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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
T2672Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute care16.8%2313.3%14.2%14.4%0.79179 min1.03747Compare
T2672St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care16.8%2311.0%11.5%16.2%1.18226 min0.94431Compare
T2672United Health Services Hospitals, IncBinghamton, NY · Acute care16.8%2311.8%12.4%15.1%1.58222 min0.95500Compare
T2672Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland, PA · Acute care16.8%1—13.1%10.9%15.9%1.57331 min1.09—Compare
T2672Heart Of The Rockies Regional Medical CenterSalida, CO · Critical access16.8%13—13.0%14.6%———25Compare
T2672Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC · Acute care16.8%1210.9%9.9%14.9%1.62222 min0.98479Compare
T2672Abbeville Area Medical CenterAbbeville, SC · Critical access16.8%————15.0%—128 min—25Compare
T2672Claiborne County HospitalPort Gibson, MS · Critical access16.8%————14.5%———35Compare
T2672Clay County HospitalAshland, AL · Acute care16.8%————14.7%1.1991 min1.04—Compare
T2672Donalsonville Hospital IncDonalsonville, GA · Acute care16.8%————14.8%0.98188 min0.8265Compare
T2672Hereford Regional Medical CenterHereford, TX · Acute care16.8%————14.5%—93 min0.9842Compare
T2672Memorial HospitalAurora, NE · Critical access16.8%————14.6%—124 min—12Compare
T2672Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill, ME · Critical access16.8%————14.9%—118 min—25Compare
T2714Box Butte General HospitalAlliance, NE · Critical access16.9%44—12.1%14.5%—136 min—25Compare
T2714Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur SpringsSulphur Springs, TX · Acute care16.9%4411.9%10.2%13.7%0.94140 min1.0496Compare
T2714Penn Highlands BrookvilleBrookville, PA · Critical access16.9%44—12.2%14.3%—135 min—35Compare
T2714Platte County HospitalWheatland, WY · Critical access16.9%4——9.6%14.3%—123 min—25Compare
T2714Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · Acute care16.9%4413.5%10.4%15.1%0.95212 min0.99420Compare
T2714Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care16.9%4212.8%14.5%13.4%1.53132 min0.93173Compare
T2714Witham Health ServicesLebanon, IN · Acute care16.9%4312.2%12.2%13.9%0.92117 min0.9652Compare
T2714York HospitalYork, ME · Acute care16.9%4511.3%13.0%14.8%0.92166 min0.9579Compare
T2714Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · Acute care16.9%3213.6%9.9%14.3%0.92176 min1.061,807Compare
T2714Clay County HospitalFlora, IL · Critical access16.9%3——11.9%15.2%—96 min—18Compare
T2714Clay County Medical CorporationWest Point, MS · Acute care16.9%34—11.9%14.7%0.95110 min0.9060Compare
T2714Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · Acute care16.9%3212.1%13.5%15.2%0.99232 min1.01310Compare
T2714Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip, NY · Acute care16.9%3314.9%11.2%14.9%1.43224 min1.08437Compare
T2714Gunnison Valley HospitalGunnison, UT · Critical access16.9%3———15.0%—122 min—25Compare
T2714Legacy Mount Hood Medical CenterGresham, OR · Acute care16.9%3312.3%11.3%14.4%1.16154 min0.87115Compare
T2714North Okaloosa Medical CenterCrestview, FL · Acute care16.9%3210.9%9.6%16.5%0.76112 min1.03110Compare
T2714Russell Regional HospitalRussell, KS · Critical access16.9%3——10.4%16.0%—74 min—25Compare
T2714Saline Memorial HospitalBenton, AR · Acute care16.9%3312.5%10.5%14.9%0.86158 min1.01177Compare
T2714San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning, CA · Acute care16.9%33—11.4%14.6%0.96194 min1.0779Compare
T2714UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · Acute care16.9%3213.2%10.5%14.5%1.05210 min1.12398Compare
T2714Auburn Community HospitalAuburn, NY · Acute care16.9%22—12.9%15.6%1.05224 min0.9599Compare
T2714Humboldt General HospitalWinnemucca, NV · Critical access16.9%23——14.7%—113 min—25Compare
T2714Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta, CA · Acute care16.9%2211.7%11.3%16.4%0.94224 min1.07106Compare
T2714MUSC Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Acute care16.9%2310.4%11.0%15.7%1.48205 min0.98713Compare
T2714Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · Acute care16.9%23—13.3%15.5%0.92121 min1.1492Compare
T2714Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalSullivan, MO · Critical access16.9%24—16.1%16.5%—175 min—50Compare
T2714Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care16.9%2211.4%12.6%14.6%1.30251 min—215Compare
T2714Terre Haute Regional HospitalTerre Haute, IN · Acute care16.9%2312.3%12.1%15.5%0.89138 min1.02—Compare
T2714Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care16.9%2211.4%9.6%15.1%0.97218 min1.02324Compare
T2714Littleton Regional HealthcareLittleton, NH · Critical access16.9%15——15.2%—137 min—25Compare
T2714Palestine Regional Medical CenterPalestine, TX · Acute care16.9%13—15.6%15.5%1.05136 min1.10161Compare
T2714Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · Acute care16.9%1212.5%13.7%15.7%0.93162 min1.05619Compare
T2714Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service DistrictMeeker, CO · Critical access16.9%————14.7%—208 min—16Compare
T2714Elbert Memorial HospitalElberton, GA · Critical access16.9%————15.0%—118 min—25Compare
T2714Hamilton General HospitalHamilton, TX · Critical access16.9%————14.8%—113 min—34Compare
T2714Menifee Global Medical CenterSun City, CA · Acute care16.9%—1——16.2%0.97176 min1.1384Compare
T2714Plumas District HospitalQuincy, CA · Critical access16.9%————15.1%—120 min—25Compare

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).