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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
T1586Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care8.9%4411.9%12.9%15.2%0.80187 min0.95175Compare
T1586MidState Medical CenterMeriden, CT · Acute care8.9%4312.2%12.2%14.9%0.71220 min1.02144Compare
T1586North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care8.9%4313.3%11.0%15.1%1.08183 min0.96885Compare
T1586Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea, HI · Acute care8.9%4410.9%9.8%13.9%0.79156 min0.92116Compare
T1586Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe, GA · Acute care8.9%43—10.6%15.5%0.95142 min0.9577Compare
T1586Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalEasley, SC · Acute care8.9%4311.2%11.6%14.2%0.99178 min0.96—Compare
T1586Providence Newberg Medical CenterNewberg, OR · Acute care8.9%4412.5%10.7%14.6%0.91185 min0.8340Compare
T1586Resolute Health HospitalNew Braunfels, TX · Acute care8.9%4312.8%10.9%15.3%0.90136 min1.11128Compare
T1586Riverside Walter Reed HospitalGloucester, VA · Acute care8.9%4411.9%13.5%13.4%0.89132 min0.9167Compare
T1586Wesley Medical CenterWichita, KS · Acute care8.9%4211.3%9.7%13.3%0.66117 min1.02859Compare
T1586Bethesda NorthCincinnati, OH · Acute care8.9%339.8%10.7%15.5%0.82155 min1.00465Compare
T1586Broward Health Medical CenterFort Lauderdale, FL · Acute care8.9%3210.9%10.7%16.2%0.92183 min1.06609Compare
T1586CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR · Acute care8.9%3211.7%10.0%14.7%1.02173 min1.06615Compare
T1586Clark Regional Medical CenterWinchester, KY · Acute care8.9%3311.7%11.1%15.7%0.95179 min1.0169Compare
T1586Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · Acute care8.9%3310.6%10.0%15.9%0.90129 min1.05597Compare
T1586Corning HospitalCorning, NY · Acute care8.9%33—10.0%14.5%1.15210 min0.9081Compare
T1586Excela Health - Frick HospitalMount Pleasant, PA · Acute care8.9%33—10.3%15.8%0.96124 min0.93210Compare
T1586Lutheran Hospital Of IndianaFort Wayne, IN · Acute care8.9%3213.3%11.1%15.3%0.81215 min1.07396Compare
T1586McLaren Greater LansingLansing, MI · Acute care8.9%3311.6%13.1%14.7%1.18261 min0.92363Compare
T1586Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · Acute care8.9%3313.3%9.2%15.1%1.16161 min0.92240Compare
T1586Murray-Calloway County HospitalMurray, KY · Acute care8.9%3412.0%14.0%16.4%1.05159 min1.02140Compare
T1586North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAmory, MS · Acute care8.9%34—14.4%14.5%0.90161 min0.9995Compare
T1586Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, IncBinghamton, NY · Acute care8.9%3212.9%13.0%15.3%1.50219 min0.92267Compare
T1586Providence Medical CenterKansas City, KS · Acute care8.9%3211.9%9.7%14.7%0.90122 min0.97400Compare
T1586Republic County HospitalBelleville, KS · Critical access8.9%35—12.7%16.0%—109 min—35Compare
T1586Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock, TX · Acute care8.9%3312.9%11.3%15.0%1.09133 min1.05209Compare
T1586Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · Acute care8.9%3212.3%8.0%14.9%0.82238 min1.11448Compare
T1586Samaritan North Lincoln HospitalLincoln City, OR · Critical access8.9%34—12.3%13.9%—157 min—15Compare
T1586St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care8.9%3310.9%10.6%15.2%0.98138 min1.06363Compare
T1586Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland, WI · Critical access8.9%35—13.4%14.9%—124 min—25Compare
T1586Union HospitalDover, OH · Acute care8.9%33—12.2%14.5%1.02216 min1.01220Compare
T1586Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · Acute care8.9%3312.9%9.1%14.5%0.82262 min0.95382Compare
T1586Bristol HospitalBristol, CT · Acute care8.9%23—10.8%16.0%1.12190 min1.06134Compare
T1586East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · Acute care8.9%2412.3%10.9%15.3%1.09157 min1.06665Compare
T1586East Ohio Regional HospitalMartins Ferry, OH · Acute care8.9%2——11.1%15.7%0.96124 min0.94—Compare
T1586Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care8.9%2211.3%9.6%15.9%1.58201 min1.07346Compare
T1586Guadalupe Regional Medical CenterSeguin, TX · Acute care8.9%2512.6%12.2%16.0%0.88194 min1.13153Compare
T1586Integris Health Edmond HospitalEdmond, OK · Acute care8.9%2311.8%12.0%15.0%0.88126 min1.0295Compare
T1586Liberty HospitalLiberty, MO · Acute care8.9%2311.9%11.0%16.8%0.84194 min1.05250Compare
T1586Logan Regional Medical CenterLogan, WV · Acute care8.9%23—9.2%15.1%0.92166 min0.92140Compare
T1586Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care8.9%2211.1%9.5%15.5%0.97168 min1.01102Compare
T1586Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle, ME · Acute care8.9%24—12.4%15.0%1.10200 min0.8689Compare
T1586Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care8.9%24—13.4%15.3%1.06104 min1.0949Compare
T1586St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care8.9%2210.8%9.3%14.8%1.11206 min1.00283Compare
T1586Merit Health River OaksFlowood, MS · Acute care8.9%1113.3%10.0%15.0%0.89134 min1.07106Compare
T1586ProMedica Monroe Regional HospitalMonroe, MI · Acute care8.9%1213.3%11.6%16.7%1.19172 min1.02217Compare
T1586Altus Lumberton HospitalLumberton, TX · Acute care8.9%————14.8%——0.594Compare
T1586Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · Critical access8.9%—512.6%9.7%——140 min—25Compare
T1586Norton Sound Regional HospitalNome, AK · Critical access8.9%————15.1%———21Compare
T1650Bon Secours St Marys HospitalRichmond, VA · Acute care9.0%5311.2%10.7%14.2%1.02154 min1.01391Compare

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).