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Hospitals in Missouri with the lowest pneumonia death rate

92 Missouri hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center, Kansas City VA Medical Center, St Mary's Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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92 hospitals ranked in Missouri by pneumonia death rate; 28 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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
	National average	15.2%	11.9%	11.1%	8.6%	2.4%	11.9%	15.0%
1	St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical CenterSt. Louis, MO · Veterans Affairs	8.9%, 100th percentile	10.4%, 90th percentile	7.3%, 98th percentile	5.0%, 100th percentile	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center
2	Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Veterans Affairs	10.4%, 98th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	7.1%, 87th percentile	—	—	15.6%, 16th percentile	Compare Kansas City VA Medical Center
3	St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · Acute care	10.7%, 97th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	8.1%, 61st percentile	—	13.3%, 25th percentile	17.0%, 1st percentile	Compare St Mary's Medical Center
4	Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · Acute care	11.0%, 97th percentile	—	10.1%, 68th percentile	—	—	—	15.4%, 23rd percentile	Compare Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
5	Progress West HospitalOfallon, MO · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	9.9%, 72nd percentile	6.8%, 91st percentile	—	11.6%, 51st percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	Compare Progress West Hospital
6	Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	11.8%, 93rd percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	7.7%, 96th percentile	8.8%, 41st percentile	3.1%, 16th percentile	9.3%, 90th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital St Louis
7	Parkland Health CenterFarmington, MO · Acute care	12.0%, 91st percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	10.8%, 54th percentile	8.4%, 52nd percentile	—	13.7%, 21st percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	Compare Parkland Health Center
T8	Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe, MO · Critical access	12.3%, 89th percentile	—	11.6%, 37th percentile	8.1%, 61st percentile	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Hedrick Medical Center
T8	Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · Acute care	12.3%, 89th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	13.4%, 12th percentile	7.3%, 83rd percentile	2.5%, 38th percentile	14.1%, 17th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	Compare Cox Medical Centers
10	Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · Acute care	12.6%, 86th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	8.3%, 54th percentile	—	10.8%, 66th percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	Compare Lee's Summit Medical Center
11	Mercy Hospital LincolnTroy, MO · Critical access	13.0%, 82nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.2%, 89th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Lincoln
T12	Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	13.2%, 80th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	8.8%, 88th percentile	7.5%, 78th percentile	1.7%, 89th percentile	11.2%, 58th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Missouri Baptist Medical Center
T12	SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care	13.2%, 80th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	8.8%, 41st percentile	—	9.9%, 82nd percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare SSM St Clare Health Center
T14	Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO · Critical access	13.3%, 79th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Carthage
T14	University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · Acute care	13.3%, 79th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	13.2%, 13th percentile	9.7%, 20th percentile	3.6%, 7th percentile	12.4%, 37th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare University Of Missouri Health Care
T16	Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	13.5%, 76th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	9.1%, 85th percentile	6.7%, 93rd percentile	1.9%, 78th percentile	10.4%, 73rd percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Christian Hospital Northeast
T16	Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care	13.5%, 76th percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	8.5%, 49th percentile	—	11.7%, 49th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Jefferson
T18	Northeast Regional Medical CenterKirksville, MO · Acute care	13.6%, 74th percentile	13.7%, 6th percentile	11.7%, 35th percentile	—	—	11.5%, 53rd percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	Compare Northeast Regional Medical Center
T18	Washington County Memorial HospitalPotosi, MO · Critical access	13.6%, 74th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.5%, 19th percentile	Compare Washington County Memorial Hospital
T20	SSM Health DePaul Hospital St LouisBridgeton, MO · Acute care	13.7%, 73rd percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	10.8%, 54th percentile	8.0%, 63rd percentile	—	11.3%, 56th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare SSM Health DePaul Hospital St Louis
T20	Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · Acute care	13.7%, 73rd percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	8.8%, 88th percentile	6.4%, 96th percentile	—	12.5%, 36th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	Compare Saint Luke's East Hospital
T20	Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalSainte Genevieve, MO · Critical access	13.7%, 73rd percentile	—	14.3%, 6th percentile	—	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
23	SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · Acute care	13.8%, 72nd percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	7.4%, 80th percentile	—	11.4%, 54th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare SSM St Joseph Health Center
24	Poplar Bluff VA Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · Veterans Affairs	13.9%, 70th percentile	—	—	7.4%, 80th percentile	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	Compare Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center
25	Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton, MO · Acute care	14.0%, 69th percentile	—	14.7%, 5th percentile	8.3%, 54th percentile	—	13.1%, 27th percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	Compare Belton Regional Medical Center
26	SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	14.1%, 67th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	7.4%, 80th percentile	2.2%, 55th percentile	11.3%, 56th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	Compare SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
27	Boone Hospital CenterColumbia, MO · Acute care	14.2%, 66th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	7.7%, 72nd percentile	2.9%, 22nd percentile	12.1%, 42nd percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	Compare Boone Hospital Center
28	Columbia MO VA Medical CenterColumbia, MO · Veterans Affairs	14.3%, 64th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	8.5%, 49th percentile	—	—	15.9%, 9th percentile	Compare Columbia MO VA Medical Center
29	Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · Acute care	14.4%, 63rd percentile	14.0%, 4th percentile	14.3%, 6th percentile	9.2%, 31st percentile	—	11.6%, 51st percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Ozarks Healthcare
T30	St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · Acute care	14.5%, 61st percentile	10.2%, 93rd percentile	9.2%, 84th percentile	8.0%, 63rd percentile	1.9%, 78th percentile	13.6%, 22nd percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
T30	SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	14.5%, 61st percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	8.7%, 89th percentile	8.5%, 49th percentile	—	9.6%, 86th percentile	16.3%, 4th percentile	Compare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis
T32	Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon, MO · Acute care	14.7%, 58th percentile	—	8.5%, 91st percentile	—	—	10.4%, 73rd percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Lebanon
T32	SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO · Acute care	14.7%, 58th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	13.8%, 9th percentile	8.6%, 46th percentile	—	11.4%, 54th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
T32	Lafayette Regional Health CenterLexington, MO · Critical access	14.7%, 58th percentile	—	11.2%, 46th percentile	—	—	—	16.2%, 5th percentile	Compare Lafayette Regional Health Center
T32	Carroll County Memorial HospitalCarrollton, MO · Critical access	14.7%, 58th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Carroll County Memorial Hospital
T36	Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	14.8%, 56th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	8.4%, 52nd percentile	1.5%, 96th percentile	10.3%, 75th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	Compare Barnes Jewish Hospital
T36	Mosaic Life Care At St JosephSaint Joseph, MO · Acute care	14.8%, 56th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	11.7%, 35th percentile	6.4%, 96th percentile	4.2%, 3rd percentile	12.8%, 31st percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	Compare Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph
T38	Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters, MO · Acute care	14.9%, 54th percentile	10.7%, 85th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	9.8%, 18th percentile	—	14.0%, 18th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	Compare Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital
T38	SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis, MO · Acute care	14.9%, 54th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	10.4%, 11th percentile	—	8.0%, 98th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	Compare SSM St Joseph Hospital West
T38	Cox Barton County HospitalLamar, MO · Critical access	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Cox Barton County Hospital
T38	Pike County Memorial HospitalLouisiana, MO · Critical access	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Pike County Memorial Hospital
T42	Bates County Memorial HospitalButler, MO · Acute care	15.0%, 52nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare Bates County Memorial Hospital
T42	Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City, MO · Acute care	15.0%, 52nd percentile	—	—	—	—	9.4%, 89th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	Compare Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill
T44	NKC HealthNorth Kansas City, MO · Acute care	15.2%, 50th percentile	13.5%, 8th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	8.8%, 41st percentile	2.9%, 22nd percentile	13.6%, 22nd percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	Compare NKC Health
T44	St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care	15.2%, 50th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	8.8%, 88th percentile	7.5%, 78th percentile	3.0%, 19th percentile	13.2%, 26th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare St Joseph Medical Center
T44	Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MO · Acute care	15.2%, 50th percentile	9.6%, 98th percentile	11.3%, 44th percentile	9.4%, 26th percentile	3.0%, 19th percentile	10.6%, 69th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital South
47	Mercy Hospital StoddardDexter, MO · Acute care	15.4%, 46th percentile	—	—	9.3%, 28th percentile	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital Stoddard
T48	Mercy Hospital - CassvilleCassville, MO · Critical access	15.5%, 45th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.3%, 28th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital - Cassville
T48	Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada, MO · Acute care	15.5%, 45th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Nevada Regional Medical Center
50	St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care	15.6%, 43rd percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	9.8%, 73rd percentile	7.8%, 69th percentile	2.5%, 38th percentile	11.2%, 58th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City

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.