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Hospitals in Colorado with the lowest COPD death rate

38 Colorado hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, Sky Ridge Medical Center, AdventHealth Castle Rock. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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38 hospitals ranked in Colorado by copd death rate; 58 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalCOPD death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average8.6%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare SystemAurora, CO · Veterans Affairs6.2%5410.6%6.3%13.4%0.90——447Compare
2Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree, CO · Acute care6.7%3210.9%10.4%15.2%0.96139 min1.04304Compare
T3AdventHealth Castle RockCastle Rock, CO · Acute care7.1%5312.1%10.4%14.4%0.94165 min0.9290Compare
T3HCA Healthone Mountain RidgeThornton, CO · Acute care7.1%3211.1%9.9%15.1%0.91126 min1.01157Compare
5Denver Health & Hospital AuthorityDenver, CO · Acute care7.4%33—11.2%14.5%1.16208 min0.89555Compare
6Arkansas Valley Regional Medical CenterLajuna, CO · Critical access7.5%————————25Compare
7Rio Grande HospitalDel Norte, CO · Critical access7.6%4——12.5%15.4%—45 min—17Compare
T8Longs Peak HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care7.7%5310.3%13.2%13.9%0.88130 min0.9883Compare
T8AdventHealth PorterDenver, CO · Acute care7.7%4311.2%9.0%14.4%0.92199 min0.93368Compare
10Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs, CO · Acute care7.9%339.7%9.3%13.8%1.27193 min1.00300Compare
11Banner North Colorado Medical CenterGreeley, CO · Acute care8.2%4312.6%11.8%14.6%1.11137 min1.08378Compare
T12Grand Junction VA Medical CenterGrand Junction, CO · Veterans Affairs8.3%55—8.4%14.7%0.93——103Compare
T12Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood, CO · Acute care8.3%4210.0%10.8%15.4%0.96122 min1.08408Compare
T14Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins, CO · Acute care8.5%5411.7%12.0%12.8%0.87127 min0.98255Compare
T14Good Samaritan Medical Center LLCLafayette, CO · Acute care8.5%4410.3%8.8%14.5%0.95176 min1.00234Compare
16Mercy Regional Medical CenterDurango, CO · Acute care8.6%5410.4%11.4%13.7%0.79166 min0.9082Compare
T17Boulder Community HealthBoulder, CO · Acute care8.7%449.5%7.5%13.6%1.27135 min0.92181Compare
T17Parkview Medical Center, IncPueblo, CO · Acute care8.7%3210.1%10.1%13.8%0.86171 min1.00350Compare
T19Medical Center Of The RockiesLoveland, CO · Acute care8.9%5410.3%11.6%13.1%0.98133 min1.01180Compare
T19UCHealth Highlands Ranch HospitalHighlands Ranch, CO · Acute care8.9%5412.0%9.2%14.2%0.76164 min0.9787Compare
21Mt San Rafael HospitalTrinidad, CO · Critical access9.0%5———14.9%—107 min—25Compare
T22Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Springs, CO · Acute care9.1%4410.6%16.3%14.2%0.93152 min1.0078Compare
T22Longmont United HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care9.1%3311.6%9.7%14.3%0.92153 min1.00186Compare
T24Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional HospitalGrand Junction, CO · Acute care9.2%4311.2%13.1%13.9%0.99202 min1.04346Compare
T24The Medical Center Of Aurora & South HospitalAurora, CO · Acute care9.2%4210.1%9.5%13.5%1.35134 min1.01281Compare
T26Centura Health-St Anthony HospitalLakewood, CO · Acute care9.4%4310.5%13.2%15.0%1.03212 min1.04237Compare
T26UCHealth Greeley HospitalGreeley, CO · Acute care9.4%4410.5%11.1%14.2%1.15132 min1.0588Compare
T28Centura Health-St Anthony North Health CampusWestminster, CO · Acute care9.5%5310.5%12.1%15.0%0.83160 min0.98236Compare
T28Saint Joseph HospitalDenver, CO · Acute care9.5%5410.9%10.2%14.3%1.04165 min0.96400Compare
T30University Of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, CO · Acute care9.6%5311.0%7.9%14.3%1.33102 min0.96858Compare
T30Montrose Regional HealthMontrose, CO · Acute care9.6%4411.4%10.6%14.7%0.94146 min0.9675Compare
32UCH-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs, CO · Acute care9.7%439.2%11.6%13.7%0.71103 min1.00583Compare
33St Thomas More HospitalCanon City, CO · Critical access9.8%44—12.7%14.5%—143 min—25Compare
T34AdventHealth LittletonLittleton, CO · Acute care9.9%4310.7%9.5%15.1%1.09166 min1.00231Compare
T34Heart Of The Rockies Regional Medical CenterSalida, CO · Critical access9.9%13—13.0%14.6%———25Compare
36Intermountain Health Lutheran HospitalWheat Ridge, CO · Acute care10.8%4410.1%12.6%13.4%0.99194 min0.99338Compare
T37AdventHealth ParkerParker, CO · Acute care11.3%5410.3%8.2%13.7%1.03165 min0.91179Compare
T37Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland CampusLoveland, CO · Acute care11.3%3311.6%10.4%14.3%1.18140 min0.99—Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).