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Hospitals in Washington with the lowest C. diff infections

60 Washington 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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60 hospitals ranked in Washington by c. diff infections; 40 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 beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51Pullman Regional HospitalPullman, WA · Critical access0.7524—14.8%14.8%—115 min—25Compare
52Island HospitalAnacortes, WA · Acute care0.8444—12.9%14.8%1.08204 min0.8943Compare
53Mason General Hospital & Family Of ClinicsShelton, WA · Critical access0.8724—15.3%15.4%—200 min—25Compare
54Capital Medical CenterOlympia, WA · Acute care0.893311.4%12.7%15.1%1.29140 min0.90110Compare
55Lincoln HospitalDavenport, WA · Critical access0.96————15.1%———25Compare
56MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovington, WA · Acute care0.9933—9.9%14.8%0.96177 min0.8758Compare
57Madigan AMC (Ft Lewis)Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord, WA · Military1.07—4————179 min—560Compare
58Whidbeyhealth Medical CenterCoupeville, WA · Critical access1.1424—14.7%15.2%———51Compare
59Kittitas Valley Community HospitalEllensburg, WA · Critical access1.77—4—12.8%14.7%—122 min—25Compare
60Astria Sunnyside HospitalSunnyside, WA · Critical access2.3724——15.4%—122 min—25Compare

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).