Hospital rankings
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.
| # | 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 | ||||
| 51 | Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 0.25, 54th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.38, 4th percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 525 | Compare Sentara Norfolk General Hospital |
| 52 | Inova Loudoun Hospital | 0.26, 54th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 167 | Compare Inova Loudoun Hospital |
| 53 | Virginia Hospital Center | 0.28, 50th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 240 min, 6th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 342 | Compare Virginia Hospital Center |
| 54 | Augusta Health | 0.31, 45th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 16.5%, 1st percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 255 | Compare Augusta Health |
| 55 | University Of Virginia Medical Center | 0.32, 44th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 278 min, 2nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 622 | Compare University Of Virginia Medical Center |
| 56 | Riverside Doctors' Hospital Of Williamsburg | 0.33, 43rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 40 | Compare Riverside Doctors' Hospital Of Williamsburg |
| T57 | Sentara Careplex Hospital | 0.33, 43rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 224 | Compare Sentara Careplex Hospital |
| T57 | Carilion Medical Center | 0.33, 43rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 272 min, 3rd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 752 | Compare Carilion Medical Center |
| 59 | VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital | 0.35, 40th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 67 | Compare VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital |
| 60 | Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | 0.35, 40th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 237 | Compare Inova Mount Vernon Hospital |
| 61 | UVA Health Prince William Medical Center | 0.35, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 170 | Compare UVA Health Prince William Medical Center |
| 62 | Chesapeake General Hospital | 0.36, 38th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.29, 7th percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 310 | Compare Chesapeake General Hospital |
| 63 | Johnston Memorial Hospital | 0.37, 37th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 116 | Compare Johnston Memorial Hospital |
| 64 | Winchester Medical Center | 0.39, 34th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 218 min, 12th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 399 | Compare Winchester Medical Center |
| 65 | Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | 0.46, 28th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 125 min, 70th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 276 | Compare Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital |
| 66 | Carilion New River Valley Medical Center | 0.49, 26th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.70, 1st percentile | 211 min, 14th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 146 | Compare Carilion New River Valley Medical Center |
| 67 | Inova Fairfax Hospital | 0.49, 25th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 161 min, 41st percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 923 | Compare Inova Fairfax Hospital |
| 68 | UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center | 0.52, 23rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 60 | Compare UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center |
| 69 | Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | 0.56, 20th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 234 min, 8th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 779 | Compare Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals |
| 70 | Buchanan General Hospital | 0.57, 19th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 175 min, 32nd percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 134 | Compare Buchanan General Hospital |
| 71 | Stonesprings Hospital Center | 0.60, 18th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 121 min, 73rd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 124 | Compare Stonesprings Hospital Center |
| 72 | Shenandoah Memorial Hospital | 0.63, 16th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | 134 min, 62nd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Shenandoah Memorial Hospital |
| 73 | Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital | 0.72, 12th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | — | 198 min, 20th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital |
| 74 | Fort Belvoir Community Hospital | 1.05, 5th percentile | — | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | — | — | 157 min, 44th percentile | — | 240 | Compare 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).