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Hospitals in Wisconsin with the lowest C. diff infections

90 Wisconsin hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua, Sauk Prairie Hospital, Columbus Community Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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90 hospitals ranked in Wisconsin by c. diff infections; 50 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
T1	Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua, WI · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	9.9%, 72nd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	19	Compare Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua
T1	Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac, WI · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	13.0%, 15th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	152 min, 48th percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	36	Compare Sauk Prairie Hospital
T1	Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, WI · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	13.9%, 8th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	—	138 min, 58th percentile	—	25	Compare Columbus Community Hospital
T1	Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay, WI · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	13.9%, 8th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	—	144 min, 53rd percentile	—	25	Compare Door County Medical Center
T1	Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	13.5%, 11th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	—	163 min, 40th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	109	Compare Howard Young Medical Center
T1	Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.9%, 72nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	—	142 min, 55th percentile	—	15	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley
T1	Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	11.7%, 35th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	124 min, 71st percentile	0.78, 99th percentile	40	Compare Mile Bluff Medical Center
T1	SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.1%, 48th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	114 min, 79th percentile	0.84, 96th percentile	100	Compare SSM Health St Clare Hospital - Baraboo
T1	St Josephs Community Hospital West BendWest Bend, WI · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.4%, 23rd percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	211 min, 14th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	121	Compare St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend
T1	Westfields Hospital And ClinicNew Richmond, WI · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	13.2%, 13th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	108 min, 84th percentile	—	25	Compare Westfields Hospital And Clinic
T1	Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WI · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	15.3%, 3rd percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	153 min, 47th percentile	0.81, 98th percentile	73	Compare Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital
T1	Holy Family MemorialManitowoc, WI · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	14.2%, 7th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	138 min, 58th percentile	0.88, 92nd percentile	167	Compare Holy Family Memorial
T1	Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterLake Geneva, WI · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.9%, 17th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	126 min, 69th percentile	—	25	Compare Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical Center
T1	Stoughton HospitalStoughton, WI · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	12.2%, 27th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	154 min, 46th percentile	—	25	Compare Stoughton Hospital
T1	Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	21.9%, 0th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	120 min, 74th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	95	Compare Watertown Memorial Hospital
T1	Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-BD)Beaver Dam, WI · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	15.6%, 2nd percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	183 min, 28th percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	125	Compare Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-BD)
T1	Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, IncMedford, WI · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	12.3%, 25th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	—	154 min, 46th percentile	—	15	Compare Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc
T1	Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill, WI · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	10.7%, 56th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	—	123 min, 71st percentile	—	25	Compare Aspirus Merrill Hospital
T1	Black River Memorial HospitalBlack River Falls, WI · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	102 min, 89th percentile	—	25	Compare Black River Memorial Hospital
20	Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI · Acute care	0.13, 71st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	179 min, 30th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	74	Compare Aurora Medical Center Kenosha
21	Beloit Health SystemBeloit, WI · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	14.1%, 7th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	1.29, 7th percentile	129 min, 66th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	256	Compare Beloit Health System
22	West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WI · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	182 min, 28th percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	149	Compare West Allis Memorial Hospital
23	Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids, WI · Acute care	0.17, 65th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	162 min, 41st percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	99	Compare Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc
24	Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	142 min, 55th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	66	Compare Aurora Medical Center - Summit
25	Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · Acute care	0.21, 60th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	9.2%, 84th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	161 min, 41st percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	240	Compare Mercy Health System Corp
26	Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care	0.22, 59th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	325	Compare Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
27	Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	219 min, 12th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	237	Compare Community Memorial Hospital
28	SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison, WI · Acute care	0.25, 54th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	14.5%, 5th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	440	Compare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison
29	Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston, WI · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	143 min, 54th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	86	Compare Marshfield Medical Center - Weston
30	SSM Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du Lac, WI · Acute care	0.29, 49th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	15.5%, 2nd percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	150 min, 49th percentile	0.88, 92nd percentile	151	Compare SSM Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du Lac
31	Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha, WI · Acute care	0.31, 46th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	140 min, 56th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	400	Compare Waukesha Memorial Hospital
T32	Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WI · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.0%, 30th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	112 min, 81st percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	69	Compare Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County
T32	Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar IncMenomonie, WI · Critical access	0.31, 45th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.1%, 28th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	133 min, 62nd percentile	—	25	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar Inc
34	Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care	0.32, 44th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	9.8%, 73rd percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	124 min, 71st percentile	—	538	Compare Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital
35	Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care	0.32, 44th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.3%, 82nd percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	129 min, 66th percentile	0.84, 96th percentile	99	Compare Aurora Medical Center Bay Area
36	The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · Acute care	0.37, 38th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	145 min, 52nd percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	100	Compare The Monroe Clinic
37	Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care	0.38, 36th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	11.8%, 34th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	157 min, 44th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	321	Compare Aspirus Wausau Hospital
38	Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	0.68, 99th percentile	178 min, 31st percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	304	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital
39	Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton, WI · Acute care	0.39, 35th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	12.5%, 22nd percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	143 min, 54th percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	332	Compare Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus
40	Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access	0.41, 32nd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.3%, 44th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	—	117 min, 77th percentile	—	25	Compare Hudson Hospital
41	St Nicholas HospitalSheboygan, WI · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.5%, 39th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	122 min, 72nd percentile	0.87, 93rd percentile	185	Compare St Nicholas Hospital
42	Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care	0.44, 29th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	173 min, 34th percentile	0.83, 97th percentile	185	Compare Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County
43	Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care	0.45, 28th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	11.7%, 35th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	136 min, 60th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	156	Compare Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital
44	Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care	0.47, 26th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	15.1%, 3rd percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	151 min, 48th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	242	Compare Bellin Memorial Hospital
45	Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · Acute care	0.49, 25th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	122 min, 72nd percentile	0.81, 98th percentile	84	Compare Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh
46	Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point, WI · Acute care	0.49, 25th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	13.8%, 9th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	148 min, 50th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	181	Compare Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
47	Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha, WI · Acute care	0.50, 25th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	14.9%, 4th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	157 min, 44th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	380	Compare Froedtert South Inc.
48	St Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior, WI · Critical access	0.50, 25th percentile	—	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	124 min, 71st percentile	—	15	Compare St Marys Hospital Superior
49	Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care	0.51, 24th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	422	Compare Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee
50	Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access	0.52, 23rd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.5%, 79th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	—	109 min, 83rd percentile	—	29	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland

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).