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Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest COPD death rate

51 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Massachusetts General Hospital, VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain, Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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51 hospitals ranked in Massachusetts by copd death rate; 33 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalCOPD 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 average8.6%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care5.3%549.3%6.8%14.3%0.87288 min0.98907Compare
2VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica PlainJamaica Plain, MA · Veterans Affairs5.7%4410.1%6.6%17.2%———920Compare
T3Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care5.9%5310.8%5.9%14.1%0.70256 min0.90153Compare
T3North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care5.9%5311.9%9.1%15.9%0.84271 min0.91415Compare
5Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care6.0%549.1%6.7%14.9%0.88300 min1.00663Compare
6Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care6.2%3310.3%7.8%15.8%1.18190 min0.98283Compare
7Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · Acute care6.4%4412.8%8.9%17.2%0.83274 min0.97121Compare
8South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care6.5%2311.2%9.5%17.4%1.21233 min0.99284Compare
9Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care6.6%4312.5%7.5%15.3%1.21237 min0.96155Compare
T10Martha's Vineyard Hospital IncOak Bluffs, MA · Critical access6.7%44—10.5%17.0%—157 min—19Compare
T10Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care6.7%3411.3%6.9%16.0%1.03336 min0.98597Compare
T10Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care6.7%3311.3%9.8%16.2%0.96194 min0.97126Compare
T13Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care6.8%3212.4%9.8%—0.96208 min1.01205Compare
T13Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care6.8%2211.8%12.7%16.4%1.69286 min1.03716Compare
T15Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care7.0%3311.7%6.6%15.3%1.14227 min1.00441Compare
T15Athol Memorial HospitalAthol, MA · Critical access7.0%2——11.5%15.3%—174 min—25Compare
T17Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care7.1%5311.9%10.2%13.5%0.98208 min1.01149Compare
T17Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care7.1%4312.1%11.6%16.2%1.05253 min0.97164Compare
T17Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care7.1%4310.8%8.9%15.6%1.09226 min0.97327Compare
T17Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care7.1%4311.0%9.6%15.5%1.09205 min0.98217Compare
T17Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · Acute care7.1%2311.9%9.8%16.3%1.02226 min0.97—Compare
T17MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care7.1%1111.0%10.7%15.8%1.09205 min1.04360Compare
23Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care7.2%3311.0%10.0%16.8%0.81233 min0.93189Compare
24Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care7.3%4311.8%7.5%16.3%0.83218 min0.9281Compare
T25Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care7.4%4310.7%10.6%16.0%1.17160 min0.9995Compare
T25Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care7.4%2211.7%9.7%16.1%0.73264 min1.00231Compare
T27Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington, MA · Critical access7.5%55—11.5%14.2%—113 min—25Compare
T27Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care7.5%5310.9%8.1%15.1%0.67265 min0.88224Compare
T27Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care7.5%3311.9%7.2%14.9%0.95153 min0.99159Compare
T27Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care7.5%2212.1%11.3%15.8%0.99238 min1.07275Compare
T31UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care7.6%3211.1%8.6%15.5%0.97253 min1.04150Compare
T31Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · Acute care7.6%23—10.7%15.7%0.95215 min0.9697Compare
T31Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care7.6%2411.8%9.3%17.2%1.32208 min1.03415Compare
34Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care7.7%4311.9%11.4%14.9%1.11254 min1.02319Compare
T35Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care7.8%53—8.0%15.8%0.88196 min0.8958Compare
T35Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · Acute care7.8%3212.1%8.8%15.5%1.04188 min0.97123Compare
T35UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · Acute care7.8%3311.0%10.3%14.9%0.97291 min1.02325Compare
38Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care7.9%4312.6%7.8%14.8%0.92214 min0.9941Compare
T39MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care8.0%3312.2%9.7%16.1%1.36190 min1.00538Compare
T39Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · Acute care8.0%24—12.3%15.7%1.01192 min1.08134Compare
T41Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care8.1%2311.5%11.4%16.5%0.99201 min0.97259Compare
T41The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care8.1%2311.7%13.1%15.2%1.59261 min0.92142Compare
43Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care8.5%2311.7%12.3%15.7%0.93275 min1.01339Compare
44Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · Acute care8.7%33—13.2%17.3%0.95194 min0.9292Compare
T45Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care8.8%4311.6%10.1%15.0%1.09190 min1.02695Compare
T45Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care8.8%2312.4%10.5%16.1%1.20267 min0.98158Compare
47St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care8.9%2210.8%9.3%14.8%1.11206 min1.00283Compare
48Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · Acute care9.1%3410.5%10.6%15.9%0.83194 min0.98160Compare
49Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · Acute care9.7%1211.8%12.2%16.7%0.88209 min1.01133Compare
50UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care9.9%32—11.9%16.0%1.28209 min0.97113Compare

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.
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).