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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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#	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
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
51	Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, VA · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	1.38, 4th percentile	0.44, 54th percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.73, 49th percentile	—	0.62, 47th percentile	Compare Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
52	Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA · Acute care	0.26, 54th percentile	0.68, 99th percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	0.41, 70th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Inova Loudoun Hospital
53	Virginia Hospital CenterArlington, VA · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.80, 20th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.94, 43rd percentile	0.59, 51st percentile	Compare Virginia Hospital Center
54	Augusta HealthFishersville, VA · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	1.32, 8th percentile	1.29, 6th percentile	1.29, 21st percentile	0.81, 50th percentile	0.34, 72nd percentile	Compare Augusta Health
55	University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · Acute care	0.32, 44th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.38, 60th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	0.53, 70th percentile	0.76, 36th percentile	Compare University Of Virginia Medical Center
56	Riverside Doctors' Hospital Of WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, VA · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Riverside Doctors' Hospital Of Williamsburg
T57	Sentara Careplex HospitalHampton, VA · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	0.89, 38th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Sentara Careplex Hospital
T57	Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.66, 35th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	1.35, 19th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.72, 39th percentile	Compare Carilion Medical Center
59	VCU Health Tappahannock HospitalTappahannock, VA · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital
60	Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAlexandria, VA · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.55, 36th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	—	1.46, 8th percentile	Compare Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
61	UVA Health Prince William Medical CenterManassas, VA · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.82, 43rd percentile	—	0.40, 68th percentile	Compare UVA Health Prince William Medical Center
62	Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake, VA · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	1.29, 7th percentile	0.52, 47th percentile	1.32, 6th percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	1.23, 34th percentile	0.19, 79th percentile	Compare Chesapeake General Hospital
63	Johnston Memorial HospitalAbingdon, VA · Acute care	0.37, 37th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	1.06, 10th percentile	0.92, 36th percentile	—	0.51, 58th percentile	Compare Johnston Memorial Hospital
64	Winchester Medical CenterWinchester, VA · Acute care	0.39, 34th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	1.12, 12th percentile	0.39, 51st percentile	0.56, 60th percentile	—	1.24, 13th percentile	Compare Winchester Medical Center
65	Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · Acute care	0.46, 28th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.20, 74th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.62, 56th percentile	1.40, 29th percentile	0.51, 58th percentile	Compare Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
66	Carilion New River Valley Medical CenterChristiansburg, VA · Acute care	0.49, 26th percentile	1.70, 1st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	1.12, 27th percentile	—	1.27, 12th percentile	Compare Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
67	Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA · Acute care	0.49, 25th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.57, 42nd percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	0.67, 52nd percentile	0.97, 41st percentile	0.50, 59th percentile	Compare Inova Fairfax Hospital
68	UVA Health Haymarket Medical CenterHaymarket, VA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	0.74, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	Compare UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center
69	Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · Acute care	0.56, 20th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.86, 22nd percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	0.93, 35th percentile	3.52, 2nd percentile	0.34, 72nd percentile	Compare Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals
70	Buchanan General HospitalGrundy, VA · Acute care	0.57, 19th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Buchanan General Hospital
71	Stonesprings Hospital CenterDulles, VA · Acute care	0.60, 18th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Stonesprings Hospital Center
72	Shenandoah Memorial HospitalWoodstock, VA · Critical access	0.63, 16th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Shenandoah Memorial Hospital
73	Carilion Stonewall Jackson HospitalLexington, VA · Critical access	0.72, 12th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital
74	Fort Belvoir Community HospitalFort Belvoir, VA · Military	1.05, 5th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	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).
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).