A total of 463 hospitals in the U.S. have a Clostridioides difficile infection rate of zero, based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS.
Measures are developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network. The measures show how often patients in a particular hospital contract certain infections during the course of medical treatment when compared to similar hospitals. Data was collected from October 2023 to September 2024 and was last updated Aug. 6. The CDC calculates a standardized infection ratio, which may take into account care location, number of patients with an existing infection, lab methods, hospital affiliation with a medical school, hospital bed size, patient age and patient health. The measures apply to all patients treated in acute care hospitals, including adult, pediatric, neonatal, Medicare and non-Medicare patients, according to the CMS data dictionary.
Eight more hospitals had a rate of zero, the lowest rate possible, for C. diff infections compared to Becker’s 2024 list.
Here are the 463 hospitals, by state:
Alabama
Andalusia Health
Atmore Community Hospital
Floyd Cherokee Medical Center (Centre)
Highlands Medical Center (Scottsboro)
Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital (Phenix City)
Medical Center Enterprise
Russellville Hospital
St. Vincent’s St. Clair (Pell City)
The Health Care Authority of the City of Greenville-L.V. Stabler Hospital
Troy Regional Medical Center
Walker Baptist Medical Center (Jasper)
Wiregrass Medical Center (Geneva)
Alaska
673rd Medical Group (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)
PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center
Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital (Bethel)
Arizona
Banner Payson Medical Center
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center (Phoenix)
Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita
Phoenix Indian Medical Center
Arkansas
Ashley County Medical Center (Crossett)
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County (Malvern)
Mena Regional Health System
Mercy Hospital Paris
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (Harrison)
Ouachita County Medical Center (Camden)
Siloam Springs Regional Hospital
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center (Russellville)
California
Adventist Health Delano
Adventist Health Reedley
Banner Lassen Medical Center (Susanville)
Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood)
Chino Valley Medical Center
Coastal Communities Hospital (Santa Ana)
College Hospital Costa Mesa
Encino Hospital Medical Center
Foothill Regional Medical Center (Tustin)
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center
Glenn Medical Center (Willows)
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital (Santa Barbara)
Good Samaritan Hospital (Bakersfield)
Hi-Desert Medical Center (Joshua Tree)
L.A. Downtown Medical Center
Mendocino Coast District Hospital (Fort Bragg)
Memorial Hospital Los Banos
Montclair Hospital Medical Center
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District (Brawley)
Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital (Fortuna)
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital (Red Bluff)
St. Francis Memorial Hospital (San Francisco)
St. Mary’s Medical Center (San Francisco)
Sherman Oaks Hospital
Southern California Hospital at Hollywood
Sutter Lakeside Hospital (Lakeport)
Tahoe Forest Hospital (Truckee)
Colorado
AdventHealth Castle Rock
Delta County Memorial Hospital
Grand River Hospital District (Rifle)
Haxtun Hospital District
Longmont United Hospital
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center (Walsenburg)
St. Anthony Summit Medical Center (Frisco)
St. Thomas More Hospital (Cañon City)
UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center (Steamboat Springs)
Connecticut
Johnson Memorial Hospital (Stafford Springs)
Sharon Hospital
Florida
AdventHealth Dade City
AdventHealth Wauchula
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Panama City)
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital
HCA Florida Citrus Hospital (Inverness)
HCA Florida Highlands Hospital (Sebring)
HCA Florida Osceola Hospital (Kissimmee)
HCA Florida Palms West Hospital (Loxahatchee)
HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital (St. Petersburg)
HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital (Okeechobee)
HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital
HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital (Niceville)
Hialeah Hospital
Homestead Hospital
Jupiter Medical Center
Lakeside Medical Center (Belle Glade)
Melbourne Regional Medical Center
North Shore Medical Center (Miami)
NH Jacksonville
Oviedo Medical Center
ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda
UCF Lake Nona Hospital (Orlando)
Viera Hospital (Melbourne)
Georgia
Bleckley Memorial Hospital (Cochran)
Emanuel Medical Center (Swainsboro)
Grady General Hospital (Cairo)
Jeff Davis Hospital (Hazlehurst)
Memorial Satilla Health (Waycross)
Miller County Hospital (Colquitt)
Navicent Health Baldwin (Milledgeville)
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham (Demorest)
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center (Americus)
Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside
Piedmont Macon North Hospital
Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus (St. Marys)
Stephens County Hospital (Toccoa)
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital (Greensboro)
Turning Point Hospital (Moultrie)
University McDuffie County Regional Medical Center (Thomson)
Hawaii
Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital (Waimea)
Wilcox Memorial Hospital (Lihue)
Idaho
Cassia Regional Hospital (Burley)
Madison Memorial Hospital (Rexburg)
Mountain View Hospital (Idaho Falls)
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center (Lewiston)
West Valley Medical Center (Caldwell)
Illinois
Gibson Community Hospital (Gibson City)
Jackson Park Hospital (Chicago)
Loretto Hospital (Chicago)
Marshall Browning Hospital (Du Quoin)
McDonough District Hospital (Macomb)
OSF St. Paul Medical Center (Mendota)
Presence Mercy Medical Center (Aurora)
Presence Saint Francis Hospital (Evanston)
Roseland Community Hospital (Chicago)
St. Alexius Medical Center (Hoffman Estates)
Thorek Memorial Hospital (Chicago)
Valley West Community Hospital (Sandwich)
Indiana
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo
Bluffton Regional Medical Center
Daviess Community Hospital (Washington)
Decatur County Memorial Hospital (Greensburg)
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (Indianapolis)
Franciscan Health Crawfordsville
Indiana University Health Bedford Hospital
Memorial Hospital (Logansport)
Parkview Huntington Hospital
Parkview LaGrange Hospital
Parkview Noble Hospital (Kendallville)
St. Joseph Health System (Fort Wayne)
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center-Plymouth
The Women’s Hospital (Newburgh)
Woodlawn Hospital (Rochester)
Iowa
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center (Storm Lake)
Cass County Memorial Hospital (Atlantic)
Lakes Regional Healthcare (Spirit Lake)
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
Pella Regional Health Center
Sioux Center Health
Trinity Regional Medical Center (Fort Dodge)
Kansas
AdventHealth South Overland Park
Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City
Grisell Memorial Hospital (Ransom)
Jewell County Hospital (Mankato)
Kansas Medical Center (Andover)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital
NMC Health (Newton)
Ottawa County Health Center (Minneapolis)
Pratt Regional Medical Center
William Newton Hospital (Winfield)
Kentucky
Baptist Health La Grange
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (Fort Campbell)
CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital (Bardstown)
Clark Regional Medical Center (Winchester)
Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital (Stanford)
Fleming County Hospital (Flemingsburg)
Georgetown Community Hospital
Harrison Memorial Hospital (Cynthiana)
Knox County Hospital (Barbourville)
Middlesboro ARH Hospital
Paintsville ARH Hospital
Rockcastle County Hospital (Mount Vernon)
Spring View Hospital (Lebanon)
The Medical Center at Franklin
Three Rivers Medical Center (Louisa)
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center (South Williamson)
Whitesburg ARH Hospital
Louisiana
Beauregard Memorial Hospital (DeRidder)
Byrd Regional Hospital (Leesville)
Christus Coushatta Health Care Center
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital (Lake Charles)
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center (Houma)
Mercy Regional Medical Center (Ville Platte)
New Orleans East Hospital
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital (Bogalusa)
St. Bernard Parish Hospital (Chalmette)
St. Charles Parish Hospital (Luling)
Savoy Medical Center (Mamou)
Maine
MaineHealth Stephens Hospital (Norway)
Mount Desert Island Hospital (Bar Harbor)
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital (Pittsfield)
Northern Maine Medical Center (Fort Kent)
Rumford Hospital
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center (Lewiston)
Massachusetts
AdCare Hospital of Worcester
Baystate Wing Hospital (Palmer)
UMass Memorial Health-Harrington Hospital (Southbridge)
Michigan
Ascension Brighton Center for Recovery
Bronson Lakeview Hospital (Paw Paw)
Corewell Health Gerber Hospital (Fremont)
Corewell Health Ludington Hospital
Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital
HealthSource Saginaw
Hills & Dales General Hospital (Cass City)
McLaren Central Michigan (Mount Pleasant)
Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital
MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch
OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group (Escanaba)
UP Health System Portage (Hancock)
Minnesota
Astera Health (Wadena)
CentraCare Health-Monticello
Essentia Health Duluth
Glacial Ridge Hospital (Glenwood)
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital (Grand Rapids)
Maple Grove Hospital
Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague
New Ulm Medical Center
Riverwood Healthcare Center (Aitkin)
Mississippi
Alliance Health Center (Meridian)
Anderson Regional Medical Center South Campus (Meridian)
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo (Yazoo City)
Copiah County Medical Center (Hazlehurst)
Covington County Hospital CAH (Collins)
Delta Health System-The Medical Center (Greenville)
George Regional Health System (Lucedale)
Merit Health Biloxi
Merit Health Central (Jackson)
Merit Health Madison (Canton)
Merit Health River Region (Vicksburg)
Methodist Olive Branch Hospital
North Sunflower Medical Center CAH (Ruleville)
Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (Clarksdale)
OCH Regional Medical Center (Starkville)
South Sunflower County Hospital (Indianola)
Tippah County Hospital (Ripley)
Webster General Hospital (Eupora)
Missouri
Belton Regional Medical Center
Bothwell Regional Health Center (Sedalia)
Mercy Hospital Lebanon
Mercy Hospital Lincoln (Troy)
Nevada Regional Medical Center
St. Luke’s Des Peres Hospital (St. Louis)
Montana
Community Medical Center (Missoula)
Holy Rosary Hospital (Miles City)
Logan Health-Whitefish
Nebraska
CHI Health Midlands (Papillion)
Memorial Health Care Systems (Seward)
Nevada
Desert View Hospital (Pahrump)
New Hampshire
Concord Hospital-Franklin
Frisbie Memorial Hospital (Rochester)
Memorial Hospital (North Conway)
Parkland Medical Center (Derry)
New Jersey
Bayshore Medical Center (Holmdel)
CarePoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center
Holy Name Medical Center (Teaneck)
Palisades Medical Center (North Bergen)
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway
Trinitas Regional Medical Center (Elizabeth)
New Mexico
Cibola General Hospital (Grants)
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center (Roswell)
Lovelace Westside Hospital (Albuquerque)
Northern Navajo Medical Center (Shiprock)
Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center
New York
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital (Oneonta)
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
Geneva General Hospital
Gouverneur Hospital
Nathan Littauer Hospital (Gloversville)
Northern Westchester Hospital (Mount Kisco)
St. Catherine of Siena Hospital Medical Center (Smithtown)
St. Charles Hospital (Port Jefferson)
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals (Morganton)
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital (Raeford)
DLP Swain County Hospital (Bryson City)
Granville Health Systems (Oxford)
Maria Parham Medical Center (Henderson)
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center (Charlotte)
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center (Salisbury)
Person Memorial Hospital (Roxboro)
The Outer Banks Hospital (Nags Head)
North Dakota
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston
Ohio
Adena Pike Medical Center (Waverly)
Aultman Orrville Hospital
Bellevue Hospital
Bucyrus Community Hospital
Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center (Akron)
East Ohio Regional Hospital (Martins Ferry)
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital
Fulton County Health Center (Wauseon)
Galion Community Hospital
Glenbeigh Health Sources (Rock Creek)
Kettering Health Troy
Lodi Community Hospital
Memorial Hospital (Fremont)
Mercy Allen Hospital (Oberlin)
Mercy Health-Urbana Hospital
OhioHealth Shelby Hospital
ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital
Selby General Hospital (Marietta)
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center (Ashland)
Van Wert County Hospital
Oklahoma
AllianceHealth Durant
Bailey Medical Center (Owasso)
Community Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Hillcrest Hospital Claremore
Integris Grove Hospital
Integris Health Edmond Hospital
Integris Miami Hospital
Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority (Altus)
Lindsay Municipal Hospital
McCurtain Memorial Hospital (Idabel)
Mercy Hospital Guthrie
Northeastern Health System (Tahlequah)
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South (Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma Spine Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma Surgical Hospital (Tulsa)
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Shawnee
Oregon
Grande Ronde Hospital (La Grande)
Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Peace Harbor Medical Center (Florence)
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
Providence Seaside Hospital
St. Anthony Hospital (Pendleton)
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center (Bandon)
Pennsylvania
ACMH Hospital (Kittanning)
Allegheny Valley Hospital (Natrona)
Clarion Hospital
Eagleville Hospital
Excela Health-Frick Hospital (Mount Pleasant)
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Grove City Medical Center
Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol)
Millcreek Community Hospital (Erie)
Penn Highlands Brookville
Penn Highlands Connellsville
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center (Enola)
St. Luke’s Hospital-Carbon Campus (Lehighton)
St. Luke’s Hospital-Easton Campus
St. Luke’s Miners Memorial Hospital (Coaldale)
Suburban Community Hospital (Norristown)
Troy Community Hospital
Rhode Island
Our Lady of Fatima Hospital (North Providence)
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island (Providence)
South Carolina
McLeod Health Cheraw
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center
Newberry County Memorial Hospital
Prisma Health Patewood Hospital (Greenville)
South Dakota
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Tennessee
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County (Huntingdon)
Claiborne Medical Center (Tazewell)
Cumberland Medical Center (Crossville)
Indian Path Community Hospital (Kingsport)
Lincoln Medical Center (Fayetteville)
Metro Nashville General Hospital
Rhea Medical Center (Dayton)
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence (Lawrenceburg)
Tennova Healthcare-Newport Medical Center
TriStar Horizon Medical Center (Dickson)
Texas
AD Hospital East (Houston)
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Ascension Seton Northwest (Austin)
Ascension Seton Williamson (Round Rock)
Ascension Seton Hays (Kyle)
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Frisco
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Pflugerville
Cedar City Hospital
CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston
Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marco
Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville
Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg (Kingsville)
Crescent Medical Center Lancaster
Fort Duncan Medical Center (Eagle Pass)
HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland
HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball
Medical City North Hills (North Richland Hills)
Medical City Weatherford
Matagorda Regional Medical Center (Bay City)
Methodist Hospital Atascosa (Jourdanton)
Methodist Hospital for Surgery (Addison)
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center
Methodist Southlake Medical Center
OakBend Medical Center (Richmond)
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital (Sweetwater)
St. Joseph Medical Center (Houston)
St. Luke’s Hospital at The Vintage (Houston)
Scenic Mountain Medical Center (Big Spring)
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth)
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington
Texas Health Hospital Frisco
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas (Houston)
UT Health East Texas Henderson Hospital
UT Health East Texas Pittsburg Hospital
Woodland Heights Medical Center (Lufkin)
Utah
Cedar City Hospital
Ashley Regional Medical Center (Vernal)
Lakeview Hospital (Bountiful)
Lone Peak Hospital (Draper)
Mountain View Hospital (Payson)
Park City Hospital
Timpanogos Regional Hospital (Orem)
Uintah Basin Medical Center (Roosevelt)
Vermont
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Porter Hospital (Middlebury)
Virginia
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital (Franklin)
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center (Emporia)
Buchanan General Hospital (Grundy)
Carilion Giles Community Hospital (Pearisburg)
Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital
Clinch Valley Medical Center (Richlands)
Fauquier Hospital (Warrenton)
Johnston Memorial Hospital (Abingdon)
LewisGale Hospital Alleghany (Low Moor)
Mary Immaculate Hospital (Newport News)
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Page Memorial Hospital (Luray)
Riverside Doctors’ Hospital of Williamsburg
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital (Onancock)
Russell County Hospital (Lebanon)
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital (South Boston)
Southside Community Hospital (Farmville)
StoneSprings Hospital Center (Dulles)
Wythe County Community Hospital (Wytheville)
Washington
Island Hospital (Anacortes)
Jefferson Healthcare (Port Townsend)
Lincoln Hospital (Davenport)
Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics (Shelton)
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital (Colville)
Samaritan Hospital (Moses Lake)
St. Elizabeth Hospital (Enumclaw)
West Virginia
Davis Medical Center (Elkins)
Hampshire Memorial Hospital (Romney)
Jackson General Hospital (Ripley)
Summersville Regional Medical Center
Welch Community Hospital
Wisconsin
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital (Portage)
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics
Holy Family Memorial (Manitowoc)
Hudson Hospital
Langlade Hospital (Antigo)
Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland (Barron)
Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge (Osseo)
Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical Center (Lake Geneva)
River Falls Area Hospital
St. Mary’s Hospital Superior
St. Nicholas Hospital (Sheboygan)
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center
ThedaCare Medical Center-New London
ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Vernon Memorial Hospital (Viroqua)
Watertown Memorial Hospital
Westfields Hospital and Clinic (New Richmond)
Wyoming
Campbell County Health (Gillette)
Sheridan Memorial Hospital
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