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Hospitals in Maryland with the lowest pneumonia death rate

42 Maryland hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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42 hospitals ranked in Maryland by pneumonia death rate; 14 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPneumonia 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 average15.2%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care8.9%5410.5%7.8%14.7%1.17308 min—1,025Compare
2University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care11.1%5312.6%11.4%14.5%0.83——329Compare
3MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care11.7%5311.6%9.9%13.5%0.98218 min—370Compare
4University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care11.8%3314.8%12.8%14.3%1.03309 min—816Compare
T5Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care12.2%3312.6%10.0%13.7%1.14322 min—430Compare
T5VA Maryland Healthcare System - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Veterans Affairs12.2%2211.8%7.5%17.2%0.97——137Compare
7University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MD · Acute care12.4%32—11.2%14.4%0.98243 min—276Compare
T8University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At ChestertownChestertown, MD · Acute care12.9%5——10.8%14.0%—185 min—64Compare
T8MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care12.9%3211.7%8.3%14.9%1.04247 min—208Compare
10University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care13.1%5411.6%9.7%13.1%0.72264 min—238Compare
11Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · Acute care13.3%3310.8%8.9%15.1%0.96266 min—233Compare
12Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care13.6%5412.5%10.7%13.5%1.60228 min—303Compare
13MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care13.9%3213.7%9.3%15.0%1.41367 min—405Compare
14UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care14.0%2210.8%12.8%14.5%1.31239 min—219Compare
T15Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick, MD · Acute care14.1%5411.6%7.7%14.3%1.09194 min—106Compare
T15MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care14.1%4310.3%9.8%13.7%0.87212 min—376Compare
T15Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · Acute care14.1%3313.7%10.4%14.9%1.08296 min—298Compare
18Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care14.4%3211.7%9.3%12.8%1.09272 min—182Compare
19Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care14.5%3311.3%10.3%14.8%0.82245 min—370Compare
20University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care15.0%4212.7%9.9%12.6%0.86179 min—189Compare
T21Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute care15.5%4313.0%11.1%14.8%0.90228 min—166Compare
T21Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care15.5%3212.2%11.9%13.7%1.49257 min—413Compare
23Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care15.6%43—10.4%14.9%0.89202 min—37Compare
T24Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care15.8%3213.8%10.9%14.1%1.23230 min—248Compare
T24MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care15.8%229.8%9.0%15.0%1.03356 min—239Compare
26Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care15.9%2312.0%12.5%15.5%1.00314 min—444Compare
T27Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · Acute care16.0%4310.3%11.0%14.5%1.13224 min—229Compare
T27Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care16.0%4311.9%11.8%13.6%0.91235 min—240Compare
T29MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · Acute care16.1%3212.7%12.0%14.4%0.99259 min—165Compare
T29Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care16.1%3210.2%8.0%14.1%0.96——407Compare
31Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care16.6%4410.9%17.6%14.4%0.90126 min—33Compare
32Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care16.9%2211.4%12.6%14.6%1.30251 min—215Compare
T33MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care17.1%4311.8%13.1%13.3%0.88256 min—107Compare
T33Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · Acute care17.1%2311.7%12.7%14.5%0.97204 min—331Compare
T33Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care17.1%1211.2%9.3%15.4%0.94233 min—93Compare
T33University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care17.1%1210.9%9.9%15.2%1.60246 min—224Compare
37Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · Acute care17.2%3312.2%11.5%15.9%0.82250 min—271Compare
T38Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care17.6%3413.2%14.6%14.9%0.82147 min—48Compare
T38Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care17.6%3311.2%14.0%15.1%1.08214 min—158Compare
40Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care17.7%4311.4%10.5%13.8%0.91177 min—362Compare
41Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care17.9%33—10.1%15.5%1.00237 min—285Compare
42University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care18.0%33—14.3%13.6%0.82262 min—131Compare

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.
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).