Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kansas with the lowest COPD death rate
44 Kansas hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: University Of Kansas Hospital, AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, Menorah Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | COPD death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia 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 | 8.6% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| T1 | University Of Kansas Hospital | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 10.1%, 99th percentile | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 14.3%, 16th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare University Of Kansas Hospital |
| T1 | AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Shawnee Mission |
| 3 | Menorah Medical Center | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Menorah Medical Center |
| T4 | Wichita VA Medical Center | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 10.4%, 98th percentile | — | — | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Wichita VA Medical Center |
| T4 | St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 17.8%, 15th percentile | — | 13.4%, 24th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City |
| 6 | VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 12.6%, 86th percentile | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System |
| 7 | Saint Luke's South Hospital | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | — | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Saint Luke's South Hospital |
| T8 | Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 29.1%, 0th percentile | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems |
| T8 | Saint John Hospital | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 11.9%, 92nd percentile | — | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Saint John Hospital |
| T10 | Southwest Medical Center | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Southwest Medical Center |
| T10 | Smith County Memorial Hospital | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 18.2%, 13th percentile | — | — | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | Compare Smith County Memorial Hospital |
| T12 | Pratt Regional Medical Center | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | — | — | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Pratt Regional Medical Center |
| T12 | Goodland Regional Medical Center | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 19.3%, 7th percentile | — | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Goodland Regional Medical Center |
| T14 | Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc. | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 16.6%, 29th percentile | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc. |
| T14 | Citizens Medical Center | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 17.4%, 19th percentile | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Citizens Medical Center |
| 16 | AdventHealth Ottawa | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | — | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Ottawa |
| 17 | Rock Regional Hospital, LLC | 8.8%, 41st percentile | — | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | — | — | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Rock Regional Hospital, LLC |
| T18 | Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc |
| T18 | Wesley Medical Center | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 3.2%, 14th percentile | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | Compare Wesley Medical Center |
| T18 | Providence Medical Center | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 17.3%, 20th percentile | — | 15.9%, 8th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Providence Medical Center |
| T18 | Republic County Hospital | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | — | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Republic County Hospital |
| T22 | NMC Health | 9.0%, 36th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare NMC Health |
| T22 | LMH | 9.0%, 36th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | — | 8.6%, 96th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare LMH |
| T22 | Stormont Vail Hospital | 9.0%, 36th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Stormont Vail Hospital |
| T22 | Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc | 9.0%, 36th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 16.1%, 36th percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc |
| 26 | William Newton Hospital | 9.1%, 34th percentile | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 18.8%, 9th percentile | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare William Newton Hospital |
| T27 | Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLC | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 17.3%, 20th percentile | — | — | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLC |
| T27 | University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital |
| 29 | Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. |
| 30 | Girard Medical Center | 9.5%, 24th percentile | — | — | 17.3%, 20th percentile | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Girard Medical Center |
| 31 | Overland Park Regional Medical Center | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Overland Park Regional Medical Center |
| T32 | McPherson Hospital | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | — | 16.5%, 30th percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare McPherson Hospital |
| T32 | Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, Inc | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 18.4%, 11th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| T34 | Salina Regional Health Center | 9.8%, 18th percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 16.5%, 1st percentile | 18.6%, 10th percentile | 4.4%, 2nd percentile | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 13.2%, 99th percentile | Compare Salina Regional Health Center |
| T34 | Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc | 9.8%, 18th percentile | 15.5%, 0th percentile | 15.6%, 2nd percentile | 19.1%, 8th percentile | 3.8%, 5th percentile | 13.9%, 19th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc |
| T34 | Scott County Hospital | 9.8%, 18th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 17.8%, 15th percentile | — | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Scott County Hospital |
| T37 | Russell Regional Hospital | 10.0%, 15th percentile | — | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 16.9%, 25th percentile | — | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Russell Regional Hospital |
| T37 | Newman Regional Health | 10.0%, 15th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | — | 17.2%, 5th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Newman Regional Health |
| T39 | Labette Health | 10.2%, 12th percentile | — | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 20.6%, 3rd percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Labette Health |
| T39 | Ellsworth County Medical Center | 10.2%, 12th percentile | — | — | 19.2%, 7th percentile | — | — | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Ellsworth County Medical Center |
| 41 | Hays Medical Center | 10.3%, 11th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 6.5%, 0th percentile | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Hays Medical Center |
| 42 | Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City | 10.4%, 11th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 17.3%, 20th percentile | — | — | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City |
| 43 | Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center | 11.0%, 6th percentile | — | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 20.9%, 2nd percentile | — | — | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center |
| 44 | University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 11.4%, 4th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 14.4%, 63rd percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus |
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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia 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.