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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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National average15.2%11.9%11.1%8.6%2.4%11.9%15.0%
T198Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo, ND · Veterans Affairs11.5%, 94th percentile—9.2%, 84th percentile7.1%, 87th percentile——14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Fargo VA Medical Center
T198Lone Peak HospitalDraper, UT · Acute care11.5%, 94th percentile—9.3%, 82nd percentile———14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Lone Peak Hospital
T198M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care11.5%, 94th percentile10.1%, 95th percentile7.8%, 95th percentile7.4%, 80th percentile2.3%, 49th percentile10.4%, 73rd percentile13.1%, 99th percentileCompare M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
T198Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care11.5%, 94th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile7.5%, 97th percentile7.3%, 83rd percentile—7.8%, 99th percentile16.3%, 4th percentileCompare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
T198Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care11.5%, 94th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile7.5%, 97th percentile6.6%, 94th percentile—12.8%, 31st percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
T198Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care11.5%, 94th percentile10.7%, 85th percentile8.1%, 94th percentile7.7%, 72nd percentile1.4%, 98th percentile7.6%, 99th percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
T198Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare CenterCoronado, CA · Acute care11.5%, 94th percentile—13.6%, 10th percentile7.9%, 66th percentile—12.5%, 36th percentile14.2%, 89th percentileCompare Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare Center
T198St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · Acute care11.5%, 94th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile5.9%, 98th percentile—9.7%, 85th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus
T198Memorial Hospital WestPembroke Pines, FL · Acute care11.5%, 94th percentile9.8%, 97th percentile9.4%, 81st percentile7.6%, 75th percentile—9.0%, 93rd percentile16.0%, 7th percentileCompare Memorial Hospital West
T198Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care11.5%, 94th percentile10.5%, 89th percentile7.2%, 98th percentile7.1%, 87th percentile2.7%, 28th percentile9.7%, 85th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
T198University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati, OH · Acute care11.5%, 94th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile12.2%, 27th percentile9.3%, 28th percentile1.8%, 85th percentile11.0%, 62nd percentile15.9%, 9th percentileCompare University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC
T198Santa Ynez Valley Cottage HospitalSolvang, CA · Critical access11.5%, 94th percentile—————15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital
T213AdventHealth MurrayChatsworth, GA · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile—9.4%, 81st percentile8.8%, 41st percentile——14.6%, 74th percentileCompare AdventHealth Murray
T213Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical CenterDetroit, MI · Veterans Affairs11.6%, 94th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile6.1%, 99th percentile6.8%, 91st percentile——14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center
T213Medina HospitalMedina, OH · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile11.9%, 46th percentile9.0%, 86th percentile6.3%, 97th percentile—10.1%, 79th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Medina Hospital
T213Mountain View HospitalPayson, UT · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile11.1%, 74th percentile11.3%, 44th percentile——12.2%, 40th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Mountain View Hospital
T213Palo Alto VA Medical CenterPalo Alto, CA · Veterans Affairs11.6%, 94th percentile10.7%, 85th percentile8.5%, 91st percentile7.9%, 66th percentile——14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Palo Alto VA Medical Center
T213St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates, IL · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile7.7%, 96th percentile7.2%, 85th percentile—12.7%, 33rd percentile13.4%, 98th percentileCompare St Alexius Medical Center
T213Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital CleburneCleburne, TX · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile—12.2%, 27th percentile7.8%, 69th percentile——14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne
T213VA Amarillo Healthcare SystemAmarillo, TX · Veterans Affairs11.6%, 94th percentile—8.6%, 90th percentile6.8%, 91st percentile——15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare VA Amarillo Healthcare System
T213White River Jct VA Medical CenterWhite River Junction, VT · Veterans Affairs11.6%, 94th percentile—8.7%, 89th percentile7.9%, 66th percentile——14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare White River Jct VA Medical Center
T213Baylor Scott & White Medical Center GrapevineGrapevine, TX · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile8.8%, 88th percentile8.9%, 38th percentile—8.6%, 96th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine
T213Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy, NC · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile—9.6%, 77th percentile12.3%, 1st percentile—17.3%, 4th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Northern Regional Hospital
T213Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile13.9%, 4th percentile12.7%, 19th percentile6.4%, 96th percentile—9.8%, 84th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Swedish Issaquah
T213University Hospitals - Elyria Medical CenterElyria, OH · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile12.5%, 22nd percentile7.6%, 75th percentile2.4%, 44th percentile11.1%, 60th percentile15.7%, 13th percentileCompare University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
T213Wilmington VA Medical CenterWilmington, DE · Veterans Affairs11.6%, 94th percentile—8.1%, 94th percentile6.5%, 95th percentile——14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Wilmington VA Medical Center
T213Indianapolis VA Medical CenterIndianapolis, IN · Veterans Affairs11.6%, 94th percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile6.9%, 99th percentile8.5%, 49th percentile——15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Indianapolis VA Medical Center
T213MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile—8.3%, 93rd percentile7.7%, 72nd percentile—12.0%, 44th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
T213Sisters Of Charity HospitalBuffalo, NY · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile—11.1%, 48th percentile9.1%, 34th percentile—9.9%, 82nd percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Sisters Of Charity Hospital
T213West Haven VA Medical CenterWest Haven, CT · Veterans Affairs11.6%, 94th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile7.4%, 97th percentile7.2%, 85th percentile——15.6%, 16th percentileCompare West Haven VA Medical Center
T213Angel Medical CenterFranklin, NC · Critical access11.6%, 94th percentile—10.9%, 52nd percentile8.8%, 41st percentile—17.1%, 5th percentile15.7%, 13th percentileCompare Angel Medical Center
T213Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile—10.7%, 56th percentile7.6%, 75th percentile—11.8%, 47th percentile15.7%, 13th percentileCompare Baystate Noble Hospital
T213Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn, MI · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile9.1%, 85th percentile7.9%, 66th percentile1.9%, 78th percentile11.1%, 60th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn
T213John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care11.6%, 94th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile8.3%, 93rd percentile6.6%, 94th percentile—9.4%, 89th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare John H Stroger Jr Hospital
T235AdventHealth Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel, FL · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile11.3%, 68th percentile9.4%, 81st percentile7.7%, 72nd percentile—12.3%, 39th percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
T235Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand OaksSan Antonio, TX · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile——7.8%, 69th percentile——15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks
T235Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay, TX · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile10.7%, 85th percentile9.1%, 85th percentile8.1%, 61st percentile—10.6%, 69th percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital
T235MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile11.6%, 58th percentile9.9%, 72nd percentile6.8%, 91st percentile1.9%, 78th percentile11.4%, 54th percentile13.5%, 98th percentileCompare MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
T235Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile—12.7%, 19th percentile8.4%, 52nd percentile—10.5%, 71st percentile14.1%, 91st percentileCompare Owatonna Hospital
T235Saint Joseph HospitalDenver, CO · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile10.9%, 80th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile9.5%, 24th percentile—9.5%, 88th percentile14.3%, 86th percentileCompare Saint Joseph Hospital
T235Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile—8.8%, 88th percentile7.4%, 80th percentile—10.3%, 75th percentile13.9%, 94th percentileCompare Scripps Green Hospital
T235VA S. Arizona Healthcare SystemTucson, AZ · Veterans Affairs11.7%, 93rd percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile6.8%, 99th percentile6.1%, 98th percentile——15.3%, 28th percentileCompare VA S. Arizona Healthcare System
T235Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile12.1%, 38th percentile9.2%, 84th percentile9.6%, 22nd percentile1.8%, 85th percentile10.1%, 79th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Vanderbilt University Medical Center
T235West Kendall Baptist HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile—7.9%, 95th percentile7.9%, 66th percentile—6.7%, 100th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare West Kendall Baptist Hospital
T235Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston, TX · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile10.4%, 90th percentile7.2%, 98th percentile—2.8%, 24th percentile10.6%, 69th percentile14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Baylor St Lukes Medical Center
T235Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile11.3%, 68th percentile9.9%, 72nd percentile7.1%, 87th percentile—10.2%, 77th percentile16.3%, 4th percentileCompare Hunterdon Medical Center
T235Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile—9.9%, 72nd percentile8.1%, 61st percentile—12.7%, 33rd percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
T235MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile13.0%, 15th percentile8.7%, 89th percentile6.8%, 91st percentile1.7%, 89th percentile9.2%, 91st percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center
T235Mount Sinai WestNew York, NY · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile9.8%, 97th percentile6.1%, 99th percentile7.5%, 78th percentile1.7%, 89th percentile10.3%, 75th percentile14.3%, 86th percentileCompare Mount Sinai West
T235Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas, NV · Acute care11.7%, 93rd percentile9.6%, 98th percentile6.6%, 99th percentile10.0%, 15th percentile2.7%, 28th percentile11.0%, 62nd percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Mountainview 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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke 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.