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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
T3033Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access17.7%25—18.1%15.0%—152 min—35Compare
T3033Great River Medical CenterBlytheville, AR · Acute care17.7%2———15.1%0.97130 min1.16168Compare
T3033Heart Of America Medical CenterRugby, ND · Critical access17.7%2———15.5%—104 min—25Compare
T3033Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · Acute care17.7%2212.3%13.9%15.4%1.18206 min1.03286Compare
T3033Merit Health NatchezNatchez, MS · Acute care17.7%22—12.1%15.5%1.15175 min1.17179Compare
T3033Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY · Acute care17.7%2310.6%11.8%16.3%1.08192 min1.001,730Compare
T3033Singing River GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute care17.7%2312.4%13.1%16.2%1.03165 min1.01130Compare
T3033The Hospitals Of Providence Transmountain CampusEl Paso, TX · Acute care17.7%2212.9%10.8%15.3%1.04176 min0.97114Compare
T3033Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville, CA · Acute care17.7%23—13.6%15.6%0.88170 min0.96106Compare
T3033Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport, TN · Acute care17.7%2311.4%11.9%14.8%1.04204 min1.10505Compare
T3033Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · Acute care17.7%12—11.5%15.3%1.01306 min0.98222Compare
T3033Nocona General HospitalNocona, TX · Acute care17.7%1——10.6%15.9%—108 min1.2238Compare
T3033Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, IncMedford, WI · Critical access17.7%—4—12.3%14.4%—154 min—15Compare
T3033Avera Flandreau Hospital - CAHFlandreau, SD · Critical access17.7%————15.2%—108 min—18Compare
T3033Lincoln Health HospitalHugo, CO · Critical access17.7%————14.7%—94 min—25Compare
T3033Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln, ME · Critical access17.7%————14.8%—127 min—25Compare
T3067Grande Ronde HospitalLa Grande, OR · Critical access17.8%55—11.0%14.0%—95 min—49Compare
T3067Bluffton Regional Medical CenterBluffton, IN · Acute care17.8%4——10.0%15.1%0.99122 min0.9579Compare
T3067Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · Acute care17.8%4412.1%10.6%15.2%0.82190 min1.01242Compare
T3067Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care17.8%34—11.5%15.4%0.87109 min1.0985Compare
T3067Adventist Health HanfordHanford, CA · Acute care17.8%3312.4%13.5%15.1%0.76180 min0.99235Compare
T3067Baptist Health Medical Center-StuttgartStuttgart, AR · Acute care17.8%3——10.0%15.0%0.98106 min0.98—Compare
T3067Community Hospitals And Wellness CentersBryan, OH · Acute care17.8%3411.8%12.7%14.4%0.98124 min1.0370Compare
T3067Fort Duncan Medical CenterEagle Pass, TX · Acute care17.8%33—11.0%15.0%0.89177 min1.20101Compare
T3067Medical Center HospitalOdessa, TX · Acute care17.8%3311.6%10.9%15.0%1.28150 min1.11402Compare
T3067Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · Acute care17.8%3310.6%12.0%15.5%0.77173 min1.03359Compare
T3067Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · Acute care17.8%3411.9%9.3%15.1%0.96192 min0.95117Compare
T3067Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis, IN · Acute care17.8%2211.7%11.2%13.9%0.91125 min1.04779Compare
T3067Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN · Acute care17.8%2312.6%14.1%14.8%1.03216 min0.97304Compare
T3067Cabinet Peaks Medical CenterLibby, MT · Critical access17.8%24——15.2%—122 min—25Compare
T3067Day Kimball HospitalPutnam, CT · Acute care17.8%23—10.5%15.2%0.97221 min1.07104Compare
T3067Morehouse General HospitalBastrop, LA · Acute care17.8%2——11.3%14.7%—122 min1.1649Compare
T3067Novant Health Hilton Head Medical CenterHilton Head Island, SC · Acute care17.8%2213.2%9.8%15.4%0.88166 min1.0293Compare
T3067Scott County HospitalScott City, KS · Critical access17.8%2——11.4%15.5%—111 min—25Compare
T3067St. Catherine Hospital - Garden CityGarden City, KS · Acute care17.8%2210.5%13.6%15.0%0.83131 min1.0399Compare
T3067Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care17.8%1212.5%12.4%15.3%0.86190 min0.94105Compare
T3067Pineville Community Health Center, IncPineville, KY · Acute care17.8%1———14.9%—132 min1.33120Compare
T3067Bibb Medical CenterCentreville, AL · Acute care17.8%————14.7%—130 min1.0635Compare
T3067Carrington Health CenterCarrington, ND · Critical access17.8%————14.9%—104 min—25Compare
T3067Community Hospital Of Bremen IncBremen, IN · Critical access17.8%—4——14.6%—99 min—24Compare
T3067Forrest City Medical CenterForrest City, AR · Acute care17.8%—4——14.8%0.98150 min0.97118Compare
T3067Los Alamos Medical CenterLos Alamos, NM · Acute care17.8%—3—10.0%15.2%0.98168 min0.8353Compare
T3067Stone County Medical CenterMountain View, AR · Critical access17.8%————15.2%—118 min—25Compare
T3094Blessing HospitalQuincy, IL · Acute care17.9%4312.3%14.3%15.3%1.04167 min1.00312Compare
T3094Mary Immaculate HospitalNewport News, VA · Acute care17.9%4311.4%14.3%14.8%0.76174 min1.00110Compare
T3094Memorial HospitalCarthage, IL · Critical access17.9%45—10.2%15.3%—142 min—48Compare
T3094Adventist Health Tehachapi ValleyTehachapi, CA · Critical access17.9%35—11.6%15.6%—170 min—25Compare
T3094Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care17.9%34—10.3%14.9%0.90177 min0.95110Compare
T3094Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute care17.9%3312.5%10.5%14.1%1.00272 min1.01752Compare
T3094HCA Florida Lake City HospitalLake City, FL · Acute care17.9%3310.8%11.8%16.2%0.83114 min1.01141Compare

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).