Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Texas with the lowest C. diff infections
210 Texas 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.
| # | Hospital | C. diff infectionslower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T51 | Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake Pointe | 0.05, 79th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 148 | Compare Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake Pointe |
| T51 | Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 0.05, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.34, 5th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 601 | Compare Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center |
| T53 | Corpus Christi Medical Center,The | 0.06, 79th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.5%, 99th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 135 min, 61st percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 631 | Compare Corpus Christi Medical Center,The |
| T53 | Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | 0.06, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 1,040 | Compare Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi |
| 55 | The Womans Hospital of Texas | 0.06, 78th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 407 | Compare The Womans Hospital of Texas |
| T56 | Houston Methodist West Hospital | 0.06, 78th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 302 | Compare Houston Methodist West Hospital |
| T56 | Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center | 0.06, 78th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 146 min, 52nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 574 | Compare Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center |
| 58 | Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 0.07, 78th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.64, 100th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 340 | Compare Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital |
| T59 | Doctors Hospital Of Laredo | 0.07, 77th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 183 | Compare Doctors Hospital Of Laredo |
| T59 | Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville | 0.07, 77th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 240 | Compare Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville |
| 61 | Medical City Denton | 0.08, 77th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 208 | Compare Medical City Denton |
| T62 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F | 0.08, 77th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 630 | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F |
| T62 | Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 0.08, 77th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 233 min, 8th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 538 | Compare Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center |
| 64 | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | 0.08, 76th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 255 | Compare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton |
| 65 | Medical City Alliance | 0.09, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 107 min, 85th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 140 | Compare Medical City Alliance |
| 66 | Paris Regional Medical Center | 0.09, 76th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 368 | Compare Paris Regional Medical Center |
| 67 | Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | 0.09, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 487 | Compare Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth |
| 68 | Valley Regional Medical Center | 0.10, 75th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 214 | Compare Valley Regional Medical Center |
| 69 | United Regional Health Care System | 0.10, 75th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.34, 5th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.18, 2nd percentile | 565 | Compare United Regional Health Care System |
| 70 | South Texas Health System | 0.10, 74th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 106 min, 86th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 870 | Compare South Texas Health System |
| T71 | Parkland Health & Hospital System | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.58, 2nd percentile | 295 min, 1st percentile | 0.86, 94th percentile | 968 | Compare Parkland Health & Hospital System |
| T71 | Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 386 | Compare Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South |
| 73 | HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 75 min, 99th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 508 | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center |
| T74 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At Irving | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 155 min, 46th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 288 | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At Irving |
| T74 | Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.4%, 2nd percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 259 min, 4th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 821 | Compare Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital |
| T74 | Medical Center Of McKinney | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 225 | Compare Medical Center Of McKinney |
| 77 | Christus St Michael Health System | 0.12, 73rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 724 | Compare Christus St Michael Health System |
| 78 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford | 0.12, 72nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 286 | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford |
| 79 | HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | 0.12, 72nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 118 min, 76th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 528 | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake |
| 80 | Northwest Texas Hospital | 0.13, 72nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 495 | Compare Northwest Texas Hospital |
| 81 | Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 0.13, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 252 min, 5th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 1,220 | Compare Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center |
| 82 | Ascension Providence | 0.13, 71st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 223 min, 11th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 237 | Compare Ascension Providence |
| 83 | North Austin Medical Center | 0.13, 71st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 511 | Compare North Austin Medical Center |
| 84 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 0.14, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 922 | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth |
| 85 | Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 0.14, 70th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 102 min, 89th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 612 | Compare Christus Mother Frances Hospital |
| 86 | Laredo Medical Center | 0.14, 70th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 326 | Compare Laredo Medical Center |
| 87 | UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital | 0.14, 70th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 155 min, 46th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 127 | Compare UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital |
| 88 | Rio Grande Regional Hospital | 0.14, 70th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 104 min, 87th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 320 | Compare Rio Grande Regional Hospital |
| 89 | Huntsville Memorial Hospital | 0.15, 69th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 144 | Compare Huntsville Memorial Hospital |
| 90 | CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin | 0.16, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 279 | Compare CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin |
| 91 | Carrollton Regional Medical Center | 0.16, 67th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 1.12, 6th percentile | 216 | Compare Carrollton Regional Medical Center |
| 92 | Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 0.16, 67th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 7.2%, 98th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 881 | Compare Baylor St Lukes Medical Center |
| T93 | Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 0.17, 66th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 292 | Compare Methodist Hospital Stone Oak |
| T93 | Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 0.17, 66th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 243 min, 6th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 1,515 | Compare Memorial Hermann Hospital System |
| 95 | Knapp Medical Center | 0.17, 66th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 133 min, 62nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 233 | Compare Knapp Medical Center |
| 96 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati | 0.17, 66th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 146 | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati |
| 97 | Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance | 0.17, 66th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 219 min, 12th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 518 | Compare Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance |
| 98 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | 0.18, 64th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 137 min, 59th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 137 | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne |
| T99 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 0.18, 64th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 232 min, 8th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 653 | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple |
| T99 | Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital | 0.18, 64th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 251 min, 5th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 294 | Compare Memorial Hermann Katy 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).
- 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).