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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
T2501AdventHealth ParkerParker, CO · Acute care11.3%5410.3%8.2%13.7%1.03165 min0.91179Compare
T2501Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care11.3%4411.5%15.1%14.2%1.30151 min0.94242Compare
T2501OSF Saint Anthony's Health CenterAlton, IL · Acute care11.3%4411.9%9.7%15.2%1.02159 min1.00296Compare
T2501Ascension Seton HaysKyle, TX · Acute care11.3%3311.3%9.4%14.4%0.79163 min1.06154Compare
T2501Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland CampusLoveland, CO · Acute care11.3%3311.6%10.4%14.3%1.18140 min0.99—Compare
T2501Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care11.3%3213.1%11.4%14.0%0.94231 min1.12679Compare
T2501Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care11.3%2211.7%12.5%14.9%1.10241 min1.07189Compare
T2501Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care11.3%2311.7%11.7%15.5%1.06144 min0.94143Compare
T2501St Joseph Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ID · Acute care11.3%2310.0%14.9%14.1%0.92129 min1.07145Compare
T2501Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville, KY · Acute care11.3%1315.4%12.9%16.0%1.74226 min0.95340Compare
T2511Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint ThCarthage, TN · Critical access11.4%44—12.8%15.9%—94 min—35Compare
T2511MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care11.4%4412.2%11.4%14.5%0.96123 min0.86147Compare
T2511Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas, GA · Acute care11.4%3313.2%15.9%15.5%0.88215 min0.9988Compare
T2511Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care11.4%3313.1%12.5%15.1%0.76234 min1.00517Compare
T2511Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.Seaford, DE · Acute care11.4%3311.0%12.4%15.4%0.89167 min1.02119Compare
T2511UT Health East Texas Pittsburg HospitalPittsburg, TX · Critical access11.4%35—11.7%14.5%—140 min—25Compare
T2511University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis CampusTopeka, KS · Acute care11.4%3313.5%12.8%14.9%0.90210 min0.98378Compare
T2511Banner Churchill Community HospitalFallon, NV · Critical access11.4%24—11.8%15.6%—124 min—25Compare
T2511Bethesda Hospital EastBoynton Beach, FL · Acute care11.4%2211.8%11.7%15.9%1.05188 min1.02481Compare
T2511Grand Island Regional Medical CenterGrand Island, NE · Acute care11.4%2311.4%14.6%15.1%0.85103 min0.9367Compare
T2511Summit Pacific Medical CenterElma, WA · Critical access11.4%2——11.4%14.9%—158 min—24Compare
T2511Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care11.4%1111.5%14.5%15.4%1.07264 min1.07341Compare
T2511Jackson Health SystemMiami, FL · Acute care11.4%1313.0%13.7%16.8%1.30205 min1.112,255Compare
T2511Jennie Stuart Medical CenterHopkinsville, KY · Acute care11.4%13—17.5%15.5%0.96167 min1.05194Compare
T2525Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington, TX · Acute care11.5%43—10.5%15.3%1.03150 min1.05369Compare
T2525W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury)Salisbury, NC · Veterans Affairs11.5%44—13.1%12.8%1.38——904Compare
T2525Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care11.5%3312.0%12.0%14.9%0.94174 min0.97354Compare
T2525SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - ShawneeShawnee, OK · Acute care11.5%3412.4%11.7%13.7%0.90124 min0.9296Compare
T2525Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville, CA · Acute care11.5%3211.5%12.2%14.9%1.08189 min1.02120Compare
T2525Copley HospitalMorrisville, VT · Critical access11.5%2512.1%14.5%14.9%—132 min—25Compare
T2525Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw, MI · Acute care11.5%2313.1%10.8%15.8%1.28198 min1.04623Compare
T2525HCA Florida Northside HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care11.5%1211.7%9.4%16.7%1.13162 min1.05288Compare
T2525North Country Hospital And Health CenterNewport, VT · Critical access11.5%1412.0%15.3%14.6%———25Compare
T2525Paris Regional Medical CenterParis, TX · Acute care11.5%1213.4%11.6%15.4%0.79124 min1.06368Compare
T2535Kearney Regional Medical CenterKearney, NE · Acute care11.6%4411.7%13.3%15.0%0.92109 min1.0344Compare
T2535Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care11.6%4312.9%13.7%14.2%1.02207 min1.02606Compare
T2535Frankfort Regional Medical CenterFrankfort, KY · Acute care11.6%3211.6%11.4%16.0%0.90163 min0.94173Compare
T2535Ivinson Memorial HospitalLaramie, WY · Acute care11.6%34—11.0%14.5%0.91142 min0.9799Compare
T2535The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · Acute care11.6%3413.4%12.1%14.4%0.99200 min0.96429Compare
T2535Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, KY · Acute care11.6%23—8.3%15.1%0.99127 min1.03205Compare
T2535Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute care11.6%2313.3%14.2%14.4%0.79179 min1.03747Compare
T2535Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care11.6%2312.9%10.9%14.1%0.92180 min1.07395Compare
T2535Whidbeyhealth Medical CenterCoupeville, WA · Critical access11.6%24—14.7%15.2%———51Compare
T2535Wabash General Hospital 1Mount Carmel, IL · Critical access11.6%—4—10.1%14.8%—112 min—25Compare
T2545Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · Acute care11.7%3212.7%12.0%15.3%1.19228 min1.031,593Compare
T2545T J Samson Community HospitalGlasgow, KY · Acute care11.7%3311.6%13.8%16.3%1.00194 min1.06180Compare
T2545BSA HospitalAmarillo, TX · Acute care11.7%2313.2%11.4%14.8%1.19215 min1.06445Compare
T2545Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · Acute care11.7%2312.1%15.0%14.0%0.92186 min0.94398Compare
T2545Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalSomerset, KY · Acute care11.7%2313.5%11.8%15.9%0.88180 min1.03215Compare
T2545North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison, AR · Acute care11.7%23—12.6%15.1%1.04149 min1.03174Compare

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).