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. Leading: Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas, Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Matagorda Regional 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 |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas |
| T1 | Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.61, 100th percentile | 0.18, 75th percentile | 0.08, 75th percentile | 0.95, 33rd percentile | 0.66, 62nd percentile | 0.38, 68th percentile | Compare Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital |
| T1 | Matagorda Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Matagorda Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.35, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.83, 32nd percentile | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance |
| T1 | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.77, 46th percentile | — | — | Compare Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall |
| T1 | Ascension Seton Northwest | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.66, 27th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Ascension Seton Northwest |
| T1 | Ascension Seton Williamson | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 1.29, 8th percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.36, 72nd percentile | — | 0.31, 74th percentile | Compare Ascension Seton Williamson |
| T1 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | — | — | 0.52, 63rd percentile | — | 0.80, 34th percentile | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie |
| T1 | CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston |
| T1 | Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.55, 45th percentile | 0.44, 46th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos |
| T1 | Covenant Hospital Plainview | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Covenant Hospital Plainview |
| T1 | Harlingen Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 0.95, 17th percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | Compare Harlingen Medical Center |
| T1 | Hill Country Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | Compare Hill Country Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | Methodist Hospital For Surgery | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Methodist Hospital For Surgery |
| T1 | Seton Medical Center Harker Heights | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | Compare Seton Medical Center Harker Heights |
| T1 | St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage |
| T1 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle |
| T1 | Texas Health Hospital Frisco | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.89, 16th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Texas Health Hospital Frisco |
| T1 | UT Health East Texas Quitman Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare UT Health East Texas Quitman Hospital |
| T1 | University Of Texas Health Science Center At Tyler | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | 1.94, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare University Of Texas Health Science Center At Tyler |
| T1 | Christus Spohn Hospital Alice | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | — | 0.87, 39th percentile | — | — | Compare Christus Spohn Hospital Alice |
| T1 | Fort Duncan Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | Compare Fort Duncan Medical Center |
| T1 | HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.63, 36th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.76, 46th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.66, 44th percentile | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast |
| T1 | HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.60, 58th percentile | — | 1.59, 6th percentile | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball |
| T1 | Oakbend Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.97, 17th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Oakbend Medical Center |
| T1 | St Joseph Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | — | — | 0.51, 58th percentile | Compare St Joseph Medical Center |
| T1 | St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | 0.90, 37th percentile | — | 2.84, 0th percentile | Compare St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital |
| T1 | Val Verde Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Val Verde Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville |
| T1 | Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg |
| T1 | Crescent Medical Center Lancaster | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Crescent Medical Center Lancaster |
| T1 | HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.25, 70th percentile | 0.37, 52nd percentile | 0.79, 44th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest |
| T1 | Lubbock Heart Hospital LP | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.31, 6th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Lubbock Heart Hospital LP |
| T1 | Medical City North Hills | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.92, 35th percentile | — | 0.57, 53rd percentile | Compare Medical City North Hills |
| T1 | Medical City Weatherford | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 1.91, 3rd percentile | Compare Medical City Weatherford |
| T1 | Navarro Regional Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.86, 16th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Navarro Regional Hospital |
| T1 | HCA Houston Healthcare West | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.23, 72nd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.80, 44th percentile | — | 0.43, 65th percentile | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare West |
| T1 | AD Hospital East, LLC | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare AD Hospital East, LLC |
| T1 | Aspire Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Aspire Hospital |
| T1 | Christus Mother Frances Hospital- Jacksonville | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Christus Mother Frances Hospital- Jacksonville |
| T1 | Darnall AMC (Ft Cavazos) | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Darnall AMC (Ft Cavazos) |
| T1 | Medina Regional Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Medina Regional Hospital |
| T1 | Methodist Southlake Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Methodist Southlake Medical Center |
| T1 | Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | TMC- Bonham Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare TMC- Bonham Hospital |
| 46 | HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 0.01, 81st percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.53, 46th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.81, 43rd percentile | 3.53, 2nd percentile | 0.36, 70th percentile | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood |
| 47 | Round Rock Medical Center | 0.03, 80th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.57, 53rd percentile | Compare Round Rock Medical Center |
| 48 | HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | 0.03, 80th percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 0.70, 31st percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | 1.18, 14th percentile | Compare HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe |
| 49 | Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of LPDS Healthc | 0.04, 80th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 0.50, 49th percentile | 0.07, 75th percentile | 1.56, 13th percentile | 0.59, 67th percentile | 0.13, 81st percentile | Compare Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of LPDS Healthc |
| 50 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 0.05, 79th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.25, 70th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.33, 74th percentile | — | 2.30, 2nd percentile | Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano |
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).