Only four dedicated heart hospitals had 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 2024 to September 2025 and was last updated Aug. 13.
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.
Nationwide, 576 hospitals had a C. diff rate of zero.
Here are the four heart hospitals with a C. diff rate of zero.
- AdventHealth Heart of Florida (Davenport)
- Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital-Dallas
- Lubbock (Texas) Heart Hospital
- Oklahoma Heart Hospital (Oklahoma City)
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