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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 betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterPneumonia death ratelower is betterCABG surgery death ratelower is betterStroke death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataCompare
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T999UPMC St MargaretPittsburgh, PA · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile—9.2%, 84th percentile15.3%, 48th percentile—10.4%, 73rd percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare UPMC St Margaret
T999University Of Toledo Medical CenterToledo, OH · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile10.0%, 70th percentile15.9%, 39th percentile—12.8%, 31st percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare University Of Toledo Medical Center
T999Uvalde Memorial HospitalUvalde, TX · Critical access8.1%, 61st percentile—10.7%, 56th percentile15.5%, 45th percentile—11.5%, 53rd percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Uvalde Memorial Hospital
T999Aiken Regional Medical CenterAiken, SC · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile12.9%, 17th percentile12.6%, 20th percentile19.4%, 6th percentile—16.7%, 6th percentile14.2%, 89th percentileCompare Aiken Regional Medical Center
T999Ascension ProvidenceWaco, TX · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile11.8%, 49th percentile13.8%, 9th percentile16.8%, 26th percentile2.3%, 49th percentile14.9%, 12th percentile14.2%, 89th percentileCompare Ascension Providence
T999Banner Wyoming Medical CenterCasper, WY · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile13.3%, 10th percentile15.5%, 2nd percentile18.0%, 14th percentile4.1%, 3rd percentile11.6%, 51st percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Banner Wyoming Medical Center
T999Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown CampusBrooklyn, NY · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile11.1%, 74th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile16.3%, 33rd percentile—7.9%, 98th percentile16.4%, 3rd percentileCompare Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus
T999Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile11.4%, 41st percentile15.3%, 48th percentile2.5%, 38th percentile10.9%, 64th percentile16.5%, 3rd percentileCompare Cape Cod Hospital
T999Hazard ARH Regional Medical CenterHazard, KY · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile11.5%, 39th percentile19.3%, 7th percentile—12.4%, 37th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
T999Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile12.5%, 22nd percentile15.9%, 39th percentile—10.5%, 71st percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Holy Cross Hospital
T999Keralty HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile11.3%, 68th percentile—15.8%, 40th percentile——16.3%, 4th percentileCompare Keralty Hospital
T999Navarro Regional HospitalCorsicana, TX · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile—13.4%, 12th percentile15.3%, 48th percentile—17.9%, 4th percentile16.6%, 2nd percentileCompare Navarro Regional Hospital
T999Norton Scott HospitalScottsburg, IN · Critical access8.1%, 61st percentile——13.9%, 70th percentile——15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Norton Scott Hospital
T999O U Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile14.2%, 3rd percentile11.8%, 34th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile—12.5%, 36th percentile16.3%, 4th percentileCompare O U Medical Center
T999PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile12.5%, 26th percentile9.3%, 82nd percentile14.1%, 67th percentile—13.2%, 26th percentile15.9%, 9th percentileCompare PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
T999Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonEvanston, IL · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile11.6%, 58th percentile8.8%, 88th percentile16.0%, 38th percentile—10.7%, 68th percentile15.9%, 9th percentileCompare Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston
T999The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile11.7%, 54th percentile13.1%, 14th percentile15.8%, 40th percentile—13.1%, 27th percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare The Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc
T999Unity HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile11.6%, 37th percentile13.0%, 82nd percentile—9.3%, 90th percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Unity Hospital
T999University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile13.2%, 11th percentile9.2%, 84th percentile14.7%, 58th percentile2.2%, 55th percentile13.7%, 21st percentile16.0%, 7th percentileCompare University Of Mississippi Medical Center
T999Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway CampusSelma, AL · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile—12.4%, 23rd percentile17.0%, 24th percentile—19.9%, 2nd percentile15.8%, 11th percentileCompare Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus
T999Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park, CA · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile12.4%, 29th percentile11.4%, 41st percentile18.8%, 9th percentile1.9%, 78th percentile13.5%, 23rd percentile16.0%, 7th percentileCompare Garfield Medical Center
T999Southwest Medical CenterLiberal, KS · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile—14.0%, 8th percentile16.4%, 31st percentile——14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Southwest Medical Center
T999Smith County Memorial HospitalSmith Center, KS · Critical access8.1%, 61st percentile—9.8%, 73rd percentile18.2%, 13th percentile——16.5%, 3rd percentileCompare Smith County Memorial Hospital
T999Wayne HospitalGreenville, OH · Critical access8.1%, 61st percentile—12.4%, 23rd percentile18.0%, 14th percentile—15.2%, 11th percentile—Compare Wayne Hospital
T1075Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile11.1%, 48th percentile12.8%, 84th percentile—10.8%, 66th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Aurora Medical Center - Summit
T1075Fayetteville AR VA Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · Veterans Affairs8.2%, 58th percentile—9.6%, 77th percentile15.6%, 43rd percentile——13.5%, 98th percentileCompare Fayetteville AR VA Medical Center
T1075Northport VA Medical CenterNorthport, NY · Veterans Affairs8.2%, 58th percentile—9.2%, 84th percentile13.6%, 74th percentile——14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Northport VA Medical Center
T1075Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile—10.0%, 70th percentile16.1%, 36th percentile—11.3%, 56th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Novato Community Hospital
T1075St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg, PA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile10.4%, 90th percentile7.4%, 97th percentile14.2%, 66th percentile—11.6%, 51st percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
T1075Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata, PA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile12.7%, 21st percentile9.8%, 73rd percentile15.7%, 42nd percentile—9.9%, 82nd percentile13.5%, 98th percentileCompare Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
T1075AdventHealth WatermanTavares, FL · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile10.4%, 90th percentile7.4%, 97th percentile14.3%, 64th percentile1.8%, 85th percentile9.2%, 91st percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare AdventHealth Waterman
T1075Avera St LukesAberdeen, SD · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile11.0%, 50th percentile15.3%, 48th percentile—12.0%, 44th percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Avera St Lukes
T1075Banner North Colorado Medical CenterGreeley, CO · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile11.8%, 34th percentile17.6%, 17th percentile2.1%, 62nd percentile9.7%, 85th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Banner North Colorado Medical Center
T1075Baptist Medical Center BeachesJacksonville Beach, FL · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile11.3%, 68th percentile10.0%, 70th percentile13.9%, 70th percentile—15.0%, 12th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Baptist Medical Center Beaches
T1075Bellevue Medical CenterBellevue, NE · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile11.5%, 39th percentile15.1%, 51st percentile—10.3%, 75th percentile15.7%, 13th percentileCompare Bellevue Medical Center
T1075Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile12.1%, 28th percentile17.7%, 16th percentile—12.6%, 34th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc
T1075Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville, VA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile10.7%, 85th percentile9.4%, 81st percentile15.1%, 51st percentile2.2%, 55th percentile10.5%, 71st percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
T1075Carilion New River Valley Medical CenterChristiansburg, VA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile8.7%, 89th percentile15.1%, 51st percentile—12.2%, 40th percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
T1075Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville, MO · Critical access8.2%, 58th percentile——16.0%, 38th percentile——14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Cass Regional Medical Center
T1075Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile12.0%, 30th percentile17.7%, 16th percentile2.6%, 33rd percentile12.8%, 31st percentile14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Central Maine Medical Center
T1075Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile14.1%, 3rd percentile11.4%, 41st percentile16.4%, 31st percentile—12.7%, 33rd percentile16.3%, 4th percentileCompare Colquitt Regional Medical Center
T1075Euclid HospitalEuclid, OH · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile—8.6%, 90th percentile12.3%, 89th percentile—10.1%, 79th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Euclid Hospital
T1075Fisher-Titus HospitalNorwalk, OH · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile11.1%, 48th percentile13.4%, 77th percentile—16.5%, 6th percentile15.6%, 16th percentileCompare Fisher-Titus Hospital
T1075Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile17.6%, 0th percentile16.6%, 29th percentile—11.6%, 51st percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Garrett Regional Medical Center
T1075Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile10.6%, 98th percentile1.5%, 96th percentile11.5%, 53rd percentile15.8%, 11th percentileCompare Geisinger Medical Center
T1075Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile11.9%, 46th percentile13.1%, 14th percentile15.4%, 46th percentile—9.7%, 85th percentile14.2%, 89th percentileCompare Lakeview Memorial Hospital
T1075Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile12.4%, 29th percentile10.8%, 54th percentile14.5%, 61st percentile—12.6%, 34th percentile14.1%, 91st percentileCompare Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
T1075Lewisgale Hospital PulaskiPulaski, VA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile—9.9%, 72nd percentile16.4%, 31st percentile—15.6%, 9th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski
T1075Memorial HospitalFremont, OH · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile—12.0%, 30th percentile17.2%, 21st percentile—9.7%, 85th percentile15.6%, 16th percentileCompare Memorial Hospital
T1075Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris, IL · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile9.2%, 84th percentile13.4%, 77th percentile—11.4%, 54th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia 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.