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Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest pneumonia death rate

54 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham, North Shore Medical Center -. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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54 hospitals ranked in Massachusetts by pneumonia death rate; 30 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
1Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care8.4%5310.8%5.9%14.1%0.70256 min0.90153Compare
2Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care9.5%53—8.0%15.8%0.88196 min0.8958Compare
T3North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care9.8%5311.9%9.1%15.9%0.84271 min0.91415Compare
T3Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care9.8%2411.8%9.3%17.2%1.32208 min1.03415Compare
5Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care10.1%549.1%6.7%14.9%0.88300 min1.00663Compare
6VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica PlainJamaica Plain, MA · Veterans Affairs10.8%4410.1%6.6%17.2%———920Compare
7Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care11.0%3411.3%6.9%16.0%1.03336 min0.98597Compare
8Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care11.3%4311.0%9.6%15.5%1.09205 min0.98217Compare
T9Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care11.4%3311.0%10.0%16.8%0.81233 min0.93189Compare
T9Athol Memorial HospitalAthol, MA · Critical access11.4%2——11.5%15.3%—174 min—25Compare
T11Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care11.5%4311.8%7.5%16.3%0.83218 min0.9281Compare
T11Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care11.5%4312.5%7.5%15.3%1.21237 min0.96155Compare
13Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · Acute care11.6%23—10.7%15.7%0.95215 min0.9697Compare
T14Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care11.9%5310.9%8.1%15.1%0.67265 min0.88224Compare
T14Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care11.9%3311.7%6.6%15.3%1.14227 min1.00441Compare
T14UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · Acute care11.9%3311.0%10.3%14.9%0.97291 min1.02325Compare
17Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care12.0%3310.3%7.8%15.8%1.18190 min0.98283Compare
18Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care12.5%2211.7%9.7%16.1%0.73264 min1.00231Compare
19Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · Acute care12.6%2311.9%9.8%16.3%1.02226 min0.97—Compare
20UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care12.7%3211.1%8.6%15.5%0.97253 min1.04150Compare
T21Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care12.9%549.3%6.8%14.3%0.87288 min0.98907Compare
T21Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA · Acute care12.9%3——11.6%15.1%—120 min0.7619Compare
T23Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · Acute care13.0%33—13.2%17.3%0.95194 min0.9292Compare
T23Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care13.0%3311.3%9.8%16.2%0.96194 min0.97126Compare
25MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care13.2%3312.2%9.7%16.1%1.36190 min1.00538Compare
T26Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care13.3%3311.9%7.2%14.9%0.95153 min0.99159Compare
T26Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · Acute care13.3%3410.5%10.6%15.9%0.83194 min0.98160Compare
28Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care13.5%2212.1%11.3%15.8%0.99238 min1.07275Compare
T29Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care13.7%4310.7%10.6%16.0%1.17160 min0.9995Compare
T29Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · Acute care13.7%1211.8%12.2%16.7%0.88209 min1.01133Compare
31North Adams Regional Hospital CorporationNorth Adams, MA · Critical access13.9%—5————154 min—25Compare
32Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care14.1%4310.8%8.9%15.6%1.09226 min0.97327Compare
33Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care14.2%3311.5%9.7%16.4%0.79146 min1.06252Compare
34MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care14.4%1111.0%10.7%15.8%1.09205 min1.04360Compare
35South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care14.7%2311.2%9.5%17.4%1.21233 min0.99284Compare
36Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care14.8%4312.6%7.8%14.8%0.92214 min0.9941Compare
37Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care14.9%3212.4%9.8%—0.96208 min1.01205Compare
T38Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington, MA · Critical access15.0%55—11.5%14.2%—113 min—25Compare
T38Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · Acute care15.0%4412.8%8.9%17.2%0.83274 min0.97121Compare
T38UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care15.0%32—11.9%16.0%1.28209 min0.97113Compare
T41Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care15.1%5311.9%10.2%13.5%0.98208 min1.01149Compare
T41Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care15.1%4311.6%10.1%15.0%1.09190 min1.02695Compare
43Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · Acute care15.2%3212.1%8.8%15.5%1.04188 min0.97123Compare
44Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care15.3%2311.5%11.4%16.5%0.99201 min0.97259Compare
45Martha's Vineyard Hospital IncOak Bluffs, MA · Critical access15.6%44—10.5%17.0%—157 min—19Compare
46Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care15.7%4312.1%11.6%16.2%1.05253 min0.97164Compare
T47Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care15.8%4311.9%11.4%14.9%1.11254 min1.02319Compare
T47The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care15.8%2311.7%13.1%15.2%1.59261 min0.92142Compare
49St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care16.1%2210.8%9.3%14.8%1.11206 min1.00283Compare
50Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care16.2%2311.7%12.3%15.7%0.93275 min1.01339Compare

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).