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 | 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 |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T51 | Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake Pointe | 0.05, 79th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.35, 19th percentile | 1.35, 31st percentile | 1.03, 20th percentile | Compare Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake Pointe |
| T51 | Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 0.05, 79th percentile | 1.34, 5th percentile | 1.09, 13th percentile | 0.70, 24th percentile | 0.56, 60th percentile | 2.12, 13th percentile | 0.72, 39th percentile | Compare Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center |
| T53 | Corpus Christi Medical Center,The | 0.06, 79th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.22, 66th percentile | 0.71, 50th percentile | 1.71, 20th percentile | 0.45, 64th percentile | Compare Corpus Christi Medical Center,The |
| T53 | Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | 0.06, 79th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.26, 70th percentile | 0.17, 70th percentile | 0.39, 71st percentile | — | 0.72, 39th percentile | Compare Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi |
| 55 | The Womans Hospital of Texas | 0.06, 78th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.55, 44th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.79, 53rd percentile | 0.61, 48th percentile | Compare The Womans Hospital of Texas |
| T56 | Houston Methodist West Hospital | 0.06, 78th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.36, 54th percentile | 0.42, 69th percentile | 0.70, 59th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Houston Methodist West Hospital |
| T56 | Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center | 0.06, 78th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 0.39, 51st percentile | 0.22, 79th percentile | — | 0.16, 80th percentile | Compare Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center |
| 58 | Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 0.07, 78th percentile | 0.64, 100th percentile | 0.83, 24th percentile | 0.11, 74th percentile | 0.37, 72nd percentile | 2.41, 9th percentile | 0.61, 49th percentile | Compare Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital |
| T59 | Doctors Hospital Of Laredo | 0.07, 77th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.45, 54th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.47, 15th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Doctors Hospital Of Laredo |
| T59 | Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville | 0.07, 77th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.18, 69th percentile | 0.61, 57th percentile | 0.58, 67th percentile | 1.20, 14th percentile | Compare Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville |
| 61 | Medical City Denton | 0.08, 77th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.14, 77th percentile | 0.11, 74th percentile | 0.40, 70th percentile | — | 0.26, 76th percentile | Compare Medical City Denton |
| T62 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F | 0.08, 77th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.90, 20th percentile | 0.26, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.65, 62nd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F |
| T62 | Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 0.08, 77th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 0.52, 47th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.29, 76th percentile | 0.33, 76th percentile | 0.60, 50th percentile | Compare Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center |
| 64 | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | 0.08, 76th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.62, 30th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton |
| 65 | Medical City Alliance | 0.09, 76th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 1.04, 14th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.37, 18th percentile | — | 0.85, 30th percentile | Compare Medical City Alliance |
| 66 | Paris Regional Medical Center | 0.09, 76th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.22, 72nd percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.59, 51st percentile | Compare Paris Regional Medical Center |
| 67 | Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | 0.09, 76th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.13, 77th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.71, 50th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.23, 78th percentile | Compare Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth |
| 68 | Valley Regional Medical Center | 0.10, 75th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 0.87, 22nd percentile | 0.56, 35th percentile | 1.64, 11th percentile | 0.66, 61st percentile | 0.50, 59th percentile | Compare Valley Regional Medical Center |
| 69 | United Regional Health Care System | 0.10, 75th percentile | 1.34, 5th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 1.59, 12th percentile | — | 0.27, 76th percentile | Compare United Regional Health Care System |
| 70 | South Texas Health System | 0.10, 74th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 0.82, 19th percentile | 0.55, 61st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare South Texas Health System |
| T71 | Parkland Health & Hospital System | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 1.58, 2nd percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 0.94, 13th percentile | 0.72, 49th percentile | 1.02, 39th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | Compare Parkland Health & Hospital System |
| T71 | Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.43, 47th percentile | 0.41, 69th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South |
| 73 | HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.87, 16th percentile | 1.13, 26th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 2.18, 2nd percentile | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center |
| T74 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At Irving | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 1.19, 10th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.57, 53rd percentile | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At Irving |
| T74 | Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.64, 36th percentile | 0.21, 67th percentile | 0.87, 39th percentile | 1.54, 26th percentile | 0.54, 56th percentile | Compare Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital |
| T74 | Medical Center Of McKinney | 0.11, 73rd percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.24, 71st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.23, 78th percentile | — | 0.55, 55th percentile | Compare Medical Center Of McKinney |
| 77 | Christus St Michael Health System | 0.12, 73rd percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 0.49, 40th percentile | 0.41, 70th percentile | 1.64, 23rd percentile | 0.42, 66th percentile | Compare Christus St Michael Health System |
| 78 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford | 0.12, 72nd percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.43, 68th percentile | 1.08, 38th percentile | 0.63, 47th percentile | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford |
| 79 | HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | 0.12, 72nd percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.27, 69th percentile | 0.16, 71st percentile | 0.56, 60th percentile | 1.48, 28th percentile | 0.79, 34th percentile | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake |
| 80 | Northwest Texas Hospital | 0.13, 72nd percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.70, 32nd percentile | 0.41, 48th percentile | 0.56, 59th percentile | 0.67, 61st percentile | 1.25, 12th percentile | Compare Northwest Texas Hospital |
| 81 | Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 0.13, 71st percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.32, 65th percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 1.25, 22nd percentile | 1.36, 31st percentile | 0.88, 28th percentile | Compare Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center |
| 82 | Ascension Providence | 0.13, 71st percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.31, 66th percentile | 0.65, 28th percentile | 0.46, 66th percentile | — | 0.27, 76th percentile | Compare Ascension Providence |
| 83 | North Austin Medical Center | 0.13, 71st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.23, 71st percentile | 0.54, 36th percentile | 1.10, 28th percentile | 0.65, 63rd percentile | 0.53, 56th percentile | Compare North Austin Medical Center |
| 84 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 0.14, 71st percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.11, 78th percentile | 0.25, 63rd percentile | 0.42, 69th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.72, 39th percentile | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth |
| 85 | Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 0.14, 70th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.06, 76th percentile | 1.08, 29th percentile | 1.12, 37th percentile | 0.60, 50th percentile | Compare Christus Mother Frances Hospital |
| 86 | Laredo Medical Center | 0.14, 70th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.12, 78th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Laredo Medical Center |
| 87 | UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital | 0.14, 70th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.99, 3rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | Compare UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital |
| 88 | Rio Grande Regional Hospital | 0.14, 70th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.70, 24th percentile | 0.26, 77th percentile | — | 1.39, 9th percentile | Compare Rio Grande Regional Hospital |
| 89 | Huntsville Memorial Hospital | 0.15, 69th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 1.74, 4th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Huntsville Memorial Hospital |
| 90 | CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin | 0.16, 68th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 1.57, 5th percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 1.33, 19th percentile | — | 0.57, 53rd percentile | Compare CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin |
| 91 | Carrollton Regional Medical Center | 0.16, 67th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Carrollton Regional Medical Center |
| 92 | Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 0.16, 67th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.77, 28th percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.32, 75th percentile | — | 0.16, 80th percentile | Compare Baylor St Lukes Medical Center |
| T93 | Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 0.17, 66th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 0.69, 32nd percentile | 0.40, 50th percentile | 1.41, 17th percentile | 0.65, 63rd percentile | 0.35, 71st percentile | Compare Methodist Hospital Stone Oak |
| T93 | Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 0.17, 66th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | 0.20, 68th percentile | 0.60, 57th percentile | 1.81, 18th percentile | 0.45, 63rd percentile | Compare Memorial Hermann Hospital System |
| 95 | Knapp Medical Center | 0.17, 66th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.86, 39th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Knapp Medical Center |
| 96 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati | 0.17, 66th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.95, 18th percentile | 1.41, 5th percentile | 1.99, 5th percentile | 1.62, 24th percentile | 1.30, 11th percentile | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati |
| 97 | Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance | 0.17, 66th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.25, 63rd percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | 2.19, 11th percentile | 0.86, 29th percentile | Compare Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance |
| 98 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | 0.18, 64th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne |
| T99 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 0.18, 64th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | 0.15, 71st percentile | 0.83, 42nd percentile | 0.74, 55th percentile | 0.71, 40th percentile | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple |
| T99 | Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital | 0.18, 64th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.15, 77th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.00, 32nd percentile | 1.40, 30th percentile | 0.72, 39th percentile | 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).
- 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).