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Hospitals in Virginia with the lowest C. diff infections

74 Virginia 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.

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74 hospitals ranked in Virginia by c. diff infections; 22 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalC. diff infectionslower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, VA · Acute care0.25, 54th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile9.4%, 81st percentile14.6%, 74th percentile1.38, 4th percentile183 min, 28th percentile0.97, 61st percentile525Compare Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
52Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA · Acute care0.26, 54th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile11.1%, 74th percentile9.0%, 86th percentile13.3%, 99th percentile0.68, 99th percentile174 min, 33rd percentile0.99, 50th percentile167Compare Inova Loudoun Hospital
53Virginia Hospital CenterArlington, VA · Acute care0.28, 50th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.6%, 87th percentile11.3%, 44th percentile14.0%, 93rd percentile1.09, 20th percentile240 min, 6th percentile0.99, 50th percentile342Compare Virginia Hospital Center
54Augusta HealthFishersville, VA · Acute care0.31, 45th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile16.5%, 1st percentile14.0%, 93rd percentile0.96, 51st percentile187 min, 26th percentile0.96, 66th percentile255Compare Augusta Health
55University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · Acute care0.32, 44th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.4%, 90th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile1.00, 35th percentile278 min, 2nd percentile1.01, 38th percentile622Compare University Of Virginia Medical Center
56Riverside Doctors' Hospital Of WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, VA · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile11.5%, 39th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.04, 28th percentile157 min, 44th percentile0.95, 71st percentile40Compare Riverside Doctors' Hospital Of Williamsburg
T57Sentara Careplex HospitalHampton, VA · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile10.0%, 70th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile0.88, 78th percentile134 min, 62nd percentile0.95, 71st percentile224Compare Sentara Careplex Hospital
T57Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute care0.33, 43rd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile14.1%, 91st percentile1.00, 35th percentile272 min, 3rd percentile1.01, 38th percentile752Compare Carilion Medical Center
59VCU Health Tappahannock HospitalTappahannock, VA · Acute care0.35, 40th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.9%, 72nd percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile186 min, 26th percentile0.96, 66th percentile67Compare VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital
60Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAlexandria, VA · Acute care0.35, 40th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile8.7%, 89th percentile14.0%, 93rd percentile1.08, 22nd percentile150 min, 49th percentile0.97, 61st percentile237Compare Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
61UVA Health Prince William Medical CenterManassas, VA · Acute care0.35, 39th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.5%, 8th percentile12.0%, 30th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile193 min, 23rd percentile1.04, 23rd percentile170Compare UVA Health Prince William Medical Center
62Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake, VA · Acute care0.36, 38th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile9.5%, 79th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile1.29, 7th percentile187 min, 26th percentile0.94, 76th percentile310Compare Chesapeake General Hospital
63Johnston Memorial HospitalAbingdon, VA · Acute care0.37, 37th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.4%, 29th percentile12.1%, 28th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.95, 55th percentile192 min, 23rd percentile1.00, 44th percentile116Compare Johnston Memorial Hospital
64Winchester Medical CenterWinchester, VA · Acute care0.39, 34th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile12.2%, 27th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.84, 87th percentile218 min, 12th percentile0.96, 66th percentile399Compare Winchester Medical Center
65Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · Acute care0.46, 28th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.0%, 96th percentile9.9%, 72nd percentile15.6%, 16th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile125 min, 70th percentile0.94, 76th percentile276Compare Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
66Carilion New River Valley Medical CenterChristiansburg, VA · Acute care0.49, 26th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile8.7%, 89th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.70, 1st percentile211 min, 14th percentile0.98, 55th percentile146Compare Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
67Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA · Acute care0.49, 25th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile9.7%, 98th percentile10.1%, 68th percentile14.1%, 91st percentile0.86, 83rd percentile161 min, 41st percentile0.98, 55th percentile923Compare Inova Fairfax Hospital
68UVA Health Haymarket Medical CenterHaymarket, VA · Acute care0.52, 23rd percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—14.7%, 5th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.87, 81st percentile204 min, 17th percentile0.96, 66th percentile60Compare UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center
69Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · Acute care0.56, 20th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile9.4%, 81st percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.84, 87th percentile234 min, 8th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile779Compare Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals
70Buchanan General HospitalGrundy, VA · Acute care0.57, 19th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile——15.0%, 46th percentile0.98, 41st percentile175 min, 32nd percentile0.88, 92nd percentile134Compare Buchanan General Hospital
71Stonesprings Hospital CenterDulles, VA · Acute care0.60, 18th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—13.0%, 15th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile0.87, 81st percentile121 min, 73rd percentile0.97, 61st percentile124Compare Stonesprings Hospital Center
72Shenandoah Memorial HospitalWoodstock, VA · Critical access0.63, 16th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.9%, 32nd percentile14.6%, 74th percentile—134 min, 62nd percentile—25Compare Shenandoah Memorial Hospital
73Carilion Stonewall Jackson HospitalLexington, VA · Critical access0.72, 12th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile—8.6%, 90th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile—198 min, 20th percentile—25Compare Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital
74Fort Belvoir Community HospitalFort Belvoir, VA · Military1.05, 5th percentile—5, 97th percentile————157 min, 44th percentile—240Compare Fort Belvoir Community 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).