CMS Hospital Quality

Hospitals with Lowest C. diff Infection Rate in Georgia

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection rate. This gut bacteria can cause severe diarrhea — SIR below 1.0 is better than the national benchmark.

50 hospitals reportingin GeorgiaLower score = Better

GeorgiaC. diff Infection Rate at a Glance

0.32SIR
Georgia Average
0.38SIR
US National Average
93
Hospitals Reporting
67%
Better than National
Georgia performs better than the US average for c. diff infection rate. The state average (0.32 SIR) is 0.06 lower than the national average (0.38 SIR). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

Georgia Hospital Rankings — C. diff Infection Rate

#HospitalCityScoreCMS Starsvs National Avg
1Memorial Satilla HealthWAYCROSS0.00SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
2PIEDMONT CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTERCARTERSVILLE0.00SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
3PHOEBE SUMTER MEDICAL CENTERAMERICUS0.00SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
4EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTERSWAINSBORO0.00SIR★★★★Same as national avg
5UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERTHOMSON0.00SIRNot ratedSame as national avg
6WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITALJESUP0.00SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
7MEMORIAL HEALTH MEADOWS HOSPITALVIDALIA0.00SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
8PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL NORTHSIDECOLUMBUS0.00SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
9PIEDMONT MACON NORTH HOSPITALMACON0.00SIR★★★★Same as national avg
10BLECKLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITALCOCHRAN0.00SIRNot ratedSame as national avg
11MILLER COUNTY HOSPITALCOLQUITT0.00SIRNot ratedSame as national avg
12WELLSTAR SYLVAN GROVE MEDICAL CENTERJACKSON0.00SIRNot ratedSame as national avg
13HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITALBREMEN0.00SIRNot ratedSame as national avg
14SGMC HEALTH LANIERLAKELAND0.00SIRNot ratedSame as national avg
15ST MARYS GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITALGREENSBORO0.00SIR★★★★Same as national avg
16FAIRVIEW PARK HOSPITALDUBLIN0.03SIR★★★★Better than national avg
17PIEDMONT NEWTON HOSPITALCOVINGTON0.06SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
18SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERRIVERDALE0.07SIR★★★★Better than national avg
19PIEDMONT NEWNAN HOSPITAL, INCNEWNAN0.08SIR★★★★Better than national avg
20WELLSTAR DOUGLAS MEDICAL CENTERDOUGLASVILLE0.09SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
21WELLSTAR NORTH FULTON MEDICAL CENTERROSWELL0.09SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
22ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL- EMORY HEALTHCARECOLUMBUS0.10SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
23PIEDMONT ROCKDALE HOSPITALCONYERS0.11SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
24SAVANNAH HEALTH SERVICES LLC DBA MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERSAVANNAH0.12SIR★★★★Better than national avg
25WELLSTAR WEST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTERLAGRANGE0.14SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
26PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITALALBANY0.14SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
27PIEDMONT AUGUSTA HOSPITALAUGUSTA0.14SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
28TANNER MEDICAL CENTER - CARROLLTONCARROLLTON0.15SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
29DOCTORS HOSPITALAUGUSTA0.15SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
30EMORY HILLANDALE HOSPITALLITHONIA0.16SIR★★★★Better than national avg
31PIEDMONT FAYETTE HOSPITALFAYETTEVILLE0.16SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
32PIEDMONT EASTSIDE MEDICAL CENTERSNELLVILLE0.17SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
33TANNER MEDICAL CENTER VILLA RICAVILLA RICA0.17SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
34PIEDMONT HENRY HOSPITALSTOCKBRIDGE0.17SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
35NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FORSYTHCUMMING0.18SIR★★★★Better than national avg
36COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERMOULTRIE0.18SIR★★★★Better than national avg
37PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL MIDTOWNCOLUMBUS0.19SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
38PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL INCJASPER0.19SIR★★★★Better than national avg
39ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD MEDICAL CENTERROME0.20SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
40NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEECANTON0.21SIR★★★★Better than national avg
41NORTHSIDE HOSPITALATLANTA0.22SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
42EMORY JOHNS CREEK HOSPITALJOHNS CREEK0.23SIR★★★★Better than national avg
43PIEDMONT HOSPITAL, INCATLANTA0.23SIR★★★★Better than national avg
44COLISEUM MEDICAL CENTERS, LLC, DBAMACON0.24SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
45ST MARY'S HOSPITALATHENS0.27SIR★★★★Better than national avg
46WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTERAUSTELL0.27SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
47SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM- BRUNSWICK CAMPUSBRUNSWICK0.27SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
48NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL GWINNETTLAWRENCEVILLE0.28SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
49NAVICENT HEALTH BALDWINMILLEDGEVILLE0.28SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
50WELLSTAR MCG HEALTH, AFFILIATED WITH MED COLAUGUSTA0.28SIR★★★★Better than national avg

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