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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
T999Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWestwood, NJ · Acute care8.1%5313.3%9.8%15.4%0.96142 min1.04128Compare
T999Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay, TX · Acute care8.1%5410.7%9.1%15.2%0.84155 min1.08178Compare
T999Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs8.1%5511.1%8.6%13.8%0.85——475Compare
T999SUNY/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, NY · Acute care8.1%5310.0%9.1%14.7%1.06223 min1.03728Compare
T999St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusQuakertown, PA · Acute care8.1%54—10.6%16.4%0.85179 min0.92127Compare
T999Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access8.1%55—10.8%14.6%—109 min—15Compare
T999VA N. Indiana Healthcare SystemMarion, IN · Veterans Affairs8.1%54—8.8%13.4%———1,443Compare
T999Williamson Medical CenterFranklin, TN · Acute care8.1%5411.0%14.0%14.6%0.92190 min1.02185Compare
T999AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care8.1%4211.3%11.1%14.9%0.90141 min1.08224Compare
T999Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton, WI · Acute care8.1%4312.7%12.5%14.8%1.20143 min0.85332Compare
T999Ascension St Vincent KokomoKokomo, IN · Acute care8.1%43—11.6%14.5%0.95172 min0.96167Compare
T999Ashley County Medical CenterCrossett, AR · Critical access8.1%4——11.1%15.1%—106 min—33Compare
T999Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care8.1%4412.2%12.4%14.4%1.03112 min1.02505Compare
T999Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe, MI · Acute care8.1%4310.4%9.2%13.8%0.77162 min0.92311Compare
T999Boone County Health CenterAlbion, NE · Critical access8.1%45—11.5%15.5%—111 min—22Compare
T999Buchanan General HospitalGrundy, VA · Acute care8.1%44——15.0%0.98175 min0.88134Compare
T999CHI Health Good SamaritanKearney, NE · Acute care8.1%4411.0%10.2%14.7%0.98138 min1.03165Compare
T999Clarinda Regional Health CenterClarinda, IA · Critical access8.1%4——13.8%14.5%—153 min—25Compare
T999Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care8.1%44—8.1%14.7%0.95140 min0.8687Compare
T999Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · Acute care8.1%4311.3%9.5%14.6%0.87212 min0.99423Compare
T999Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe, MO · Critical access8.1%45—11.6%14.9%—124 min—25Compare
T999Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan ValleyWest Jordan, UT · Acute care8.1%4211.2%12.1%14.6%0.86160 min0.99172Compare
T999M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care8.1%4311.9%8.9%14.4%0.85174 min0.981,700Compare
T999Manchester Memorial HospitalManchester, CT · Acute care8.1%42—9.5%14.9%0.85223 min0.98249Compare
T999Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care8.1%43—9.9%14.9%0.92150 min0.95131Compare
T999Martinsburg VA Medical CenterMartinsburg, WV · Veterans Affairs8.1%4411.1%9.1%13.7%0.96——559Compare
T999Methodist Medical Center Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN · Acute care8.1%4410.2%13.8%15.0%1.05186 min0.95301Compare
T999SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care8.1%44—11.1%14.0%0.98114 min0.84100Compare
T999San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · Acute care8.1%4310.8%10.2%14.7%0.83151 min0.97123Compare
T999Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano, TX · Acute care8.1%4311.9%10.5%14.9%1.02174 min1.07339Compare
T999Trinity Health Livingston HospitalHowell, MI · Acute care8.1%44—8.8%14.6%0.92163 min0.88136Compare
T999Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha, WI · Acute care8.1%4412.4%10.6%15.5%0.90140 min1.05400Compare
T999Wentworth-Douglass HospitalDover, NH · Acute care8.1%4410.2%11.6%15.2%0.75242 min0.94178Compare
T999Winchester Medical CenterWinchester, VA · Acute care8.1%4312.3%12.2%15.2%0.84218 min0.96399Compare
T999Clinch Valley Medical CenterRichlands, VA · Acute care8.1%3412.1%10.7%16.0%1.08174 min0.94175Compare
T999Community Hospital South, Inc.Indianapolis, IN · Acute care8.1%3411.5%10.5%15.4%0.81196 min1.09127Compare
T999Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino, CA · Acute care8.1%31—10.8%15.6%0.94134 min1.26150Compare
T999Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care8.1%3213.8%10.9%14.1%1.23230 min—248Compare
T999Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton, MO · Acute care8.1%33—11.4%14.6%0.97166 min0.9065Compare
T999Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care8.1%3312.6%12.2%15.8%0.86174 min1.01422Compare
T999Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · Acute care8.1%3316.6%11.7%14.3%1.73238 min1.03881Compare
T999Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie, IN · Acute care8.1%3312.7%11.7%15.2%0.89254 min1.01379Compare
T999Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care8.1%3411.0%11.9%15.8%1.12150 min0.95236Compare
T999OSF Saint Paul Medical CenterMendota, IL · Critical access8.1%3——12.2%16.1%———25Compare
T999Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care8.1%33—11.4%15.2%0.94172 min1.43193Compare
T999Salem HospitalSalem, OR · Acute care8.1%3314.4%14.1%14.0%1.43234 min0.90644Compare
T999St Joseph's HospitalHighland, IL · Critical access8.1%34—12.4%15.4%———25Compare
T999St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · Acute care8.1%3212.8%10.4%17.0%0.90151 min0.96146Compare
T999Tawas St Joseph HospitalTawas City, MI · Acute care8.1%33—10.1%14.8%—113 min0.9160Compare
T999The Medical Center Of Southeast TexasPort Arthur, TX · Acute care8.1%3312.2%11.1%15.2%1.07190 min1.11216Compare

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).