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Hospitals with Lowest C. diff Infection Rate in Maryland

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

42 hospitals reportingin MarylandLower score = Better

Maryland — C. diff Infection Rate at a Glance

0.39SIR

Maryland Average

0.38SIR

US National Average

Hospitals Reporting

83%

Better than National

Maryland performs worse than the US average for c. diff infection rate. The state average (0.39 SIR) is 0.01 higher than the national average (0.38 SIR). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

Maryland Hospital Rankings — C. diff Infection Rate

#	Hospital	City	Score	CMS Stars	vs National Avg
1	MEDSTAR HARBOR HOSPITAL	BALTIMORE	0.00SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
2	ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CTR	FORT WASHINGTON	0.00SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
3	MEDSTAR SOUTHERN MARYLAND HOSPITAL CENTER	CLINTON	0.00SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
4	LEVINDALE HEBREW GERIATRIC CENTER AND HOSPITAL	BALTIMORE	0.00SIR	Not rated	Better than national avg
5	UMD UPPER CHESAPEAKE MEDICAL CENTER	BEL AIR	0.07SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
6	NORTHWEST HOSPITAL CENTER	RANDALLSTOWN	0.15SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
7	MEDSTAR FRANKLIN SQUARE MEDICAL CENTER	ROSEDALE	0.16SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
8	WESTERN MARYLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	CUMBERLAND	0.19SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
9	MERITUS MEDICAL CENTER	HAGERSTOWN	0.20SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
10	MEDSTAR SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL	LEONARDTOWN	0.24SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
11	UNIVERSITY OF MD SHORE MEDICAL CENTER AT EASTON	EASTON	0.26SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
12	FREDERICK HEALTH HOSPITAL	FREDERICK	0.27SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
13	UNIVERSITY OF MD MEDICAL CENTER MIDTOWN CAMPUS	BALTIMORE	0.27SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
14	TIDALHEALTH PENINSULA REGIONAL, INC	SALISBURY	0.28SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
15	MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL	BALTIMORE	0.28SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
16	UNIVERSITY OF MD CAPITAL REGION MEDICAL CENTER	UPPER MARLBORO	0.29SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
17	UNIVERSITY OF MD BALTIMORE WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER	GLEN BURNIE	0.30SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
18	MEDSTAR MONTGOMERY MEDICAL CENTER	OLNEY	0.30SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
19	ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE WHITE OAK MEDICAL CENTER	SILVER SPRING	0.31SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
20	SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE	BALTIMORE	0.32SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
21	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER	BALTIMORE	0.32SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
22	ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE SHADY GROVE MEDICAL CENTER	ROCKVILLE	0.34SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
23	GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER	BALTIMORE	0.35SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
24	SAINT AGNES HOSPITAL	BALTIMORE	0.36SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
25	UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY	ELKTON	0.37SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
26	Walter Reed National Military Med Cen	Bethesda	0.39SIR	Not rated	Better than national avg
27	UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	TOWSON	0.43SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
28	ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL	BERLIN	0.43SIR	★★★★★	Same as national avg
29	CALVERTHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	PRINCE FREDERICK	0.45SIR	★★★★★	Same as national avg
30	HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL	SILVER SPRING	0.46SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
31	JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, THE	BALTIMORE	0.48SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
32	MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	BALTIMORE	0.49SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
33	JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	COLUMBIA	0.49SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
34	LUMINIS HEALTH DOCTORS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CTR, INC	LANHAM	0.50SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
35	SUBURBAN HOSPITAL	BETHESDA	0.51SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
36	LUMINIS HEALTH ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER, INC	ANNAPOLIS	0.56SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
37	CARROLL HOSPITAL CENTER	WESTMINSTER	0.68SIR	★★★★★	Same as national avg
38	UNIVERSITY OF MD CHARLES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	LA PLATA	0.69SIR	★★★★★	Same as national avg
39	HOLY CROSS GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL	GERMANTOWN	0.71SIR	★★★★★	Same as national avg
40	JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER	BALTIMORE	0.74SIR	★★★★★	Better than national avg
41	MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC	BALTIMORE	0.86SIR	★★★★★	Same as national avg
42	GARRETT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	OAKLAND	1.92SIR	★★★★★	Same as national avg

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