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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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#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
T2999Banner North Colorado Medical CenterGreeley, CO · Acute care17.6%4312.6%11.8%14.6%1.11137 min1.08378Compare
T2999Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, WI · Critical access17.6%45—13.9%14.6%—138 min—25Compare
T2999Community Memorial HospitalRedfield, SD · Critical access17.6%4——11.9%15.0%—102 min—25Compare
T2999Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CA · Acute care17.6%4311.7%11.1%14.9%0.81194 min1.07155Compare
T2999Elizabethtown Community HospitalElizabethtown, NY · Critical access17.6%4——12.0%15.3%—109 min—25Compare
T2999Hancock Regional HospitalGreenfield, IN · Acute care17.6%44—9.5%14.5%0.88162 min1.0369Compare
T2999Salem Memorial District HospitalSalem, MO · Critical access17.6%4——11.9%14.8%—133 min—25Compare
T2999Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care17.6%3413.2%14.6%14.9%0.82147 min—48Compare
T2999Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care17.6%3212.5%11.8%14.5%0.95158 min1.09595Compare
T2999Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care17.6%3311.2%14.0%15.1%1.08214 min—158Compare
T2999Clay County Medical CenterClay Center, KS · Critical access17.6%3——10.1%15.7%—130 min—25Compare
T2999Delta County Memorial HospitalDelta, CO · Acute care17.6%33—12.9%14.8%0.96143 min0.9649Compare
T2999Graham Hospital AssociationCanton, IL · Acute care17.6%33—12.7%15.2%0.88121 min0.93—Compare
T2999Integris Health Woodward HospitalWoodward, OK · Acute care17.6%33—10.9%15.7%1.19117 min1.0887Compare
T2999Northeastern Nevada Regional HospitalElko, NV · Acute care17.6%3311.0%11.0%14.7%0.95207 min0.8775Compare
T2999Shenandoah Memorial HospitalWoodstock, VA · Critical access17.6%34—11.9%14.6%—134 min—25Compare
T2999Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC · Acute care17.6%34—16.2%15.8%1.02239 min0.9983Compare
T2999Wayne General HospitalWaynesboro, MS · Acute care17.6%3——12.1%15.8%0.98132 min0.8680Compare
T2999Wythe County Community HospitalWytheville, VA · Acute care17.6%34—11.3%13.9%0.96148 min0.92100Compare
T2999Banner Churchill Community HospitalFallon, NV · Critical access17.6%24—11.8%15.6%—124 min—25Compare
T2999Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care17.6%2313.4%14.0%15.4%1.16242 min1.05352Compare
T2999Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall, MO · Acute care17.6%23—12.5%15.6%0.9784 min0.8360Compare
T2999Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Acute care17.6%2314.6%15.1%14.5%1.14228 min0.98410Compare
T2999Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care17.6%2412.6%—14.6%0.97—0.87475Compare
T2999St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne, PA · Acute care17.6%2211.3%10.3%16.6%0.97237 min1.07373Compare
T2999Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · Acute care17.6%1212.0%12.4%15.3%1.22266 min1.00732Compare
T2999HCA Florida Lawnwood HospitalFort Pierce, FL · Acute care17.6%1212.8%9.8%16.5%1.00128 min1.09497Compare
T2999Montefiore New Rochelle HospitalNew Rochelle, NY · Acute care17.6%1213.3%10.5%15.3%0.94178 min1.11242Compare
T2999Caribou Medical CenterSoda Springs, ID · Critical access17.6%————15.0%—102 min—25Compare
T2999Lexington Regional Health CenterLexington, NE · Critical access17.6%————14.9%—111 min—25Compare
T2999Richland Parish Hospital-DelhiDelhi, LA · Critical access17.6%————15.3%—160 min—25Compare
T2999Washington County Hospital IncPlymouth, NC · Critical access17.6%————16.0%———49Compare
T3033Arbuckle Memorial Hospital AuthoritySulphur, OK · Critical access17.7%4——12.4%14.0%—113 min—25Compare
T3033Avita OntarioOntario, OH · Acute care17.7%4413.0%8.7%14.8%0.92148 min1.0826Compare
T3033Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CityUnion City, TN · Acute care17.7%44—11.5%14.5%0.92139 min1.16137Compare
T3033Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care17.7%4311.2%12.1%14.4%0.90173 min1.00204Compare
T3033CHI Saint Joseph Berea NfBerea, KY · Critical access17.7%45—10.5%14.7%—126 min—25Compare
T3033Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care17.7%4310.9%12.0%14.5%0.98253 min1.02250Compare
T3033Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · Critical access17.7%45—12.4%15.0%—125 min—25Compare
T3033Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care17.7%4311.4%10.5%13.8%0.91177 min—362Compare
T3033Baptist Health CorbinCorbin, KY · Acute care17.7%3412.9%10.4%14.3%0.90206 min1.00240Compare
T3033Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo, MI · Acute care17.7%3212.9%12.0%14.1%0.81212 min0.98372Compare
T3033Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care17.7%3312.0%12.0%14.9%0.94174 min0.97354Compare
T3033Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston, WI · Acute care17.7%3412.3%11.5%15.4%1.15143 min0.9386Compare
T3033McLeod Health CherawCheraw, SC · Acute care17.7%34—8.9%16.1%0.94140 min1.0459Compare
T3033Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterLake Geneva, WI · Critical access17.7%34—12.9%14.7%—126 min—25Compare
T3033Northwest Texas HospitalAmarillo, TX · Acute care17.7%3312.3%12.7%14.2%0.84132 min1.13495Compare
T3033Russell Medical CenterAlexander City, AL · Acute care17.7%3311.6%13.1%14.2%0.99138 min0.9581Compare
T3033St Charles Medical Center PrinevillePrineville, OR · Critical access17.7%34—12.2%14.3%—126 min—35Compare
T3033Whitesburg ARH HospitalWhitesburg, KY · Acute care17.7%34—11.7%14.9%0.94160 min0.9190Compare

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).