Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kansas with the lowest pneumonia death rate
87 Kansas hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: University Of Kansas Hospital, Wichita VA Medical Center, University Of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus. 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 | University Of Kansas Hospital | 10.1%, 99th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 14.3%, 16th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare University Of Kansas Hospital |
| 2 | Wichita VA Medical Center | 10.4%, 98th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | — | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Wichita VA Medical Center |
| 3 | University Of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus | 10.8%, 97th percentile | — | 9.6%, 77th percentile | — | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare University Of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus |
| 4 | Saint John Hospital | 11.9%, 92nd percentile | — | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Saint John Hospital |
| 5 | AdventHealth South Overland Park, Inc | 12.4%, 88th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | — | — | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare AdventHealth South Overland Park, Inc |
| 6 | VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System | 12.6%, 86th percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System |
| 7 | Miami County Medical Center | 12.7%, 85th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Miami County Medical Center |
| 8 | Rock Regional Hospital, LLC | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | — | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | — | — | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Rock Regional Hospital, LLC |
| 9 | Lincoln County Hospital | 13.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Lincoln County Hospital |
| 10 | Osborne County Memorial Hospital | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Osborne County Memorial Hospital |
| 11 | Overland Park Regional Medical Center | 14.0%, 69th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Overland Park Regional Medical Center |
| 12 | Fredonia Regional Hospital | 14.2%, 66th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Fredonia Regional Hospital |
| 13 | Stevens County Hospital | 14.3%, 64th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Stevens County Hospital |
| T14 | University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 14.4%, 63rd percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus |
| T14 | Kingman Healthcare Center | 14.4%, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Kingman Healthcare Center |
| T16 | NMC Health | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare NMC Health |
| T16 | Menorah Medical Center | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | — | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Menorah Medical Center |
| T16 | Kiowa District Hospital | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Kiowa District Hospital |
| T16 | Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital |
| 20 | Lindsborg Community Hospital | 14.6%, 60th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Lindsborg Community Hospital |
| T21 | Cheyenne County Hospital | 14.7%, 58th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Cheyenne County Hospital |
| T21 | Sheridan County Hospital | 14.7%, 58th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Sheridan County Hospital |
| 23 | Kearny County Hospital | 14.8%, 56th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Kearny County Hospital |
| T24 | AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Shawnee Mission |
| T24 | Holton Community Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Holton Community Hospital |
| 26 | Allen County Regional Hospital | 15.0%, 52nd percentile | — | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Allen County Regional Hospital |
| T27 | AdventHealth Ottawa | 15.1%, 51st percentile | — | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare AdventHealth Ottawa |
| T27 | Caldwell Regional Medical Center | 15.1%, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Caldwell Regional Medical Center |
| 29 | Great Plains Of Sabetha | 15.2%, 50th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Great Plains Of Sabetha |
| 30 | Wesley Medical Center | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 3.2%, 14th percentile | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | Compare Wesley Medical Center |
| T31 | LMH | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | 8.6%, 96th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare LMH |
| T31 | Stormont Vail Hospital | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Stormont Vail Hospital |
| T31 | Newman Regional Health | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 10.0%, 15th percentile | — | 17.2%, 5th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Newman Regional Health |
| T31 | Rooks County Health Center | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Rooks County Health Center |
| 35 | Republic County Hospital | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Republic County Hospital |
| T36 | Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc |
| T36 | Coffey County Hospital | 15.8%, 40th percentile | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Coffey County Hospital |
| 38 | Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc | 16.1%, 36th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc |
| 39 | Phillips County Hospital | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Phillips County Hospital |
| T40 | Saint Luke's South Hospital | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Saint Luke's South Hospital |
| T40 | Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. |
| T40 | Southwest Medical Center | 16.4%, 31st percentile | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Southwest Medical Center |
| T40 | Amberwell Atchison Association | 16.4%, 31st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Amberwell Atchison Association |
| T44 | Kansas Medical Center LLC | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | — | 2.7%, 28th percentile | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Kansas Medical Center LLC |
| T44 | McPherson Hospital | 16.5%, 30th percentile | — | — | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare McPherson Hospital |
| T44 | Logan County Hospital | 16.5%, 30th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Logan County Hospital |
| T47 | Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc. | 16.6%, 29th percentile | — | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc. |
| T47 | Hospital District #1 Of Rice County | 16.6%, 29th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Hospital District #1 Of Rice County |
| T49 | University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital |
| T49 | Hays Medical Center | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 10.3%, 11th percentile | 6.5%, 0th percentile | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Hays Medical Center |
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.