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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
T1979Banner Gateway Medical CenterGilbert, AZ · Acute care15.5%33—10.5%15.3%0.97224 min0.99177Compare
T1979Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial HospitalHamilton, OH · Acute care15.5%3312.4%10.9%15.2%1.08122 min1.01220Compare
T1979Fulton County Health CenterWauseon, OH · Critical access15.5%34—16.1%15.3%—137 min—35Compare
T1979Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital IncTipton, IN · Critical access15.5%3——11.6%15.1%—121 min—25Compare
T1979Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · Acute care15.5%3312.9%10.9%15.4%1.04201 min1.05374Compare
T1979Loyola Gottlieb Memorial HospitalMelrose Park, IL · Acute care15.5%3312.3%9.3%15.1%0.92222 min1.01274Compare
T1979Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care15.5%34—10.9%16.1%1.07143 min1.03116Compare
T1979Penn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon, PA · Acute care15.5%3312.0%8.6%15.2%0.95136 min0.9377Compare
T1979Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock, TX · Acute care15.5%3312.9%11.3%15.0%1.09133 min1.05209Compare
T1979Sheridan Memorial HospitalSheridan, WY · Acute care15.5%3311.2%13.9%13.9%1.07114 min0.9288Compare
T1979Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care15.5%3212.2%11.9%13.7%1.49257 min—413Compare
T1979UCF Lake Nona HospitalOrlando, FL · Acute care15.5%33—10.9%14.7%1.18138 min0.9064Compare
T1979Uvalde Memorial HospitalUvalde, TX · Critical access15.5%34—10.7%14.7%—159 min—25Compare
T1979Warren General HospitalWarren, PA · Acute care15.5%33—12.1%15.2%0.97194 min0.91—Compare
T1979Castleview HospitalPrice, UT · Acute care15.5%23—11.0%15.0%0.91135 min1.0184Compare
T1979Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care15.5%23—12.7%15.3%0.9576 min1.43104Compare
T1979HCA Florida JFK HospitalAtlantis, FL · Acute care15.5%2212.0%9.4%16.1%1.15140 min1.00796Compare
T1979Mercy Hospital Of BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute care15.5%2313.5%14.9%14.8%1.05307 min0.95387Compare
T1979Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, NJ · Acute care15.5%2212.2%8.6%16.0%0.84206 min1.03202Compare
T1979Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care15.5%2311.3%10.3%16.0%1.33203 min0.98313Compare
T1979Valley View Medical CenterFort Mohave, AZ · Acute care15.5%23—14.2%15.2%0.99152 min0.8684Compare
T1979HCA Florida Oak Hill HospitalBrooksville, FL · Acute care15.5%1213.8%12.2%16.4%0.76163 min1.03350Compare
T1979Bacon County HospitalAlma, GA · Critical access15.5%—3——15.3%—150 min—25Compare
T1979Humboldt County Memorial HospitalHumboldt, IA · Critical access15.5%————14.8%—100 min—21Compare
T1979Mercy Hospital - CassvilleCassville, MO · Critical access15.5%————15.3%—101 min—18Compare
T1979Moab Regional HospitalMoab, UT · Critical access15.5%————15.2%———17Compare
T1979Mt. Graham Regional Medical CenterSafford, AZ · Critical access15.5%—4——14.6%—146 min—25Compare
T1979Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada, MO · Acute care15.5%—4——14.7%0.9995 min0.9771Compare
T1979Sheridan Memorial HospitalPlentywood, MT · Critical access15.5%————14.9%—157 min—19Compare
T1979The Hospitals Of Providence Horizon City CampusHorizon City, TX · Acute care15.5%————14.8%—92 min0.6716Compare
T2031Fayetteville AR VA Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · Veterans Affairs15.6%55—9.6%13.5%1.01——254Compare
T2031Gifford Medical CenterRandolph, VT · Critical access15.6%54—10.3%14.7%———52Compare
T2031St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care15.6%5412.0%9.8%14.5%1.12226 min1.05538Compare
T2031UT Health East Texas Henderson HospitalHenderson, TX · Acute care15.6%54—10.8%14.3%0.98133 min1.03158Compare
T2031Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care15.6%43—10.4%14.9%0.89202 min—37Compare
T2031Coteau Des Prairies Health Care SystemSisseton, SD · Critical access15.6%4———14.7%—44 min—25Compare
T2031Crawford Memorial HospitalRobinson, IL · Critical access15.6%45—12.9%14.3%—127 min—25Compare
T2031Cuero Regional HospitalCuero, TX · Acute care15.6%4——11.8%14.6%0.97159 min1.2349Compare
T2031Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT · Acute care15.6%4312.7%9.4%15.4%0.90209 min1.02345Compare
T2031LMHLawrence, KS · Acute care15.6%4410.3%13.8%13.9%0.85208 min0.92157Compare
T2031Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health SystemPittsburgh, PA · Acute care15.6%43—11.1%15.7%1.21200 min1.02363Compare
T2031Martha's Vineyard Hospital IncOak Bluffs, MA · Critical access15.6%44—10.5%17.0%—157 min—19Compare
T2031Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care15.6%4311.1%10.5%14.1%0.79263 min1.06301Compare
T2031Red Bud Regional HospitalRed Bud, IL · Critical access15.6%44—10.8%15.6%—122 min—25Compare
T2031Rio Grande HospitalDel Norte, CO · Critical access15.6%4——12.5%15.4%—45 min—17Compare
T2031Santa Rosa Medical CenterMilton, FL · Acute care15.6%4212.4%10.7%15.3%0.88122 min0.96129Compare
T2031Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville, PA · Acute care15.6%43—9.1%14.8%0.84172 min1.07187Compare
T2031St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · Acute care15.6%44—13.3%15.1%0.90133 min0.9576Compare
T2031St Lukes Magic Valley Medical CenterTwin Falls, ID · Acute care15.6%4313.4%15.1%14.3%1.03186 min0.94226Compare
T2031St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care15.6%4413.5%11.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare

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).