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Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest C. diff infections

68 Tennessee hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County, Fort Loudoun Medical Center, Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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68 hospitals ranked in Tennessee by c. diff infections; 53 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	Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County
T1	Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Fort Loudoun Medical Center
T1	Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint ThCarthage, TN · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th
T1	Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical CenterNewport, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center
T1	Baptist Memorial Hospital TiptonCovington, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton
T1	Saint Thomas River Park HospitalMcminnville, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Saint Thomas River Park Hospital
T1	Southern Tennessee Regional Health System LawrenceLawrenceburg, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence
T1	Southern Tennessee Regional Health System PulaskiPulaski, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski
T1	Southern Tennessee Regional Health System WinchestWinchester, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.26, 8th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest
T1	Tristar Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Tristar Northcrest Medical Center
T1	West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County HospitalParis, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.86, 16th percentile	—	—	—	Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital
T1	Hardin Medical CenterSavannah, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Hardin Medical Center
T1	Livingston Regional HospitalLivingston, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	1.26, 7th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Livingston Regional Hospital
T1	Morristown Hamblen Hospital AssociationMorristown, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	1.60, 12th percentile	—	1.69, 5th percentile	Compare Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association
T1	Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial HospitalJefferson City, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital
T1	Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.53, 46th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	2.71, 1st percentile	Compare Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center
T1	Claiborne Medical CenterTazewell, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Claiborne Medical Center
T1	Henderson County Community HospitalLexington, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Henderson County Community Hospital
T1	Indian Path Community HospitalKingsport, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Indian Path Community Hospital
20	Methodist Medical Center Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN · Acute care	0.02, 80th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.42, 55th percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.37, 72nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge
21	Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · Acute care	0.03, 80th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center
22	St Francis HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care	0.05, 79th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.57, 13th percentile	0.79, 53rd percentile	0.74, 38th percentile	Compare St Francis Hospital
23	Tristar Hendersonville Medical CenterHendersonville, TN · Acute care	0.06, 78th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.57, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center
24	Tristar Horizon Medical CenterDickson, TN · Acute care	0.07, 77th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Tristar Horizon Medical Center
25	Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint ThomaGallatin, TN · Acute care	0.07, 77th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.46, 63rd percentile	Compare Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma
26	Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care	0.08, 76th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.15, 76th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	0.28, 76th percentile	1.43, 29th percentile	0.98, 22nd percentile	Compare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
27	Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna, TN · Acute care	0.09, 75th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.67, 52nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.24, 13th percentile	Compare Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center
28	Greeneville Community HospitalGreeneville, TN · Acute care	0.12, 73rd percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	1.51, 6th percentile	1.53, 4th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.57, 7th percentile	Compare Greeneville Community Hospital
29	Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN · Acute care	0.12, 72nd percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.07, 4th percentile	—	1.04, 20th percentile	Compare Blount Memorial Hospital
30	Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	0.73, 56th percentile	0.60, 49th percentile	Compare Memorial Healthcare System, Inc
31	Williamson Medical CenterFranklin, TN · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.73, 23rd percentile	0.71, 50th percentile	0.78, 53rd percentile	0.62, 47th percentile	Compare Williamson Medical Center
32	Roane Medical CenterHarriman, TN · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	2.27, 3rd percentile	—	—	Compare Roane Medical Center
33	Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care	0.17, 67th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.55, 61st percentile	—	0.33, 73rd percentile	Compare Parkwest Medical Center
34	Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	0.18, 80th percentile	0.23, 77th percentile	0.45, 63rd percentile	Compare Tristar Centennial Medical Center
35	Leconte Medical CenterSevierville, TN · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	0.94, 34th percentile	—	—	Compare Leconte Medical Center
36	Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	1.41, 29th percentile	0.99, 22nd percentile	Compare Parkridge Medical Center
37	Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson, TN · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.54, 45th percentile	0.61, 30th percentile	1.39, 17th percentile	—	1.73, 5th percentile	Compare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
38	Cumberland Medical CenterCrossville, TN · Acute care	0.21, 61st percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Cumberland Medical Center
39	Tristar Southern Hills Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	1.78, 9th percentile	—	0.72, 39th percentile	Compare Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center
40	Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care	0.22, 60th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.28, 76th percentile	—	0.96, 23rd percentile	Compare Tristar Skyline Medical Center
41	Regional One HealthMemphis, TN · Acute care	0.22, 59th percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.25, 63rd percentile	0.27, 77th percentile	—	4.77, 0th percentile	Compare Regional One Health
42	Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro, TN · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.60, 39th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	—	0.96, 23rd percentile	Compare Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
43	Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.70, 31st percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	1.34, 19th percentile	0.41, 74th percentile	1.07, 19th percentile	Compare Vanderbilt University Medical Center
T44	Tristar Summit Medical CenterHermitage, TN · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	0.43, 68th percentile	—	0.18, 80th percentile	Compare Tristar Summit Medical Center
T44	Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.46, 53rd percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	0.74, 56th percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	Compare Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis
46	Maury Regional HospitalColumbia, TN · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	1.38, 7th percentile	0.15, 71st percentile	0.79, 45th percentile	—	0.65, 45th percentile	Compare Maury Regional Hospital
47	Franklin Woods Community HospitalJohnson City, TN · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.81, 19th percentile	0.75, 47th percentile	—	0.95, 23rd percentile	Compare Franklin Woods Community Hospital
48	Vanderbilt Clarksville HospitalClarksville, TN · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.26, 77th percentile	—	1.27, 12th percentile	Compare Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital
49	Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterDyersburg, TN · Acute care	0.28, 49th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	0.66, 27th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Dyersburg Regional Medical Center
50	Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	2.01, 5th percentile	1.80, 18th percentile	2.22, 2nd percentile	Compare Erlanger 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).