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Hospitals with the lowest pneumonia death rate

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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3,639 hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate; 1,780 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPneumonia 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 average15.2%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T804VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLCHarlingen, TX · Acute care13.4%2212.0%7.9%14.6%1.08145 min1.04578Compare
T804Detroit Receiving HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care13.4%1111.9%10.1%15.7%1.29139 min0.95320Compare
T804BMH-CalhounCalhoun City, MS · Critical access13.4%————14.5%—83 min—30Compare
T804Liberty Regional Medical CenterHinesville, GA · Critical access13.4%————14.8%—173 min—25Compare
T804Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca, MN · Critical access13.4%—5——14.5%—94 min—25Compare
T804Red Bay HospitalRed Bay, AL · Critical access13.4%————15.0%—131 min—25Compare
T804Roger Mills Memorial HospitalCheyenne, OK · Critical access13.4%————14.4%—144 min—15Compare
T804Wickenburg Community HospitalWickenburg, AZ · Critical access13.4%————14.6%—156 min—19Compare
T859Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System)Fresno, CA · Veterans Affairs13.5%5311.0%9.8%14.8%0.86——275Compare
T859Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care13.5%5212.3%8.7%14.5%0.96184 min1.03652Compare
T859Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota, FL · Acute care13.5%5311.5%9.2%15.7%0.74198 min1.05897Compare
T859Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth, TX · Acute care13.5%5410.4%9.5%13.8%0.95186 min1.00630Compare
T859Alameda HospitalAlameda, CA · Acute care13.5%43—10.3%14.8%0.89153 min0.96145Compare
T859Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford, OR · Acute care13.5%4312.3%11.5%13.7%1.06243 min0.93378Compare
T859CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LivingstonLivingston, TX · Acute care13.5%44—11.0%14.5%0.95134 min0.9766Compare
T859Cascade Valley HospitalArlington, WA · Acute care13.5%42—11.7%14.5%0.93171 min0.8748Compare
T859Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care13.5%4311.4%9.1%14.7%0.80217 min0.98475Compare
T859Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care13.5%44—8.1%14.7%0.95140 min0.8687Compare
T859Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA · Acute care13.5%4314.5%10.7%15.3%0.87138 min0.96185Compare
T859Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA · Acute care13.5%4311.5%10.2%14.6%1.22196 min1.08536Compare
T859HSHS St Elizabeth's HospitalO Fallon, IL · Acute care13.5%4412.8%11.0%15.1%0.98162 min1.00260Compare
T859John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · Acute care13.5%4310.4%8.0%14.0%1.02145 min0.97303Compare
T859Lower Keys Medical CenterKey West, FL · Acute care13.5%43—8.9%15.4%0.99128 min0.90167Compare
T859Major HospitalShelbyville, IN · Acute care13.5%44—10.4%14.1%0.91130 min1.0151Compare
T859Meadowview Regional Medical CenterMaysville, KY · Acute care13.5%4310.8%11.9%14.3%0.89149 min1.10111Compare
T859Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care13.5%4413.3%11.1%14.9%0.74202 min0.96240Compare
T859Saint Joseph Mount SterlingMount Sterling, KY · Acute care13.5%44—11.2%15.2%1.04134 min1.0263Compare
T859Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care13.5%4410.5%12.6%14.2%0.94185 min1.01450Compare
T859St Anthony Community HospitalWarwick, NY · Acute care13.5%4411.6%11.9%14.9%0.92162 min0.9460Compare
T859St Clare HospitalLakewood, WA · Acute care13.5%43—11.8%13.9%1.05161 min0.94105Compare
T859St Luke's Hospital At The VintageHouston, TX · Acute care13.5%4311.9%10.4%15.0%0.90209 min1.09102Compare
T859Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington, TX · Acute care13.5%43—10.5%15.3%1.03150 min1.05369Compare
T859UH St John Medical CenterWestlake, OH · Acute care13.5%4412.7%9.8%14.9%0.86231 min1.06240Compare
T859UPMC NorthwestSeneca, PA · Acute care13.5%4312.5%8.5%14.6%0.95136 min0.96173Compare
T859Asante Three Rivers Medical CenterGrants Pass, OR · Acute care13.5%3411.8%10.5%14.7%0.81203 min0.87150Compare
T859Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaRinggold, GA · Acute care13.5%3——11.1%14.8%—118 min1.0864Compare
T859HCA Florida Englewood HospitalEnglewood, FL · Acute care13.5%3211.9%11.3%15.3%0.83156 min1.01100Compare
T859Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie, IN · Acute care13.5%3312.7%11.7%15.2%0.89254 min1.01379Compare
T859Methodist Dallas Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care13.5%3313.6%9.9%14.1%1.04229 min1.01478Compare
T859Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care13.5%33—12.2%15.1%0.95176 min0.94149Compare
T859Odessa Regional Medical CenterOdessa, TX · Acute care13.5%3211.5%9.6%14.3%0.98153 min0.99230Compare
T859Oro Valley HospitalOro Valley, AZ · Acute care13.5%3213.2%11.0%14.4%0.82138 min0.95146Compare
T859Providence Milwaukie HospitalMilwaukie, OR · Acute care13.5%3312.3%13.8%14.4%1.02174 min0.9177Compare
T859Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland, VT · Acute care13.5%3411.9%13.7%14.7%1.38190 min0.95301Compare
T859Saint Francis Hospital Vinita, IncVinita, OK · Acute care13.5%35—12.8%15.4%—100 min0.8350Compare
T859Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · Acute care13.5%3212.3%8.0%14.9%0.82238 min1.11448Compare
T859Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo, TX · Acute care13.5%3314.0%11.8%14.5%1.02144 min1.04616Compare
T859St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers, NY · Acute care13.5%3311.1%8.7%16.3%0.86218 min1.14385Compare
T859West Boca Medical CenterBoca Raton, FL · Acute care13.5%3111.4%9.2%16.0%0.91137 min1.00195Compare
T859Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley, CA · Acute care13.5%2311.4%9.4%14.9%1.09156 min1.00149Compare

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.

Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia 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).