Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Florida with the lowest pneumonia death rate
174 Florida hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City, Doctors Hospital, Baptist Hospital Of Miami. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure 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 | 15.2% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City | 9.5%, 99th percentile | — | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | — | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | Compare VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City |
| 2 | Doctors Hospital | 9.6%, 99th percentile | — | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 8.9%, 94th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Doctors Hospital |
| T3 | Baptist Hospital Of Miami | 10.0%, 99th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 6.2%, 97th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Baptist Hospital Of Miami |
| T3 | VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville | 10.0%, 99th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 6.3%, 97th percentile | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville |
| 5 | Orlando Health | 10.1%, 99th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 1.2%, 99th percentile | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Orlando Health |
| T6 | Orlando VA Medical Center | 10.3%, 98th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 6.6%, 99th percentile | 5.8%, 99th percentile | — | — | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Orlando VA Medical Center |
| T6 | UF Health Shands Hospital | 10.3%, 98th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 6.5%, 95th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare UF Health Shands Hospital |
| 8 | Miami VA Medical Center | 10.5%, 98th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 7.0%, 98th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Miami VA Medical Center |
| T9 | Cleveland Clinic Hospital | 10.8%, 97th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Cleveland Clinic Hospital |
| T9 | HCA Florida Kendall Hospital | 10.8%, 97th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | — | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare HCA Florida Kendall Hospital |
| T11 | Bay Pines VA Medical Center | 11.1%, 96th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 5.2%, 100th percentile | — | — | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Bay Pines VA Medical Center |
| T11 | Hialeah Hospital | 11.1%, 96th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | — | — | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Hialeah Hospital |
| T13 | Mayo Clinic | 11.2%, 96th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Mayo Clinic |
| T13 | HCA Florida Mercy Hospital | 11.2%, 96th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare HCA Florida Mercy Hospital |
| T15 | AdventHealth Fish Memorial | 11.4%, 95th percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 14.6%, 13th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Fish Memorial |
| T15 | Mariners Hospital | 11.4%, 95th percentile | — | — | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | — | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Mariners Hospital |
| 17 | Memorial Hospital West | 11.5%, 94th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 9.0%, 93rd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Memorial Hospital West |
| T18 | AdventHealth Wesley Chapel | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 12.3%, 39th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Wesley Chapel |
| T18 | West Kendall Baptist Hospital | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 6.7%, 100th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare West Kendall Baptist Hospital |
| T20 | Lee Memorial Hospital | 12.0%, 91st percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 7.1%, 100th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Lee Memorial Hospital |
| T20 | AdventHealth Orlando | 12.0%, 91st percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 6.6%, 99th percentile | 5.5%, 99th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Orlando |
| T22 | Coral Gables Hospital | 12.1%, 91st percentile | — | 8.5%, 91st percentile | — | — | 14.0%, 18th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Coral Gables Hospital |
| T22 | HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital | 12.1%, 91st percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | — | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital |
| T24 | Broward Health Medical Center | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Broward Health Medical Center |
| T24 | HCA Florida Northside Hospital | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 11.5%, 4th percentile | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare HCA Florida Northside Hospital |
| T26 | AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway | 12.3%, 89th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | — | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway |
| T26 | Tampa VA Medical Center | 12.3%, 89th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 5.8%, 99th percentile | — | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Tampa VA Medical Center |
| T26 | Central Florida Lake Monroe Hospital | 12.3%, 89th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Central Florida Lake Monroe Hospital |
| T29 | Broward Health Coral Springs | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 15.8%, 9th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Broward Health Coral Springs |
| T29 | HCA Florida University Hospital | 12.4%, 88th percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | — | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | Compare HCA Florida University Hospital |
| T29 | Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 7.5%, 99th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc |
| T29 | W Palm Beach VA Medical Center | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 6.0%, 98th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare W Palm Beach VA Medical Center |
| T33 | AdventHealth Palm Coast | 12.5%, 87th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Palm Coast |
| T33 | South Miami Hospital | 12.5%, 87th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare South Miami Hospital |
| 35 | University Hospital And Medical Center | 12.6%, 86th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 13.3%, 25th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare University Hospital And Medical Center |
| T36 | Viera Hospital | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Viera Hospital |
| T36 | Homestead Hospital | 12.7%, 85th percentile | — | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Homestead Hospital |
| T36 | Orlando Health South Lake Hospital | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Orlando Health South Lake Hospital |
| T36 | HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital | 12.7%, 85th percentile | — | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital |
| T36 | Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 12.3%, 39th percentile | 17.2%, 0th percentile | Compare Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital |
| T41 | Gulf Breeze Hospital | 12.8%, 84th percentile | — | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Gulf Breeze Hospital |
| T41 | Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus | 12.8%, 84th percentile | — | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 15.9%, 8th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus |
| T41 | Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 3.1%, 16th percentile | 16.3%, 7th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Ascension Sacred Heart Bay |
| 44 | HCA Florida Aventura Hospital | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 14.2%, 3rd percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare HCA Florida Aventura Hospital |
| T45 | AdventHealth Daytona Beach | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 13.4%, 24th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Daytona Beach |
| T45 | HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | — | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | — | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital |
| T45 | Tampa General Hospital | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Tampa General Hospital |
| T48 | Jupiter Medical Center | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 6.0%, 98th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 15.9%, 8th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Jupiter Medical Center |
| T48 | Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital |
| T50 | AdventHealth Deland | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | — | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Deland |
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.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure 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.