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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
T999UPMC St MargaretPittsburgh, PA · Acute care8.1%34—9.2%15.3%0.95233 min1.01250Compare
T999University Of Toledo Medical CenterToledo, OH · Acute care8.1%3312.0%10.0%15.4%1.54171 min1.02319Compare
T999Uvalde Memorial HospitalUvalde, TX · Critical access8.1%34—10.7%14.7%—159 min—25Compare
T999Aiken Regional Medical CenterAiken, SC · Acute care8.1%2212.9%12.6%14.2%1.21162 min0.95273Compare
T999Ascension ProvidenceWaco, TX · Acute care8.1%2311.8%13.8%14.2%1.12223 min0.98237Compare
T999Banner Wyoming Medical CenterCasper, WY · Acute care8.1%2213.3%15.5%14.8%1.21190 min1.04217Compare
T999Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown CampusBrooklyn, NY · Acute care8.1%2211.1%10.4%16.4%0.88200 min1.11464Compare
T999Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care8.1%2311.5%11.4%16.5%0.99201 min0.97259Compare
T999Hazard ARH Regional Medical CenterHazard, KY · Acute care8.1%2310.8%11.5%14.7%0.99174 min1.06308Compare
T999Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care8.1%2312.0%12.5%15.5%1.00314 min—444Compare
T999Keralty HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care8.1%2—11.3%—16.3%0.93210 min1.39125Compare
T999Navarro Regional HospitalCorsicana, TX · Acute care8.1%23—13.4%16.6%0.91175 min1.02162Compare
T999Norton Scott HospitalScottsburg, IN · Critical access8.1%2———15.2%—126 min—25Compare
T999O U Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · Acute care8.1%2214.2%11.8%16.3%1.50202 min1.08910Compare
T999PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care8.1%2212.5%9.3%15.9%1.13230 min1.18408Compare
T999Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonEvanston, IL · Acute care8.1%2211.6%8.8%15.9%0.84179 min1.08427Compare
T999The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care8.1%2311.7%13.1%15.2%1.59261 min0.92142Compare
T999Unity HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care8.1%2212.0%11.6%15.3%1.06299 min0.94311Compare
T999University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care8.1%2313.2%9.2%16.0%1.32189 min1.01710Compare
T999Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway CampusSelma, AL · Acute care8.1%22—12.4%15.8%0.95164 min0.96214Compare
T999Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park, CA · Acute care8.1%1312.4%11.4%16.0%0.97146 min1.16210Compare
T999Southwest Medical CenterLiberal, KS · Acute care8.1%13—14.0%14.9%1.18142 min0.9280Compare
T999Smith County Memorial HospitalSmith Center, KS · Critical access8.1%—4—9.8%16.5%—107 min—25Compare
T999Wayne HospitalGreenville, OH · Critical access8.1%—3—12.4%——136 min—92Compare
T1075Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care8.2%5412.0%11.1%14.7%0.93142 min0.9066Compare
T1075Fayetteville AR VA Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · Veterans Affairs8.2%55—9.6%13.5%1.01——254Compare
T1075Northport VA Medical CenterNorthport, NY · Veterans Affairs8.2%54—9.2%14.4%0.99——2,272Compare
T1075Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA · Acute care8.2%54—10.0%14.4%0.85156 min0.9375Compare
T1075St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg, PA · Acute care8.2%5310.4%7.4%15.2%0.86170 min0.9298Compare
T1075Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata, PA · Acute care8.2%5312.7%9.8%13.5%0.89184 min0.93141Compare
T1075AdventHealth WatermanTavares, FL · Acute care8.2%4310.4%7.4%14.8%1.09206 min1.01269Compare
T1075Avera St LukesAberdeen, SD · Acute care8.2%4411.7%11.0%15.2%1.06126 min1.02109Compare
T1075Banner North Colorado Medical CenterGreeley, CO · Acute care8.2%4312.6%11.8%14.6%1.11137 min1.08378Compare
T1075Baptist Medical Center BeachesJacksonville Beach, FL · Acute care8.2%4411.3%10.0%15.5%1.06192 min1.00146Compare
T1075Bellevue Medical CenterBellevue, NE · Acute care8.2%4311.6%11.5%15.7%0.88144 min0.9291Compare
T1075Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care8.2%4311.2%12.1%14.4%0.90173 min1.00204Compare
T1075Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville, VA · Acute care8.2%4310.7%9.4%14.7%0.87202 min1.01269Compare
T1075Carilion New River Valley Medical CenterChristiansburg, VA · Acute care8.2%4313.0%8.7%14.9%1.70211 min0.98146Compare
T1075Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville, MO · Critical access8.2%43——14.5%—131 min—35Compare
T1075Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care8.2%4310.9%12.0%14.5%0.98253 min1.02250Compare
T1075Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · Acute care8.2%4414.1%11.4%16.3%0.89173 min0.9199Compare
T1075Euclid HospitalEuclid, OH · Acute care8.2%43—8.6%15.0%0.87153 min1.02148Compare
T1075Fisher-Titus HospitalNorwalk, OH · Acute care8.2%4312.3%11.1%15.6%0.92124 min0.95112Compare
T1075Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care8.2%4410.9%17.6%14.4%0.90126 min—33Compare
T1075Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · Acute care8.2%4411.7%10.2%15.8%0.97165 min0.99553Compare
T1075Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care8.2%4411.9%13.1%14.2%0.93168 min0.9197Compare
T1075Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care8.2%4412.4%10.8%14.1%0.97183 min0.96539Compare
T1075Lewisgale Hospital PulaskiPulaski, VA · Acute care8.2%45—9.9%15.1%0.96125 min1.00147Compare
T1075Memorial HospitalFremont, OH · Acute care8.2%43—12.0%15.6%0.94128 min0.95179Compare
T1075Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris, IL · Acute care8.2%4411.6%9.2%15.0%0.91170 min1.0489Compare

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).