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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
T47Jupiter Medical CenterJupiter, FL · Acute care6.0%4310.9%10.9%16.0%1.16186 min1.01340Compare
T47VA New Mexico Healthcare SystemAlbuquerque, NM · Veterans Affairs6.0%3410.6%7.6%14.8%1.85——483Compare
T47W Palm Beach VA Medical CenterWest Palm Beach, FL · Veterans Affairs6.0%3310.5%9.6%15.2%0.99——192Compare
T47Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA · Acute care6.0%2310.2%8.3%14.9%1.07149 min1.051,337Compare
T47VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TN · Veterans Affairs6.0%———7.5%14.7%0.94——147Compare
T56Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington, IL · Acute care6.1%5411.0%9.1%15.0%0.78194 min0.91176Compare
T56Huntington HospitalHuntington, NY · Acute care6.1%5311.3%8.3%15.8%0.75194 min0.98408Compare
T56New York-Presbyterian/QueensFlushing, NY · Acute care6.1%5310.7%6.9%13.6%0.62280 min1.08535Compare
T56Overlook Medical CenterSummit, NJ · Acute care6.1%5310.1%10.2%13.9%0.73192 min1.04513Compare
T56Portland VA Medical CenterPortland, OR · Veterans Affairs6.1%5410.2%7.9%13.6%1.46——540Compare
T56South Pointe HospitalWarrensville Heights, OH · Acute care6.1%53—7.7%14.9%1.00166 min0.96180Compare
T56VA S. Arizona Healthcare SystemTucson, AZ · Veterans Affairs6.1%5411.5%6.8%15.3%1.29——381Compare
T56VA Southern Nevada Healthcare SystemN. Las Vegas, NV · Veterans Affairs6.1%5411.1%7.7%14.4%0.81——100Compare
T56AHS Hospital CorpHackettstown, NJ · Acute care6.1%4311.9%10.3%15.0%0.99182 min1.09148Compare
T56Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights, IL · Acute care6.1%4311.1%8.3%15.5%1.28252 min0.99436Compare
T56Riverview HealthNoblesville, IN · Acute care6.1%4311.2%12.5%14.4%0.96105 min1.03162Compare
T56UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas, TX · Acute care6.1%4410.3%7.0%15.9%1.13300 min0.98826Compare
T56Montefiore St Luke's CornwallNewburgh, NY · Acute care6.1%2311.0%10.2%15.1%1.10194 min1.00244Compare
T69Baptist Hospital Of MiamiMiami, FL · Acute care6.2%5312.0%8.8%15.1%1.03236 min1.02948Compare
T69Huntington VA Medical CenterHuntington, WV · Veterans Affairs6.2%5411.8%9.0%14.7%0.83——80Compare
T69Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix, AZ · Acute care6.2%558.3%7.7%14.1%0.91202 min0.94280Compare
T69Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Veterans Affairs6.2%5410.4%7.9%13.6%1.22——361Compare
T69UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care6.2%539.1%7.8%14.3%1.02259 min0.99600Compare
T69University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care6.2%5312.6%11.4%14.5%0.83——329Compare
T69VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare SystemAurora, CO · Veterans Affairs6.2%5410.6%6.3%13.4%0.90——447Compare
T69Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · Acute care6.2%4312.3%8.5%15.6%0.91140 min0.99497Compare
T69Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue, NY · Acute care6.2%429.6%8.7%14.2%0.87261 min1.09306Compare
T69University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care6.2%4212.7%9.9%12.6%0.86179 min—189Compare
T69Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care6.2%3314.1%12.9%14.7%1.02258 min0.96275Compare
T69Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care6.2%3310.3%7.8%15.8%1.18190 min0.98283Compare
T69George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care6.2%2210.5%7.7%15.3%1.34345 min0.98371Compare
T69Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford, NJ · Acute care6.2%2311.4%10.6%17.5%0.88215 min1.03596Compare
T69Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care6.2%2211.7%8.9%13.8%1.47280 min0.95623Compare
T69VA New Jersey Health Care SystemEast Orange, NJ · Veterans Affairs6.2%2310.6%7.5%16.7%1.11——950Compare
T85Greenwich Hospital Association -Greenwich, CT · Acute care6.3%5310.7%6.5%14.7%0.92176 min0.94206Compare
T85Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land, TX · Acute care6.3%5410.3%6.9%14.6%0.64204 min0.99340Compare
T85Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA · Acute care6.3%5411.1%9.0%13.3%0.68174 min0.99167Compare
T85Medina HospitalMedina, OH · Acute care6.3%5311.9%9.0%15.0%1.02186 min1.05157Compare
T85Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDekalb, IL · Acute care6.3%5311.3%7.6%14.2%0.80197 min1.0098Compare
T85San Antonio VA Medical Center (VA South Texas Healthcare System)San Antonio, TX · Veterans Affairs6.3%5411.0%6.6%15.3%1.10——1,114Compare
T85Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care6.3%4311.1%6.4%15.8%0.82280 min1.01475Compare
T85South Texas Health SystemEdinburg, TX · Acute care6.3%4210.3%11.4%15.9%1.18106 min1.05870Compare
T85VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - GainesvilleGainesville, FL · Veterans Affairs6.3%4410.8%7.8%15.1%1.25——350Compare
T85Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care6.3%3311.9%11.1%15.5%1.04160 min0.94344Compare
T85Concord Hospital- LaconiaLaconia, NH · Acute care6.3%3310.7%12.5%15.6%0.94197 min0.97143Compare
T85MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC · Acute care6.3%3210.4%7.0%14.4%0.71377 min1.02818Compare
T97Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care6.4%5411.4%9.1%14.7%1.05188 min0.8562Compare
T97Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care6.4%5410.4%9.1%14.9%1.10317 min0.951,019Compare
T97Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care6.4%5412.5%10.7%13.5%1.60228 min—303Compare
T97Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown, TX · Acute care6.4%5410.9%7.7%13.9%0.77216 min1.02230Compare

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).