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Hospitals with the lowest COPD death rate

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2,623 hospitals ranked by copd death rate; 2,796 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
T483Good Samaritan Regional Health CenterMount Vernon, IL · Acute care7.4%4312.1%11.0%15.4%0.94193 min0.98175Compare
T483Lake Huron Medical CenterPort Huron, MI · Acute care7.4%42—8.2%14.6%0.86168 min0.88119Compare
T483Mission Regional Medical CenterMission, TX · Acute care7.4%4311.5%9.6%15.2%0.95152 min0.95297Compare
T483PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care7.4%4411.3%8.9%16.3%1.08237 min0.96547Compare
T483Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · Acute care7.4%4310.0%9.9%15.6%0.93125 min0.94276Compare
T483Southside Community Hospital, IncFarmville, VA · Acute care7.4%44—10.9%13.6%1.07184 min1.05116Compare
T483St Anthony Community HospitalWarwick, NY · Acute care7.4%4411.6%11.9%14.9%0.92162 min0.9460Compare
T483Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care7.4%44—9.6%14.0%1.05136 min0.9652Compare
T483UCSF Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care7.4%4211.8%9.6%15.2%0.96166 min0.99275Compare
T483VA Central Alabama Healthcare System - MontgomeryMontgomery, AL · Veterans Affairs7.4%44—9.1%14.5%———285Compare
T483VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare SystemTopeka, KS · Veterans Affairs7.4%44—9.2%14.5%1.36——993Compare
T483West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WI · Acute care7.4%4312.2%10.2%15.3%1.03182 min0.89149Compare
T483Amita Health Resurrection Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care7.4%3211.8%10.1%14.0%1.30186 min1.12443Compare
T483Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek, MI · Acute care7.4%33—11.9%15.4%1.11191 min0.94204Compare
T483Bryan Medical CenterLincoln, NE · Acute care7.4%3314.3%11.9%14.7%1.04112 min1.01630Compare
T483Carilion Stonewall Jackson HospitalLexington, VA · Critical access7.4%34—8.6%15.4%—198 min—25Compare
T483Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · Acute care7.4%3412.0%14.8%14.8%1.19160 min1.01457Compare
T483Denver Health & Hospital AuthorityDenver, CO · Acute care7.4%33—11.2%14.5%1.16208 min0.89555Compare
T483Harrison County Community HospitalBethany, MO · Critical access7.4%3———15.5%—109 min—19Compare
T483Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · Acute care7.4%3312.9%10.9%15.4%1.04201 min1.05374Compare
T483Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care7.4%3410.6%9.3%15.4%1.05257 min0.91426Compare
T483Piggott Community HospitalPiggott, AR · Critical access7.4%34—12.7%16.2%—118 min—25Compare
T483SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · Acute care7.4%3312.2%10.1%15.1%0.91157 min1.00362Compare
T483Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care7.4%3312.1%10.2%15.3%1.02263 min0.93410Compare
T483Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon, WA · Acute care7.4%3412.5%17.0%14.6%1.15188 min0.92234Compare
T483St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · Acute care7.4%34—9.6%15.8%0.95154 min0.9240Compare
T483Steele Memorial Medical CenterSalmon, ID · Critical access7.4%3——9.2%14.9%———18Compare
T483Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon, MI · Acute care7.4%3311.4%13.5%12.9%0.85220 min0.92382Compare
T483Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care7.4%23—13.3%17.4%0.93121 min1.2649Compare
T483Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care7.4%2211.7%9.7%16.1%0.73264 min1.00231Compare
T483MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care7.4%2213.1%11.2%15.1%1.44199 min0.98—Compare
T483NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · Acute care7.4%2213.0%10.4%15.5%1.04176 min0.94123Compare
T483Nyack HospitalNyack, NY · Acute care7.4%2210.1%8.6%16.0%0.81239 min1.08375Compare
T483Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care7.4%2411.8%16.1%15.3%0.96122 min1.03171Compare
T483Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville, NJ · Acute care7.4%2211.5%12.6%16.2%0.89166 min1.03418Compare
T483St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care7.4%2212.4%9.8%15.7%1.03176 min1.05291Compare
T483The Hospital Of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, CT · Acute care7.4%2312.7%12.4%14.6%1.03173 min1.03330Compare
T483Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncBrevard, NC · Critical access7.4%24—11.1%16.8%—98 min—25Compare
T483Washington HospitalFremont, CA · Acute care7.4%2312.1%8.9%16.2%0.92169 min0.99265Compare
T483Westside Regional Medical CenterPlantation, FL · Acute care7.4%2212.2%10.9%17.0%0.90121 min1.06250Compare
T483McLaren Bay RegionBay City, MI · Acute care7.4%1211.8%11.0%16.3%0.94169 min1.01387Compare
T483SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care7.4%1212.8%11.5%15.6%1.14335 min1.06438Compare
T483Weirton Medical Center, IncWeirton, WV · Acute care7.4%1212.5%11.2%16.9%0.97150 min1.00238Compare
T483Claiborne County HospitalPort Gibson, MS · Critical access7.4%————14.5%———35Compare
T483Poplar Bluff VA Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · Veterans Affairs7.4%————14.6%———179Compare
T483VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake CityLake City, FL · Veterans Affairs7.4%———7.8%16.5%0.94——439Compare
T547Charleston VA Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Veterans Affairs7.5%549.8%8.3%16.1%0.78——500Compare
T547Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland, WA · Acute care7.5%5412.5%9.2%13.8%0.75196 min0.96318Compare
T547Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington, MA · Critical access7.5%55—11.5%14.2%—113 min—25Compare
T547Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care7.5%54—10.5%14.9%0.79194 min0.8490Compare

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).