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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
T1495Doctors' Center BayamonBayamon, PR · Acute care14.7%—2——16.6%———146Compare
T1495Kearney County Health Services HospitalMinden, NE · Critical access14.7%————14.6%—125 min—10Compare
T1495MercyOne Centerville Medical CenterCenterville, IA · Critical access14.7%————14.9%—130 min—25Compare
T1495Merrick Medical CenterCentral City, NE · Critical access14.7%————14.6%—127 min—6Compare
T1495Milbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthMilbank, SD · Critical access14.7%————14.8%—126 min—25Compare
T1495Parkview Regional HospitalMexia, TX · Acute care14.7%———9.4%14.9%0.9689 min0.9459Compare
T1495Riverview HospitalCrookston, MN · Critical access14.7%—4——14.7%—78 min—49Compare
T1495Sheridan County HospitalHoxie, KS · Critical access14.7%————14.8%—120 min—25Compare
T1495Sleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye, MN · Critical access14.7%————14.6%—107 min—16Compare
T1560French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care14.8%5311.3%13.7%13.3%0.71164 min0.93135Compare
T1560Intermountain Medical CenterMurray, UT · Acute care14.8%539.0%10.9%13.1%0.86218 min0.97520Compare
T1560Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care14.8%5410.0%9.0%14.1%0.81176 min0.97301Compare
T1560Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care14.8%4411.8%11.8%14.1%0.97157 min0.95321Compare
T1560Aultman HospitalCanton, OH · Acute care14.8%439.9%8.5%13.9%1.48220 min1.00808Compare
T1560Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care14.8%4412.2%12.4%14.4%1.03112 min1.02505Compare
T1560Baptist Medical Center - NassauFernandina Beach, FL · Acute care14.8%4311.1%12.1%14.1%1.07158 min0.8862Compare
T1560Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care14.8%4412.8%11.1%15.3%0.95277 min1.021,737Compare
T1560Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care14.8%4312.6%7.8%14.8%0.92214 min0.9941Compare
T1560Brookings Health SystemBrookings, SD · Acute care14.8%44—11.5%13.7%0.9897 min0.9149Compare
T1560Doctors HospitalColumbus, OH · Acute care14.8%4311.0%9.0%15.1%0.92178 min0.96262Compare
T1560Hill Country Memorial HospitalFredericksburg, TX · Acute care14.8%44—16.0%14.4%0.91156 min1.0184Compare
T1560Jones Regional Medical CenterAnamosa, IA · Critical access14.8%4——12.4%14.7%—116 min—25Compare
T1560Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · Acute care14.8%4413.0%9.4%15.2%0.84234 min1.02779Compare
T1560Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson, TX · Acute care14.8%4412.4%12.0%15.3%1.05182 min1.19518Compare
T1560Mosaic Life Care At St JosephSaint Joseph, MO · Acute care14.8%4311.7%11.7%15.5%1.12153 min1.05353Compare
T1560Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care14.8%44—10.5%15.6%0.96135 min1.2266Compare
T1560Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea, HI · Acute care14.8%4410.9%9.8%13.9%0.79156 min0.92116Compare
T1560Pana Community HospitalPana, IL · Critical access14.8%4———14.8%—152 min—25Compare
T1560PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · Acute care14.8%4311.7%13.3%14.1%0.93214 min0.87368Compare
T1560Presence St Marys HospitalKankakee, IL · Acute care14.8%4312.9%12.0%14.0%0.90137 min0.97182Compare
T1560Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care14.8%4312.1%8.6%15.8%0.99243 min1.02891Compare
T1560Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna, TN · Acute care14.8%4312.2%11.4%14.6%0.80190 min0.9875Compare
T1560UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care14.8%4311.1%8.2%15.8%0.85194 min0.94235Compare
T1560University Hospitals Samaritan Medical CenterAshland, OH · Acute care14.8%44—11.1%14.4%0.91142 min0.96123Compare
T1560Valley West Community HospitalSandwich, IL · Critical access14.8%44——14.5%—136 min—25Compare
T1560Adams County Regional Medical CenterSeaman, OH · Critical access14.8%3——11.6%14.9%—189 min—25Compare
T1560Baptist Health HardinElizabethtown, KY · Acute care14.8%3314.3%13.7%15.3%1.18183 min1.03300Compare
T1560Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsHeber Springs, AR · Critical access14.8%3——14.0%15.2%—110 min—25Compare
T1560Blue Ridge Regional HospitalSpruce Pine, NC · Critical access14.8%34—14.7%14.9%—115 min—85Compare
T1560Bon Secours St Francis Medical CenterMidlothian, VA · Acute care14.8%3313.8%13.2%14.8%0.94128 min0.99130Compare
T1560Hamilton Medical CenterDalton, GA · Acute care14.8%3312.3%9.2%15.3%0.93181 min0.94282Compare
T1560Highland District HospitalHillsboro, OH · Critical access14.8%34—11.0%15.0%—115 min—35Compare
T1560Kern Valley Healthcare DistrictLake Isabella, CA · Critical access14.8%3———14.8%—163 min—27Compare
T1560Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care14.8%3314.0%11.3%14.7%1.09170 min0.97554Compare
T1560MacNeal HospitalBerwyn, IL · Acute care14.8%3312.6%12.5%15.9%1.02211 min0.98427Compare
T1560Presence Mercy Medical CenterAurora, IL · Acute care14.8%3211.1%10.3%14.4%0.97189 min0.93315Compare
T1560Renown South Meadows Medical CenterReno, NV · Acute care14.8%33—10.1%14.5%0.95181 min0.95118Compare
T1560St Joseph HospitalBethpage, NY · Acute care14.8%3313.1%8.3%14.2%1.12214 min1.12203Compare
T1560UofL Health - Shelbyville HospitalShelbyville, KY · Acute care14.8%33—13.2%15.2%0.98117 min0.9268Compare
T1560Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · Acute care14.8%3312.9%9.1%14.5%0.82262 min0.95382Compare

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).