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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. Leading: St Elizabeth Hospital, St Clare Hospital, Lourdes Medical Center. 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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#	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
T1	St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclaw, WA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare St Elizabeth Hospital
T1	St Clare HospitalLakewood, WA · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.46, 63rd percentile	Compare St Clare Hospital
T1	Lourdes Medical CenterPasco, WA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Lourdes Medical Center
T1	PeaceHealth United General Medical CenterSedro Woolley, WA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare PeaceHealth United General Medical Center
T1	Prosser Memorial HospitalProsser, WA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Prosser Memorial Hospital
T1	Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColville, WA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
T1	Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee, WA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.64, 28th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Coulee Medical Center
T1	Mid Valley Hospital & ClinicOmak, WA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Mid Valley Hospital & Clinic
T1	Odessa Memorial Healthcare CenterOdessa, WA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center
T1	Snoqualmie Valley HospitalSnoqualmie, WA · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
11	PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · Acute care	0.10, 75th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	1.74, 9th percentile	—	0.67, 44th percentile	Compare PeaceHealth St John Medical Center
12	Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.82, 19th percentile	1.59, 12th percentile	—	2.29, 2nd percentile	Compare Swedish Issaquah
13	Yakima Valley MemorialYakima, WA · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.46, 52nd percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.60, 6th percentile	Compare Yakima Valley Memorial
14	PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	1.86, 7th percentile	—	0.65, 45th percentile	Compare PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente
15	Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.22, 59th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.22, 79th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.76, 36th percentile	Compare Virginia Mason Medical Center
16	Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care	0.24, 56th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.44, 54th percentile	0.70, 25th percentile	1.76, 9th percentile	1.63, 23rd percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	Compare Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital
17	Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla Walla, WA · Acute care	0.25, 55th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Providence St Mary Medical Center
18	Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	1.63, 3rd percentile	0.42, 69th percentile	—	1.18, 15th percentile	Compare Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
19	Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · Acute care	0.26, 52nd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.79, 20th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Highline Medical Center
20	Providence Centralia HospitalCentralia, WA · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	—	1.31, 6th percentile	—	—	0.89, 27th percentile	Compare Providence Centralia Hospital
21	Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon, WA · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	1.48, 5th percentile	1.63, 11th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Skagit Valley Hospital
22	St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma, WA · Acute care	0.28, 50th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.10, 78th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	0.65, 62nd percentile	0.61, 48th percentile	Compare St Joseph Medical Center
23	Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett, WA · Acute care	0.28, 49th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	0.15, 71st percentile	2.24, 3rd percentile	2.67, 7th percentile	0.61, 49th percentile	Compare Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
24	Cascade Valley HospitalArlington, WA · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Cascade Valley Hospital
25	Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue, WA · Acute care	0.33, 43rd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.18, 70th percentile	0.91, 36th percentile	2.97, 5th percentile	0.70, 41st percentile	Compare Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics
26	Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland, WA · Acute care	0.34, 42nd percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.33, 74th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Evergreenhealth Medical Center
27	Trios HealthKennewick, WA · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	—	0.85, 17th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Trios Health
28	Olympic Medical CenterPort Angeles, WA · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	1.11, 9th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Olympic Medical Center
29	Samaritan HospitalMoses Lake, WA · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Samaritan Hospital
30	St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.65, 35th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.36, 70th percentile	Compare St Anthony Hospital
31	St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale, WA · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	—	0.57, 53rd percentile	Compare St Michael Medical Center
32	Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, WA · Acute care	0.41, 32nd percentile	1.35, 5th percentile	1.01, 16th percentile	0.22, 65th percentile	1.24, 23rd percentile	—	0.72, 39th percentile	Compare Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
33	University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	1.23, 8th percentile	1.26, 22nd percentile	1.72, 20th percentile	0.92, 25th percentile	Compare University Of Washington Medical Center
34	Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	1.42, 7th percentile	0.48, 42nd percentile	1.00, 31st percentile	1.65, 22nd percentile	0.48, 61st percentile	Compare Swedish Medical Center
35	Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds, WA · Acute care	0.43, 30th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.09, 12th percentile	1.42, 5th percentile	1.21, 24th percentile	—	0.57, 52nd percentile	Compare Swedish Edmonds Hospital
36	Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · Acute care	0.44, 30th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.23, 3rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Confluence Health Hospital
37	Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care	0.47, 27th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	1.61, 5th percentile	1.25, 7th percentile	1.37, 18th percentile	—	0.83, 32nd percentile	Compare Providence Holy Family Hospital
38	Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · Acute care	0.49, 25th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.99, 16th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Grays Harbor Community Hospital
39	Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WA · Acute care	0.49, 25th percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	0.78, 21st percentile	2.80, 1st percentile	1.74, 20th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	Compare Providence St Peter Hospital
40	Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	1.69, 1st percentile	1.00, 16th percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	0.87, 39th percentile	—	0.81, 33rd percentile	Compare Valley Medical Center
41	PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.49, 50th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center
42	Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	1.53, 2nd percentile	0.35, 62nd percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.25, 78th percentile	—	0.97, 23rd percentile	Compare Deaconess Medical Center
43	Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.48, 41st percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	—	0.97, 22nd percentile	Compare Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital
44	St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA · Acute care	0.54, 21st percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.36, 53rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.60, 6th percentile	Compare St Francis Community Hospital
45	Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane Valley, WA · Acute care	0.55, 21st percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.62, 37th percentile	0.60, 32nd percentile	1.42, 17th percentile	—	—	Compare Multicare Valley Hospital
46	Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.55, 21st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	—	—	0.48, 60th percentile	Compare Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill
47	Jefferson HealthcarePort Townsend, WA · Critical access	0.59, 18th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Jefferson Healthcare
48	Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · Acute care	0.61, 17th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.65, 35th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	0.75, 54th percentile	0.95, 23rd percentile	Compare Kadlec Regional Medical Center
49	Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care	0.65, 15th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.96, 17th percentile	0.68, 26th percentile	1.07, 29th percentile	—	1.45, 8th percentile	Compare Harborview Medical Center
50	Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburn, WA · Acute care	0.69, 13th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.49, 60th percentile	Compare Multicare Auburn Medical Center

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).