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Hospitals with the lowest pneumonia death rate

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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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#	Hospital	Pneumonia death ratelower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	15.2%		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
T49	Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest, IL · Acute care	10.1%, 99th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	5.7%, 100th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	221 min, 11th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	222	Compare Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
T49	University Of Kansas HospitalKansas City, KS · Acute care	10.1%, 99th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	7.4%, 97th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	307 min, 1st percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	1,045	Compare University Of Kansas Hospital
T49	Orlando HealthOrlando, FL · Acute care	10.1%, 99th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	177 min, 31st percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	2,024	Compare Orlando Health
T49	University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · Acute care	10.1%, 99th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	328 min, 1st percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	631	Compare University Of California Davis Medical Center
T55	AHN Wexford HospitalWexford, PA · Acute care	10.2%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	10.7%, 85th percentile	9.0%, 86th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	184 min, 27th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	100	Compare AHN Wexford Hospital
T55	Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · Acute care	10.2%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.7%, 85th percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	250 min, 5th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	735	Compare Morristown Medical Center
T55	Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND · Acute care	10.2%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	181 min, 29th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	591	Compare Sanford Medical Center Fargo
T55	Dallas VA Medical Center (VA North Texas Healthcare System)Dallas, TX · Veterans Affairs	10.2%, 98th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	9.6%, 98th percentile	5.8%, 100th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	771	Compare Dallas VA Medical Center (VA North Texas Healthcare System)
T55	East Liverpool City HospitalEast Liverpool, OH · Acute care	10.2%, 98th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	7.2%, 98th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	144	Compare East Liverpool City Hospital
T60	Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care	10.3%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.5%, 60th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	194 min, 22nd percentile	0.84, 96th percentile	90	Compare Maple Grove Hospital
T60	Mountain Home VA Medical CenterMountain Home, TN · Veterans Affairs	10.3%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	—	515	Compare Mountain Home VA Medical Center
T60	Orlando VA Medical CenterOrlando, FL · Veterans Affairs	10.3%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	6.6%, 99th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	—	100	Compare Orlando VA Medical Center
T60	Portland VA Medical CenterPortland, OR · Veterans Affairs	10.3%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.2%, 93rd percentile	7.9%, 95th percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	1.46, 3rd percentile	—	—	540	Compare Portland VA Medical Center
T60	Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care	10.3%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	9.7%, 98th percentile	6.3%, 99th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	276 min, 2nd percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	613	Compare Stanford Health Care
T60	Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care	10.3%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	9.5%, 79th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	199 min, 20th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	175	Compare Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
T60	UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville, FL · Acute care	10.3%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	248 min, 5th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	1,054	Compare UF Health Shands Hospital
T60	UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	10.3%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.1%, 95th percentile	6.6%, 99th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	276 min, 2nd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	1,019	Compare UCSF Medical Center
T60	University Of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor, MI · Acute care	10.3%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	9.9%, 96th percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	345 min, 0th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	884	Compare University Of Michigan Health System
T60	L A Downtown Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	10.3%, 98th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	—	—	19.1%, 0th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	—	1.29, 1st percentile	187	Compare L A Downtown Medical Center
T70	Adventist Health Howard MemorialWillits, CA · Critical access	10.4%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.3%, 44th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	108 min, 84th percentile	—	25	Compare Adventist Health Howard Memorial
T70	Wichita VA Medical CenterWichita, KS · Veterans Affairs	10.4%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	8.6%, 90th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	—	—	221	Compare Wichita VA Medical Center
T70	Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · Acute care	10.4%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	9.4%, 99th percentile	7.1%, 98th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.70, 98th percentile	198 min, 20th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	874	Compare Yale-New Haven Hospital
T70	Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Veterans Affairs	10.4%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	—	—	501	Compare Kansas City VA Medical Center
T70	Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · Acute care	10.4%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.4%, 90th percentile	8.0%, 94th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	215 min, 13th percentile	1.09, 10th percentile	435	Compare Northridge Hospital Medical Center
T70	Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care	10.4%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	8.1%, 94th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	140 min, 56th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	109	Compare Ridgeview Medical Center
T70	La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma, CA · Acute care	10.4%, 98th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	10.3%, 64th percentile	16.5%, 3rd percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	1.18, 2nd percentile	140	Compare La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
T77	Huntington VA Medical CenterHuntington, WV · Veterans Affairs	10.5%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	9.0%, 86th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	—	—	80	Compare Huntington VA Medical Center
T77	VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare SystemAurora, CO · Veterans Affairs	10.5%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	6.3%, 99th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	447	Compare VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System
T77	Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · Acute care	10.5%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	140 min, 56th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	497	Compare Bridgeport Hospital
T77	Miami VA Medical CenterMiami, FL · Veterans Affairs	10.5%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.4%, 90th percentile	7.0%, 98th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	504	Compare Miami VA Medical Center
T77	Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care	10.5%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.3%, 44th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	135 min, 61st percentile	0.87, 93rd percentile	61	Compare Olmsted Medical Center
T77	Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care	10.5%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	6.4%, 99th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	280 min, 2nd percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	475	Compare Pennsylvania Hospital
T77	San Francisco VA Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Veterans Affairs	10.5%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	7.9%, 95th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	—	120	Compare San Francisco VA Medical Center
T84	Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And NoviSouthfield, MI · Acute care	10.6%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.62, 100th percentile	196 min, 21st percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	434	Compare Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And Novi
T84	Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute care	10.6%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	9.3%, 99th percentile	7.0%, 98th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.51, 2nd percentile	189 min, 25th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	1,267	Compare Cleveland Clinic
T84	Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · Acute care	10.6%, 98th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	165 min, 39th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	553	Compare Geisinger Medical Center
T84	Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino, CA · Acute care	10.6%, 98th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	1, 1st percentile	—	10.8%, 54th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	134 min, 62nd percentile	1.26, 1st percentile	150	Compare Encino Hospital Medical Center
T84	Strong Memorial HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care	10.6%, 98th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.33, 6th percentile	247 min, 5th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	900	Compare Strong Memorial Hospital
T89	Akron General Medical CenterAkron, OH · Acute care	10.7%, 97th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	511	Compare Akron General Medical Center
T89	Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care	10.7%, 97th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	6.1%, 99th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.61, 100th percentile	173 min, 34th percentile	1.10, 8th percentile	358	Compare Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
T89	Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Acute care	10.7%, 97th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	172 min, 34th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	1,213	Compare Aurora St Lukes Medical Center
T89	Boulder Community HealthBoulder, CO · Acute care	10.7%, 97th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	9.5%, 99th percentile	7.5%, 97th percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	135 min, 61st percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	181	Compare Boulder Community Health
T89	Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · Acute care	10.7%, 97th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	9.2%, 84th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	261 min, 4th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	631	Compare Milton S Hershey Medical Center
T89	Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care	10.7%, 97th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	7.6%, 96th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	200 min, 19th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	158	Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
T89	St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · Acute care	10.7%, 97th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	17.0%, 1st percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	151 min, 48th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	146	Compare St Mary's Medical Center
T89	Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · Acute care	10.7%, 97th percentile	—	3, 39th percentile	8.8%, 100th percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	268 min, 3rd percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	625	Compare Huntington Hospital
T97	Cleveland Clinic HospitalWeston, FL · Acute care	10.8%, 97th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	9.6%, 98th percentile	6.9%, 99th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	219 min, 12th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	236	Compare Cleveland Clinic Hospital
T97	New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN · Critical access	10.8%, 97th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.1%, 68th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	100 min, 90th percentile	—	62	Compare New Ulm Medical Center
T97	HCA Florida Kendall HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care	10.8%, 97th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	8.8%, 88th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	126 min, 69th percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	447	Compare HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
T97	Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · Acute care	10.8%, 97th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	11.3%, 44th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	235 min, 7th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	279	Compare Highline Medical Center

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).