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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
T2415St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT · Acute care16.3%2211.6%11.9%14.8%1.39275 min1.05617Compare
T2415St James HospitalButte, MT · Acute care16.3%2410.2%11.7%14.8%1.16153 min0.9098Compare
T2415St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia, MI · Acute care16.3%2212.6%11.2%15.8%0.97241 min0.96273Compare
T2415Wheeling Hospital, IncWheeling, WV · Acute care16.3%2211.7%10.8%15.5%0.98203 min0.99277Compare
T2415White Rock Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care16.3%2——11.1%16.4%1.13203 min1.04232Compare
T2415Merit Health River OaksFlowood, MS · Acute care16.3%1113.3%10.0%15.0%0.89134 min1.07106Compare
T2415Rivers HealthPoint Pleasant, WV · Acute care16.3%14—11.1%15.1%0.98104 min1.00201Compare
T2415Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale, GA · Acute care16.3%12—12.5%15.5%0.98265 min1.05376Compare
T2415Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, IncWest Memphis, AR · Acute care16.3%————14.7%—139 min0.9511Compare
T2415CHI St Vincent MorriltonMorrilton, AR · Critical access16.3%————15.0%—98 min—35Compare
T2415East Morgan County HospitalBrush, CO · Critical access16.3%————14.8%—111 min—25Compare
T2415Ennis Regional Medical CenterEnnis, TX · Acute care16.3%————14.8%0.99120 min0.9860Compare
T2415Hillsboro Area HospitalHillsboro, IL · Critical access16.3%————14.9%—140 min—25Compare
T2415Jay HospitalJay, FL · Critical access16.3%————14.7%—137 min—25Compare
T2415Phillips County HospitalPhillipsburg, KS · Critical access16.3%————14.8%—116 min—25Compare
T2415Russell County HospitalRussell Springs, KY · Critical access16.3%————15.0%———25Compare
T2467LDS HospitalSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care16.4%54—10.8%13.9%0.91176 min1.00250Compare
T2467Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · Acute care16.4%4414.1%11.4%16.3%0.89173 min0.9199Compare
T2467Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care16.4%4410.0%9.7%14.1%1.48166 min0.94286Compare
T2467Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez, CA · Acute care16.4%43—8.8%14.2%1.08171 min0.96164Compare
T2467Coshocton Regional Medical CenterCoshocton, OH · Acute care16.4%43—9.9%15.0%1.02149 min0.94165Compare
T2467Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute care16.4%4311.8%12.5%14.8%0.74259 min1.00289Compare
T2467Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · Acute care16.4%4311.9%11.0%14.6%1.13190 min0.93170Compare
T2467Lewisgale Hospital PulaskiPulaski, VA · Acute care16.4%45—9.9%15.1%0.96125 min1.00147Compare
T2467Novant Health East Cooper Medical CenterMount Pleasant, SC · Acute care16.4%44—9.7%14.2%1.00143 min0.99140Compare
T2467Prisma Health Oconee Memorial HospitalSeneca, SC · Acute care16.4%4411.3%11.4%15.3%1.01156 min1.00169Compare
T2467Saint Luke's South HospitalOverland Park, KS · Acute care16.4%4410.6%10.4%14.6%0.92110 min1.06202Compare
T2467UPMC CarlisleCarlisle, PA · Acute care16.4%4313.4%10.3%14.5%1.05211 min1.01165Compare
T2467Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · Acute care16.4%4310.8%11.6%13.3%0.72222 min1.04425Compare
T2467Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin, TX · Acute care16.4%3310.4%9.6%14.3%0.83184 min1.01521Compare
T2467Ascension St Vincent CarmelCarmel, IN · Acute care16.4%33—11.8%14.1%0.82181 min0.97107Compare
T2467Ashe Memorial HospitalJefferson, NC · Critical access16.4%3——10.5%15.5%—178 min—76Compare
T2467CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial HospitalBardstown, KY · Acute care16.4%33—10.7%15.1%0.94149 min0.8740Compare
T2467Carle Health Proctor HospitalPeoria, IL · Acute care16.4%3212.4%10.2%13.3%0.81150 min0.99305Compare
T2467Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care16.4%3313.1%12.5%15.1%0.76234 min1.00517Compare
T2467Franciscan Health Michigan CityMichigan City, IN · Acute care16.4%3411.7%11.0%15.3%0.89140 min0.99310Compare
T2467Galion Community HospitalGalion, OH · Critical access16.4%3411.8%15.8%14.7%—131 min—35Compare
T2467Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos, CA · Acute care16.4%33—14.5%15.3%0.94152 min1.0048Compare
T2467Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · Acute care16.4%3313.0%12.4%14.7%0.98232 min0.96865Compare
T2467Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale, CA · Acute care16.4%3211.1%9.9%15.0%0.86142 min1.06157Compare
T2467Paris Community HospitalParis, IL · Critical access16.4%3———16.0%—109 min—25Compare
T2467Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington, GA · Acute care16.4%3212.0%11.2%14.8%1.20217 min0.9890Compare
T2467Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterBoise, ID · Acute care16.4%3311.7%13.5%13.8%1.03154 min1.02365Compare
T2467Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care16.4%3412.2%16.6%13.9%1.14247 min1.01308Compare
T2467St Joseph's HospitalHighland, IL · Critical access16.4%34—12.4%15.4%———25Compare
T2467West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care16.4%3312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
T2467Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita, KS · Acute care16.4%2212.1%13.3%14.0%0.90140 min0.961,412Compare
T2467Flushing Hospital Medical CenterFlushing, NY · Acute care16.4%22—9.2%15.6%1.02220 min1.25293Compare
T2467Granville Health SystemsOxford, NC · Acute care16.4%23—12.1%14.9%1.37191 min0.8962Compare
T2467La Paz Regional HospitalParker, AZ · Critical access16.4%23——15.0%————Compare

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).