | Newport Hospital | 0.27, 51st percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.84, 17th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Newport Hospital |
| 5 | Rhode Island Hospital | 0.32, 44th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 0.76, 28th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.85, 41st percentile | — | 0.69, 42nd percentile | Compare Rhode Island Hospital |
| 6 | The Miriam Hospital | 0.38, 36th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.15, 76th percentile | 0.34, 57th percentile | 0.59, 58th percentile | — | 0.21, 79th percentile | Compare The Miriam Hospital |
| 7 | Kent County Memorial Hospital | 0.39, 35th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.82, 24th percentile | 0.55, 35th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.01, 21st percentile | Compare Kent County Memorial Hospital |
| 8 | Roger Williams Medical Center | 0.41, 32nd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.59, 7th percentile | Compare Roger Williams Medical Center |
| 9 | South County Hospital Inc | 0.45, 29th percentile | 1.25, 8th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare South County Hospital Inc |
| 10 | Westerly Hospital | 1.14, 4th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | Compare Westerly Hospital |
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).