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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
T146	Muskogee VA Medical CenterMuskogee, OK · Veterans Affairs	11.2%, 96th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.9%, 72nd percentile	13.3%, 99th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	—	—	315	Compare Muskogee VA Medical Center
T146	Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	11.2%, 96th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.7%, 75th percentile	13.2%, 99th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	36	Compare Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
T146	Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · Acute care	11.2%, 96th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	8.9%, 100th percentile	7.7%, 96th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	1.38, 4th percentile	186 min, 26th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	332	Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
T146	St Elizabeth Ft ThomasFort Thomas, KY · Acute care	11.2%, 96th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.8%, 73rd percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	144 min, 53rd percentile	1.09, 10th percentile	178	Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas
T146	Chelsea HospitalChelsea, MI · Acute care	11.2%, 96th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.0%, 50th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	196 min, 21st percentile	0.84, 96th percentile	83	Compare Chelsea Hospital
T146	Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical CenterCleveland, OH · Veterans Affairs	11.2%, 96th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	8.7%, 89th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	—	—	949	Compare Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
T146	Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care	11.2%, 96th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.1%, 95th percentile	9.1%, 85th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	254 min, 4th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	579	Compare Piedmont Hospital, Inc
T146	Texoma Medical CenterDenison, TX · Acute care	11.2%, 96th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	9.2%, 84th percentile	16.1%, 6th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	116 min, 77th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	414	Compare Texoma Medical Center
T146	Trinity Health Livingston HospitalHowell, MI · Acute care	11.2%, 96th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	8.8%, 88th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	163 min, 40th percentile	0.88, 92nd percentile	136	Compare Trinity Health Livingston Hospital
T146	VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University DrPittsburgh, PA · Veterans Affairs	11.2%, 96th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	9.4%, 99th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	—	—	686	Compare VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University Dr
T146	Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus, OH · Acute care	11.2%, 96th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	9.5%, 79th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	317 min, 1st percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	971	Compare Ohio State University State Health System
T146	Putnam Hospital CenterCarmel, NY · Acute care	11.2%, 96th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	170 min, 35th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	164	Compare Putnam Hospital Center
T146	Tristar Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield, TN · Acute care	11.2%, 96th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	142 min, 55th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	109	Compare Tristar Northcrest Medical Center
T146	HCA Florida Mercy HospitalPlantation, FL · Acute care	11.2%, 96th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	9.0%, 86th percentile	16.1%, 6th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	134 min, 62nd percentile	1.10, 8th percentile	488	Compare HCA Florida Mercy Hospital
T165	Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert, AZ · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	7.0%, 98th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	215 min, 13th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	197	Compare Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
T165	Riverside Doctors' Hospital Of WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, VA · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	157 min, 44th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	40	Compare Riverside Doctors' Hospital Of Williamsburg
T165	VA N. Indiana Healthcare SystemMarion, IN · Veterans Affairs	11.3%, 95th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	8.8%, 88th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	—	—	—	1,443	Compare VA N. Indiana Healthcare System
T165	Garnet Health Medical CenterMiddletown, NY · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.2%, 93rd percentile	9.5%, 79th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	252 min, 5th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	450	Compare Garnet Health Medical Center
T165	JPS Health NetworkFort Worth, TX · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	8.6%, 90th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	192 min, 23rd percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	612	Compare JPS Health Network
T165	Martinsburg VA Medical CenterMartinsburg, WV · Veterans Affairs	11.3%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	9.1%, 85th percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	559	Compare Martinsburg VA Medical Center
T165	Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	9.6%, 77th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	205 min, 17th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	217	Compare Mount Auburn Hospital
T165	Progress West HospitalOfallon, MO · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	9.9%, 72nd percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	203 min, 18th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	76	Compare Progress West Hospital
T165	USC Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale, CA · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	7.4%, 97th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	243 min, 6th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	158	Compare USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
T165	University Of Illinois Hospital And ClinicsChicago, IL · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	298 min, 1st percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	507	Compare University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics
T165	Mount Sinai Beth IsraelNew York, NY · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	8.4%, 92nd percentile	16.4%, 3rd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	239 min, 7th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	1,111	Compare Mount Sinai Beth Israel
T165	VA New Mexico Healthcare SystemAlbuquerque, NM · Veterans Affairs	11.3%, 95th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	7.6%, 96th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.85, 1st percentile	—	—	483	Compare VA New Mexico Healthcare System
T165	Riverside Community HospitalRiverside, CA · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	8.1%, 94th percentile	16.7%, 2nd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	189 min, 25th percentile	1.12, 6th percentile	517	Compare Riverside Community Hospital
T165	Waterbury HospitalWaterbury, CT · Acute care	11.3%, 95th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	12.4%, 23rd percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	227 min, 10th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	357	Compare Waterbury Hospital
T165	VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TN · Veterans Affairs	11.3%, 95th percentile	—	—	—	7.5%, 97th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	147	Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - Murfreesboro
T180	AdventHealth Fish MemorialOrange City, FL · Acute care	11.4%, 95th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	9.7%, 98th percentile	7.7%, 96th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	143 min, 54th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	175	Compare AdventHealth Fish Memorial
T180	Lebanon VA Medical CenterLebanon, PA · Veterans Affairs	11.4%, 95th percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	6.8%, 99th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	1,069	Compare Lebanon VA Medical Center
T180	MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · Acute care	11.4%, 95th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	9.6%, 98th percentile	9.5%, 79th percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	176 min, 32nd percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	325	Compare MarinHealth Medical Center
T180	Mariners HospitalTavernier, FL · Critical access	11.4%, 95th percentile	5, 94th percentile	—	—	—	15.7%, 13th percentile	—	118 min, 76th percentile	—	25	Compare Mariners Hospital
T180	Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care	11.4%, 95th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	7.1%, 98th percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	244 min, 6th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	102	Compare Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
T180	VA Gulf Coast Healthcare SystemBiloxi, MS · Veterans Affairs	11.4%, 95th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.3%, 64th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	—	—	887	Compare VA Gulf Coast Healthcare System
T180	VA Northern Arizona Healthcare SystemPrescott, AZ · Veterans Affairs	11.4%, 95th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.5%, 79th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	—	—	—	225	Compare VA Northern Arizona Healthcare System
T180	Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe, MI · Acute care	11.4%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.4%, 90th percentile	9.2%, 84th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	162 min, 41st percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	311	Compare Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe
T180	HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care	11.4%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.1%, 68th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	200 min, 19th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	70	Compare HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center
T180	St Josephs HospitalBreese, IL · Acute care	11.4%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	96	Compare St Josephs Hospital
T180	St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood, AR · Acute care	11.4%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.7%, 35th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	128 min, 67th percentile	1.11, 7th percentile	69	Compare St Vincent Medical Center/North
T180	VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - BrooklynBrooklyn, NY · Veterans Affairs	11.4%, 95th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	—	10.7%, 85th percentile	7.8%, 95th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	—	—	1,000	Compare VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn
T180	College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care	11.4%, 95th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	322 min, 1st percentile	1.36, 0th percentile	157	Compare College Medical Center
T180	Medical Center Of McKinneyMckinney, TX · Acute care	11.4%, 95th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	14.1%, 3rd percentile	10.0%, 70th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	144 min, 53rd percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	225	Compare Medical Center Of McKinney
T180	Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care	11.4%, 95th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	10.0%, 70th percentile	16.8%, 1st percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	233 min, 8th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	189	Compare Winchester Hospital
T180	Albany VA Medical CenterAlbany, NY · Veterans Affairs	11.4%, 95th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	9.0%, 86th percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	—	—	975	Compare Albany VA Medical Center
T180	Athol Memorial HospitalAthol, MA · Critical access	11.4%, 95th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	—	11.5%, 39th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	—	174 min, 33rd percentile	—	25	Compare Athol Memorial Hospital
T180	Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care	11.4%, 95th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	6.2%, 99th percentile	17.2%, 0th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	208 min, 15th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	711	Compare Maimonides Medical Center
T198	Cheyenne VA Medical CenterCheyenne, WY · Veterans Affairs	11.5%, 94th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.4%, 62nd percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	106	Compare Cheyenne VA Medical Center
T198	Clarksburg VA Medical CenterClarksburg, WV · Veterans Affairs	11.5%, 94th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	8.2%, 93rd percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	—	—	143	Compare Clarksburg VA Medical Center
T198	Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon, OH · Acute care	11.5%, 94th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	7.9%, 95th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	247 min, 5th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	126	Compare Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital

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).