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    AMERICA'S ANTIBIOTIC CRISIS

    Is your hospital as safe as it claims?

    Consumer Reports wants your help tracking down hospitals that may not accurately report deadly infections

    Published: July 29, 2015 06:00 AM

    Hospitals must report certain infections that occur in their facilities to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention if they want to avoid financial penalties. Two of the most serious of those infections are C. diff (clostridium difficile) and MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus). Consumer Reports uses that data, the best available, for our hospital Ratings. But there is no comprehensive system for auditing the data to guarantee that those reports are accurate. And research suggests that hospitals fail to report a shockingly high percentage of infections.

    For example, a Harvard study that compared medical records with patient interviews found that patients reported about twice as many infections and other complications as the hospitals had documented. And a report from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General found that hospitals reported less than 25 percent of infections in Medicare patients.

    Read the second installment of our special investigation into America's antibiotic crisis, "How Your Hospital Can Make You Sick." And use our hospital Ratings to see how hospitals in your area compare in preventing infections and other measures of performance and safety.

    Underreporting may stem in part from sloppy record keeping. "Some hospitals, especially smaller ones, haven't put systems in place to collect and report infection data in a standardized way," says Eric Schneider, M.D., an author of the Harvard study. But in other cases, it may be more deliberate. "For example, a hospital may claim that a patient checked in with the bug, which doesn't count against the hospital, when in fact she developed it as an inpatient."

    "There's reason to be skeptical about the accuracy of infection data," says Lisa McGiffert, director of the Consumer Reports Safe Patient Project. "That's why we want reporting by patients and their families to be included."

    How you can help

    To get our top rating against MRSA or C. diff, a hospital has to report zero infections. "It's possible, and it's a standard we want to hold all hospitals to," McGiffert says. "But we know that some hospitals may not tell the whole truth."

    To help us check, click on the name of a state in the chart below to see a list of all of the hospitals in that state that reported zero MRSA or C. diff infections between October 2013 and September 2014 (the most recent data available when we recently updated our hospital Ratings).

    If you were treated in one of those hospitals in that time frame and you developed a MRSA or C. diff infection as a patient, tell us your story by adding a comment below.  (Click on a hospital's name for more information about that facility, including detailed Ratings of infection rates and other measures of hospital safety and peformance.)  

    ALABAMA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Athens-Limestone Hospital, Athens

    Flowers Hospital, Dothan

    South Baldwin Regional Medical Center, Foley

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Bullock County Hospital, Union Springs

    Cherokee Medical Center, Centre

    Citizens Baptist Medical Center, Talladega

    Clay County Hospital, Ashland

    Elmore Community Hospital, Wetumpka

    Evergreen Medical Center, Evergreen

    Grove Hill Memorial Hospital, Grove Hill

    Medical Center Enterprise, Enterprise

    Monroe County Hospital, Monroeville

    North Baldwin Infirmary, Bay Minette

    Troy Regional Medical Center, Troy

    Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home, Chatom

     

    ALASKA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center, Ketchikan

    South Peninsula Hospital, Homer

    Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital, Bethel

     

    ARIZONA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Arrowhead Hospital, Glendale

    Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson

    Flagstaff Medical Center, Flagstaff

    John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital, Phoenix

    Kingman Regional Medical Center, Kingman

    Western Arizona Regional Medical Center, Bullhead City

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Arizona Spine and Joint Hospital, Mesa

    Oasis Hospital, Phoenix

    Paradise Valley Hospital, Phoenix

    Valley View Medical Center, Fort Mohave

     

    ARKANSAS

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, Paragould

    Conway Regional Medical Center, Conway

    Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Pine Bluff

    Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, Fort Smith

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Arkansas Surgical Hospital, North Little Rock

    Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Spring County, Malvern

    Five Rivers Medical Center, Pocahontas

    Great River Medical Center, Blytheville

    Helena Regional Medical Center, Helena

    Johnson Regional Medical Center, Clarksville

    Magnolia Regional Medical Center, Magnolia

    Mena Regional Health System, Mena

    Ouachita County Medical Center, Camden

    St. Vincent Medical Center-North, Sherwood

    Summit Medical Center, Van Buren

     

    CALIFORNIA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Adventist Medical Center - Hanford, Hanford

    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus, Oakland

    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Berkeley

    College Hospital Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa

    Corona Regional Medical Center, Corona

    Desert Valley Hospital, Victorville

    Doctors Hospital of Manteca, Manteca

    El Centro Regional Medical Center, El Centro

    Enloe Medical Center, Chico

    Foothill Presbyterian Hospital, Glendora

    Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Fountain Valley

    Garfield Medical Center, Monterey Park

    Kaiser Permanente Antioch Medical Center, Antioch

    Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center, Fresno

    Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center, Redwood City

    Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center, Santa Rosa

    Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco, South San Francisco

    Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center, Vallejo

    Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center, Walnut Creek

    Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, Thousand Oaks

    Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield, Bakersfield

    Mills-Peninsula Health Services, Burlingame

    Natividad Medical Center, Salinas

    NorthBay Medical Center, Fairfield

    Olympia Medical Center, Los Angeles

    Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, Fountain Valley

    Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, Sun Valley

    Palmdale Regional Medical Center, Palmdale

    Presbyterian Intercommunity Health Hospital, Whittier

    Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro, San Pedro

    Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, Salinas

    Scripps Memorial Hospital-La Jolla, La Jolla

    Silver Lake Medical Center, Los Angeles

    Southwest Healthcare System, Murrieta

    St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton

    St. Mary's Medical Center, San Francisco

    Tri-City Regional Medical Center, Hawaiian Gardens

    ValleyCare Medical Center, Pleasanton

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Barton Memorial Hospital, South Lake Tahoe

    Central Valley General Hospital, Hanford

    College Hospital Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa

    Fresno Surgical Hospital, Fresno

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Bakersfield

    Healdsburg District Hospital, Healdsburg

    John C. Fremont Healthcare District, Mariposa

    Mad River Community Hospital, Arcata

    Memorial Hospital Los Banos, Los Banos

    Novato Community Hospital, Novato

    Oak Valley Hospital District, Oakdale

    Palo Verde Hospital, Blythe

    Redwood Memorial Hospital, Fortuna

    Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz

    Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District, Tehachapi

    Tri-City Regional Medical Center, Hawaiian Gardens

     

    COLORADO

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder

    Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, Lafayette

    Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland

    North Suburban Medical Center, Thornton

    Porter Adventist Hospital, Denver

    Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins

    St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, Pueblo

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta

    East Morgan County Hospital, Brush

    Southwest Memorial Hospital, Cortez

     

    CONNECTICUT

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Manchester Memorial Hospital, Manchester

    MidState Medical Center, Meriden

     

    FLORIDA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, Orange City

    Florida Hospital North Pinellas, Tarpon Springs

    Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, Zephyrhills

    Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Fort Walton Beach

    Hialeah Hospital, Hialeah

    Jupiter Medical Center, Jupiter

    Medical Center of Trinity, Trinity

    Memorial Hospital Miramar, Miramar

    Memorial Hospital Pembroke, Pembroke Pines

    Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, New Port Richey

    Raulerson Hospital, Okeechobee

    Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical Center, Lake City

    Tampa Community Hospital, Tampa

    West Boca Medical Center, Boca Raton

    Westside Regional Medical Center, Plantation

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Jupiter Medical Center, Jupiter

    Northwest Florida Community Hospital, Chipley

    Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical Center, Lake City

     

    GEORGIA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Johns Creek

    Fairview Park Hospital, Dublin

    Gordon Hospital, Calhoun

    Southern Regional Medical Center, Riverdale

    St. Mary's Health Care System, Athens

    Trinity Hospital of Augusta, Augusta

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Barrow Regional Medical Center, Winder

    Bleckley Memorial Hospital, Cochran

    Coliseum Northside Hospital, Macon

    Donalsonville Hospital, Donalsonville

    Elbert Memorial Hospital, Elberton

    Evans Memorial Hospital, Claxton

    Fannin Regional Hospital, Blue Ridge

    Flint River Community Hospital, Montezuma

    Irwin County Hospital, Ocilla

    North Georgia Medical Center, Ellijay

    Northridge Medical Center, Commerce

    South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus, Nashville

    Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus, Saint Marys

    Tanner Medical Center-Villa Rica, Villa Rica

    Taylor Regional Hospital, Hawkinsville

    Turning Point Hospital, Moultrie

    Washington County Regional Medical Center, Sandersville

     

    HAWAII

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu

    Wahiawa General Hospital, Wahiawa

     

    IDAHO

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Idaho Falls

    Portneuf Medical Center, Pocatello

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Bingham Memorial Hospital, Blackfoot

    Cassia Regional Medical Center, Burley

    Madison Memorial Hospital, Rexburg

    Mountain View Hospital, Idaho Falls

     

    ILLINOIS

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal

    Advocate Trinity Hospital, Chicago

    Delnor Hospital, Geneva

    Herrin Hospital, Herrin

    Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago

    Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago

    Presence Mercy Medical Center, Aurora

    Presence United Samaritans Medical Center, Danville

    SwedishAmerican Hospital, Rockford

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Crossroads Community Hospital, Mount Vernon

    Ferrell Hospital, Eldorado

    Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services, Gibson City

    Harrisburg Medical Center, Harrisburg

    Jersey Community Hospital, Jerseyville

    Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Lawrenceville

    Memorial Hospital, Carthage

    Methodist Hospital of Chicago, Chicago

    OSF Saint James - John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac

    OSF Saint Luke Medical Center, Kewanee

    Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton

    Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta

    St. Joseph's Hospital, Breese

    St. Mary's Hospital, Streator

     

    INDIANA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus

    Community Hospital, Munster

    Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health - Lafayette East, Lafayette

    Indiana University Health Goshen Hospital, Goshen

    Indiana University Health North Hospital, Carmel

    Marion General Hospital, Marion

    Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, Jasper

    Reid Hospital and Health Care Services, Richmond

    Riverview Hospital, Noblesville

    St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne

    St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Anderson

    Terre Haute Regional Hospital, Terre Haute

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Community Westview Hospital, Indianapolis

    Fairbanks, Indianapolis

    Hancock Regional Hospital, Greenfield

    Harrison County Hospital, Corydon

    Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital, Indianapolis

    Indiana University Health Starke Hospital, Knox

    Parkview Ortho Hospital, Fort Wayne

    Parkview Huntington Hospital, Huntington

    Parkview LaGrange Hospital, LaGrange

    Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville

    Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center-Plymouth Campus, Plymouth

    St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Brazil

    The Women's Hospital, Newburgh

     

    IOWA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Great River Medical Center, West Burlington

    Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, Dubuque

    Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City

    UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital, Waterloo

    UnityPoint Health - Des Moines, Des Moines

    UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital, Dubuque

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Burgess Health Center, Onawa

    Cass County Memorial Hospital, Atlantic

    Clarke County Hospital, Osceola

    Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Grinnell

    Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk

    Lakes Regional Healthcare, Spirit Lake

    Loring Hospital, Sac City

    Skiff Medical Center, Newton

     

    KANSAS

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence

    Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park

    Providence Medical Center, Kansas City

    Salina Regional Health Center, Salina

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Coffey County Hospital, Burlington

    Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute, Leawood

    Kansas Spine and Specialty Hospital, Wichita

    Kansas Surgery and Recovery Center, Wichita

    McPherson Hospital, McPherson

    Mercy Hospital Independence, Independence

    Salina Surgical Hospital, Salina

    South Central Kansas Medical Center, Arkansas City

    Sumner Regional Medical Center, Wellington

     

    KENTUCKY

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Methodist Hospital, Henderson

    Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Ashland

    Saint Joseph East, Lexington

    St. Claire Regional Medical Center, Morehead

    St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas, Fort Thomas

    T. J. Samson Community Hospital, Glasgow

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Clark Regional Medical Center, Winchester

    Crittenden County Hospital, Marion

    Fleming County Hospital, Flemingsburg

    Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville

    Monroe County Medical Center, Tompkinsville

    Muhlenberg Community Hospital, Greenville

    Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, Mount Sterling

    Spring View Hospital, Lebanon

    Whitesburg ARH Hospital, Whitesburg

    Williamson ARH Hospital, South Williamson

     

    LOUISIANA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    University Health Conway, Monroe

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Abbeville General Hospital, Abbeville

    Allen Parish Hospital, Kinder

    Avoyelles Hospital, Marksville

    Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Columbia

    Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital, Alexandria

    De Soto Regional Health System, Mansfield

    Heart Hospital of Lafayette, Lafayette

    Homer Memorial Hospital, Homer

    Iberia Rehabilitation Hospital, New Iberia

    Morehouse General Hospital, Bastrop

    Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, Natchitoches

    Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital, Raceland

    Southern Surgical Hospital, Slidell

    Specialists Hospital - Shreveport, Shreveport

    Springhill Medical Center, Springhill

    St. Bernard Parish Hospital, Chalmette

    University Health Conway, Monroe

    University Hospital and Clinics, Lafayette

    West Carroll Memorial Hospital, Oak Grove

    Woman's Hospital, Baton Rouge

     

    MAINE

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Mercy Hospital of Portland, Portland

    Southern Maine Health Care Biddeford Medical, Biddeford

    St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, Lewiston

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Calais Regional Hospital, Calais

    Parkview Adventist Medical Center, Brunswick

    Rumford Hospital, Rumford

    Waldo County General Hospital, Belfast

     

    MARYLAND

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick

    Doctors Community Hospital, Lanham

    University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, La Plata

    University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, Easton

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Fort Washington Medical Center, Fort Washington

     

    MASSACHUSETTS

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Adcare Hospital of Worcester, Worcester

    Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth, Plymouth

    Beverly Hospital, Beverly

    Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge

    Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis

    Carney Hospital, Boston

    Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton

    Emerson Hospital, Concord

    Falmouth Hospital, Falmouth

    Heywood Hospital, Gardner

    Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center, Methuen

    New England Baptist Hospital, Boston

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton Lower Falls

    Noble Hospital, Westfield

    Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro

    Winchester Hospital, Winchester

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Adcare Hospital of Worcester, Worcester

    Fairview Hospital, Great Barrington

     

    MICHIGAN

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Community Health Center of Branch County, Coldwater

    DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Commerce Township

    McLaren Lapeer Region, Lapeer

    McLaren Oakland, Pontiac

    Mercy Health, Mercy Campus, Muskegon

    MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland, Midland

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Allegan General Hospital, Allegan

    Brighton Center for Recovery, Brighton

    Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain

    HealthSource Saginaw, Saginaw

    Hillsdale Community Health Center, Hillsdale

    McLaren Central Michigan, Mount Pleasant

    MidMichigan Medical Center-Gladwin, Gladwin

    North Ottawa Community Hospital, Grand Haven

    ProMedica Herrick Hospital, Tecumseh

    Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, Ludington

    Spectrum Health United Hospital, Greenville

    Straith Hospital for Special Surgery, Southfield

     

    MINNESOTA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Essentia Health Duluth, Duluth

    Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville

    Maple Grove Hospital, Maple Grove

    Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Mankato

    Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids

    Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, Bemidji

    St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth

    Unity Hospital, Fridley

    Woodwinds Health Campus, Woodbury

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital, Grand Rapids

    Sanford Worthington Medical Center, Worthington

     

    MISSISSIPPI

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Biloxi

    Rush Foundation Hospital, Meridian

    Wesley Medical Center, Hattiesburg

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Alliance Health Center, Meridian

    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County, New Albany

    Garden Park Medical Center, Gulfport

    George Regional Hospital, Lucedale

    Madison River Oaks Medical Center, Canton

    Magee General Hospital, Magee

    Neshoba County General Hospital, Philadelphia

    North Mississippi Medical Center-Pontotoc, Pontotoc

    North Oak Regional Medical Center, Senatobia

     

    MISSOURI

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Saint Peters

    Saint Luke's East Hospital, Lee's Summit

    St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City

    St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield

    St. Mary's Medical Center, Blue Springs

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Saint Peters

    Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron

    Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Boonville

    Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada

    Pemiscot Memorial Health System, Hayti

    Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County, Dexter

    St. Francis Hospital and Health Services, Maryville

    Western Missouri Medical Center, Warrensburg

     

    MONTANA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Community Medical Center, Missoula

    Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Kalispell

    St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    North Valley Hospital, Whitefish

    Northern Montana Hospital, Havre

    The HealthCenter, Kalispell

     

    NEBRASKA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Alegent Creighton Health Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha

    Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney

    Saint Francis Medical Center, Grand Island

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Columbus Community Hospital, Columbus

    Lincoln Surgical Hospital, Lincoln

    Midwest Surgical Hospital, Omaha

    Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital, Omaha

    Ogallala Community Hospital, Ogallala

     

    NEVADA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center, Carson City

    Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas

    St. Rose Dominican Hospitals - Rose de Lima Campus, Henderson

    St. Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus, Las Vegas

    St. Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus, Henderson

     

    NEW HAMPSHIRE

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Catholic Medical Center, Manchester

    Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth

    Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua

    St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Androscoggin Valley Hospital, Berlin

    Memorial Hospital, North Conway

    Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont

     

    NEW JERSEY

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Bayonne Medical Center, Bayonne

    Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus

    Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington

    Inspira Medical Center-Woodbury, Woodbury

    Memorial Hospital of Salem County, Salem

    Virtua Memorial, Mount Holly

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus

     

    NEW MEXICO

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, Roswell

    San Juan Regional Medical Center, Farmington

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Los Alamos Medical Center, Los Alamos

    Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services, Gallup

    Roosevelt General Hospital, Portales

     

    NEW YORK

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown

    Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains

    Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, Ithaca

    Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson

    Eastern Niagara Hospital, Lockport

    Harlem Hospital Center, New York

    Helen Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw

    Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

    Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, Newark

    Peconic Bay Medical Center, Riverhead

    Putnam Hospital Center, Carmel

    Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown

    Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, Schenectady

    United Memorial Medical Center, Batavia

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich

    Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Cobleskill

    Eastern Long Island Hospital, Greenport

     

    NORTH CAROLINA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Catawba Valley Medical Center, Hickory

    Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory

    Halifax Regional Medical Center, Roanoke Rapids

    Iredell Memorial Hospital, Statesville

    Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital, Hendersonville

    Morehead Memorial Hospital, Eden

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center, Bolivia

    Randolph Hospital, Asheboro

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, Elkin

    J. Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital, Southport

    Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mountain

    Person Memorial Hospital, Roxboro

    Sandhills Regional Medical Center, Hamlet

    Transylvania Regional Hospital, Brevard

     

    NORTH DAKOTA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Sanford Bismarck, Bismarck

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Public Health Service Indian Hospital - Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Facility, Belcourt

     

    OHIO

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Adena Medical Center, Chillicothe

    Affinity Medical Center, Massillon

    Ashtabula County Medical Center, Ashtabula

    Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay

    Genesis HealthCare System, Zanesville

    Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark

    Lima Memorial Health System, Lima

    Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta

    ProMedica Flower Hospital, Sylvania

    Robinson Memorial Hospital, Ravenna

    Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem

    Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth

    Summa Western Reserve Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls

    Union Hospital, Dover

    University Hospitals Parma Medical Center, Parma

    Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Bellevue Hospital, Bellevue

    Belmont Community Hospital, Bellaire

    Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan

    Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery, Lima

    Knox Community Hospital, Mount Vernon

    Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine

    Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital, New Albany

    Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg

    ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital, Defiance

    Samaritan Regional Health System, Ashland

    Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert

     

    OKLAHOMA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City

    McAlester Regional Health Center, McAlester

    Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Oklahoma City

    Oklahoma State University Medical Center, Tulsa

    Southwestern Medical Center, Lawton

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Bailey Medical Center, Owasso

    Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada

    Choctaw Nation Health Care Center, Talihina

    Claremore Indian Hospital, Claremore

    Community Hospital, Oklahoma City

    Elkview General Hospital, Hobart

    Great Plains Regional Medical Center, Elk City

    Hillcrest Hospital Cushing, Cushing

    Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta, Henryetta

    Integris Grove Hospital, Grove

    Lakeside Women's Hospital, Oklahoma City

    Muscogee Creek Nation Medical Center, Okmulgee

    Oklahoma Spine Hospital, Oklahoma City

    Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, Tulsa

    Sequoyah Memorial Hospital, Sallisaw

    Tulsa Spine and Specialty Hospital, Tulsa

    Wagoner Community Hospital, Wagoner

    Woodward Regional Hospital, Woodward

     

    OREGON

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay

    PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center, University District, Eugene

    Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland

    Tuality Healthcare, Hillsboro

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Columbia Memorial Hospital, Astoria

    Mid-Columbia Medical Center, The Dalles

    Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Prineville

    Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, Hood River

    Providence Newberg Medical Center, Newberg

    Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario, Ontario

    Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, Lincoln City

    Silverton Hospital, Silverton

    St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton

     

    PENNSYLVANIA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Brandywine Hospital, Coatesville

    Butler Health System, Butler

    Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Drexel Hill

    Easton Hospital, Easton

    Ephrata Community Hospital, Ephrata

    Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg

    Excela Latrobe Area Hospital, Latrobe

    Grand View Hospital, Sellersville

    Heritage Valley Sewickley, Sewickley

    Holy Redeemer Hospital, Meadowbrook

    Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana

    Millcreek Community Hospital, Erie

    Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton

    Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg

    Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown

    UPMC East, Monroeville

    UPMC Northwest, Seneca

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Berwick Hospital Center, Berwick

    Coordinated Health-Bethlehem, Bethlehem

    Endless Mountain Health Systems, Montrose

    Lock Haven Hospital, Lock Haven

    Valley Forge Medical Center and Hospital, Norristown

    Waynesboro Hospital, Waynesboro

     

    PUERTO RICO

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Hospital San Pablo, Bayamon

     

    RHODE ISLAND

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence

     

    SOUTH CAROLINA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Aiken Regional Medical Centers, Aiken

    Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville

    Colleton Medical Center, Walterboro

    Greenville Health System - Laurens County Memorial Hospital, Clinton

    Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head Island

    Mary Black Memorial Hospital, Spartanburg

    Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Abbeville Area Medical Center, Abbeville

    Cannon Memorial Hospital, Pickens

    East Cooper Medical Center, Mount Pleasant

    Hampton Regional Medical Center, Varnville

    Lake City Community Hospital, Lake City

    Marlboro Park Hospital, Bennettsville

    McLeod Loris Seacoast Hospital, Loris

    Mount Pleasant Hospital, Mount Pleasant

    Patewood Memorial Hospital, Greenville

     

    SOUTH DAKOTA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Black Hills Surgery Center, Rapid City

    Brookings Health System, Brookings

    Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital, Sioux Falls

    Siouxland Surgery Center, Dakota Dunes

    U. S. Public Health Service Indian Hospital, Pine Ridge

     

    TENNESSEE

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Delta Medical Center, Memphis

    Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett, Bartlett

    Southern Tennessee Regional Health System-Winchester, Winchester

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton, Covington

    DeKalb Community Hospital, Smithville

    Delta Medical Center, Memphis

    Highlands Medical Center, Sparta

    Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown

    Laughlin Memorial Hospital, Greeneville

    McKenzie Regional Hospital, McKenzie

    Milan General Hospital, Milan

    Southern Tennessee Regional Health System-Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg

    Stones River Hospital, Woodbury

    Tennova-Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City

    Unicoi County Memorial Hospital, Erwin

    Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital, Rogersville

     

    TEXAS

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Baylor Medical Center at Garland, Garland

    Baylor Medical Center at McKinney, McKinney

    Citizens Medical Center, Victoria

    Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center, Houston

    DeTar Healthcare System, Victoria

    Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center, Eagle Pass

    Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, Seguin

    Harlingen Medical Center, Harlingen

    Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Houston

    Knapp Medical Center, Weslaco

    Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Katy

    Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin, Lufkin

    Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Richardson

    Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, Nacogdoches

    North Cypress Medical Center, Cypress

    Paris Regional Medical Center, Paris

    Rio Grande Regional Hospital, McAllen

    Scott & White Hospital at Round Rock, Round Rock

    Sierra Providence East Medical Center, El Paso

    St. Luke's Patients Medical Center, Pasadena

    Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford, Bedford

    Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South, Fort Worth

    Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton, Denton

    Weatherford Regional Medical Center, Weatherford

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Baylor Medical Center at Frisco, Frisco

    Baylor Medical Center at Uptown, Dallas

    Baylor Orthopedic and Spine Hospital at Arlington, Arlington

    CHRISTUS Jasper Memorial Hospital, Jasper

    Columbus Community Hospital, Columbus

    Cuero Community Hospital, Cuero

    Dimmit Regional Hospital, Carrizo Springs

    East Texas Medical Center Carthage, Carthage

    East Texas Medical Center Crockett, Crockett

    East Texas Medical Center Pittsburg, Pittsburg

    Graham Regional Medical Center, Graham

    Hill Regional Hospital, Hillsboro

    Houston Orthopedic and Spine Hospital, Bellaire

    Kell West Regional Hospital, Wichita Falls

    Lake Granbury Medical Center, Granbury

    Lakeway Regional Medical Center, Lakeway

    Memorial Hospital, Gonzales

    North Central Surgical Center, Dallas

    North Texas Medical Center, Gainesville

    Parkview Regional Hospital, Mexia

    Pecos County Memorial Hospital, Fort Stockton

    Physicians Surgical Hospital - Quail Creek, Amarillo

    Scenic Mountain Medical Center, Big Spring

    Scott & White Hospital - Llano, Llano

    Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital, Luling

    Seton Southwest Hospital, Austin

    South Texas Surgical Hospital, Corpus Christi

    St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital, The Woodlands

    Texas Health Center for Diagnostic & Surgery, Plano

    Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake, Southlake

    Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington, Arlington

    Texas Orthopedic Hospital, Houston

    The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center, Austin

    Val Verde Regional Medical Center, Del Rio

     

    UTAH

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Ashley Regional Medical Center, Vernal

    Brigham City Community Hospital, Brigham City

    Orem Community Hospital, Orem

     

    VERMONT

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Rutland Regional Medical Center, Rutland

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Grace Cottage Hospital, Townshend

    Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, Saint Johnsbury

    Springfield Hospital, Springfield

     

    VIRGINIA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center, Midlothian

    Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg

    Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon

    Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville

    Novant Health Prince William Medical Center, Manassas

    Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, Fredericksburg

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy

    Riverside Doctors' Hospital, Williamsburg

    Riverside Tappahannock Hospital, Tappahannock

    Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin

     

    WASHINGTON

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Central Washington Hospital, Wenatchee

    Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen

    Highline Medical Center, Burien

    Swedish/Edmonds, Edmonds

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics, Arlington

    Group Health Cooperative Central Hospital, Seattle

    Lourdes Medical Center, Pasco

    Providence St. Mary Medical Center, Walla Walla

    Pullman Regional Hospital, Pullman

    Skyline Hospital, White Salmon

    Valley General Hospital, Monroe

     

    WEST VIRGINIA

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Berkeley Medical Center, Martinsburg

    Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Ronceverte

    Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston

     

    WISCONSIN

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Agnesian HealthCare, Fond Du Lac

    Aurora Medical Center, Kenosha

    Aurora West Allis Medical Center, West Allis

    Bellin Memorial Hospital, Green Bay

    Gundersen Health System, La Crosse

    Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Eau Claire

    Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire

    St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton

    St. Mary's Hospital, Madison

    Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - St. Francis, Milwaukee

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Aurora Medical Center of Oshkosh, Oshkosh

    Beaver Dam Community Hospitals, Beaver Dam

    Calumet Medical Center, Chilton

    Community Memorial Hospital, Oconto Falls

    Mayo Clinic Health System - Northland in Barron, Barron

    Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, Franklin

    Ministry Saint Mary's Hospitals, Rhinelander

    Oakleaf Surgical Hospital, Eau Claire

    Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin - Glendale, Milwaukee

    Reedsburg Area Medical Center, Reedsburg

    Riverside Medical Center, Waupaca

    Rusk County Memorial Hospital, Ladysmith

    Sauk Prairie Healthcare, Prairie Du Sac

    Shawano Medical Center, Shawano

    Waupun Memorial Hospital, Waupun

     

    WYOMING

    Hospitals that report zero MRSA infections

    Wyoming Medical Center, Casper

    Hospitals that report zero C. diff infections

    Community Hospital, Torrington

    Evanston Regional Hospital, Evanston

    Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs

    Mountain View Regional Hospital, Casper

    Platte County Memorial Hospital, Wheatland

    Riverton Memorial Hospital, Riverton

    Sheridan Memorial Hospital, Sheridan

    Washakie Medical Center, Worland

    West Park Hospital, Cody

    Weston County Health Services, Newcastle

     

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