Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Colorado with the lowest heart failure death rate
46 Colorado hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, Boulder Community Health, University Of Colorado Hospital Authority. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 11.1% | 11.9% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System | 6.3%, 99th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 10.5%, 98th percentile | 6.2%, 97th percentile | — | — | 13.4%, 98th percentile | Compare VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System |
| 2 | Boulder Community Health | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 9.5%, 99th percentile | 10.7%, 97th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 12.3%, 39th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Boulder Community Health |
| 3 | University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 11.8%, 93rd percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare University Of Colorado Hospital Authority |
| 4 | AdventHealth Parker | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 11.3%, 4th percentile | — | 8.6%, 96th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Parker |
| 5 | Grand Junction VA Medical Center | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | — | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Grand Junction VA Medical Center |
| 6 | Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC |
| 7 | AdventHealth Porter | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 15.4%, 46th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare AdventHealth Porter |
| 8 | UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.0%, 99th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital |
| 9 | Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | Compare Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services |
| T10 | AdventHealth Littleton | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 13.3%, 79th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Littleton |
| T10 | The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 14.4%, 63rd percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital |
| 12 | St Mary-Corwin Hospital | 9.6%, 77th percentile | — | 14.1%, 67th percentile | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare St Mary-Corwin Hospital |
| 13 | Longmont United Hospital | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | — | 14.8%, 13th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Longmont United Hospital |
| 14 | Vail Health Hospital | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.8%, 93rd percentile | — | — | — | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Vail Health Hospital |
| 15 | HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | — | 13.9%, 19th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge |
| 16 | Parkview Medical Center, Inc | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | Compare Parkview Medical Center, Inc |
| 17 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | — | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| T18 | AdventHealth Castle Rock | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare AdventHealth Castle Rock |
| T18 | Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland Campus | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 11.3%, 4th percentile | — | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland Campus |
| T18 | Sky Ridge Medical Center | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 9.0%, 93rd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Sky Ridge Medical Center |
| 21 | Sterling Regional MedCenter | 10.5%, 60th percentile | — | 18.5%, 11th percentile | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Sterling Regional MedCenter |
| T22 | HCA Healthone Rose | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | — | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Rose |
| T22 | Montrose Regional Health | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 19.3%, 7th percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | — | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Montrose Regional Health |
| 24 | Swedish Medical Center | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 13.4%, 24th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Swedish Medical Center |
| T25 | Community Hospital | 11.1%, 48th percentile | — | 16.0%, 38th percentile | — | — | — | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Community Hospital |
| T25 | UCHealth Greeley Hospital | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | — | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare UCHealth Greeley Hospital |
| 27 | Denver Health & Hospital Authority | 11.2%, 46th percentile | — | 13.3%, 79th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Denver Health & Hospital Authority |
| 28 | Mercy Regional Medical Center | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 13.1%, 27th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare Mercy Regional Medical Center |
| T29 | Medical Center Of The Rockies | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 12.0%, 91st percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 13.1%, 99th percentile | Compare Medical Center Of The Rockies |
| T29 | UCH-Memorial Health System | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 9.2%, 99th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare UCH-Memorial Health System |
| 31 | Banner North Colorado Medical Center | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 17.6%, 17th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Banner North Colorado Medical Center |
| 32 | Poudre Valley Hospital | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 12.8%, 100th percentile | Compare Poudre Valley Hospital |
| 33 | Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus |
| 34 | St Elizabeth Hospital | 12.2%, 27th percentile | — | 16.2%, 35th percentile | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Hospital |
| 35 | HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | — | 16.2%, 35th percentile | — | — | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes |
| 36 | Rio Grande Hospital | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | — | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Rio Grande Hospital |
| 37 | Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 10.8%, 8th percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 13.4%, 98th percentile | Compare Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital |
| 38 | St Thomas More Hospital | 12.7%, 19th percentile | — | 19.8%, 5th percentile | 9.8%, 18th percentile | — | 16.7%, 6th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare St Thomas More Hospital |
| 39 | Delta County Memorial Hospital | 12.9%, 17th percentile | — | 17.6%, 17th percentile | — | — | 19.2%, 3rd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Delta County Memorial Hospital |
| T40 | Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital | 13.0%, 15th percentile | — | 13.1%, 81st percentile | — | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital |
| T40 | Heart Of The Rockies Regional Medical Center | 13.0%, 15th percentile | — | 16.8%, 26th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Heart Of The Rockies Regional Medical Center |
| 42 | Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 17.5%, 18th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital |
| T43 | Longs Peak Hospital | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 12.6%, 86th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Longs Peak Hospital |
| T43 | AdventHealth Avista | 13.2%, 13th percentile | — | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | — | — | — | 13.8%, 96th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Avista |
| T43 | Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital |
| 46 | Valley View Hospital Association | 16.3%, 1st percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Valley View Hospital Association |
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.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD patients.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke 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.