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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
T3142Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · Acute care18.1%3312.3%14.8%14.4%0.81254 min1.02480Compare
T3142MH St Elizabeth Youngstown HospitalYoungstown, OH · Acute care18.1%3211.5%11.7%15.4%0.90205 min1.03628Compare
T3142Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalDansville, NY · Acute care18.1%33—11.5%15.7%0.93202 min0.8372Compare
T3142Oswego HospitalOswego, NY · Acute care18.1%34—13.0%15.2%1.25204 min1.00132Compare
T3142Valley Regional HospitalClaremont, NH · Critical access18.1%3——11.9%14.4%—163 min—25Compare
T3142Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · Acute care18.1%2411.4%12.5%15.7%0.91184 min0.99268Compare
T3142Crawford County Memorial HospitalDenison, IA · Critical access18.1%2——13.7%15.2%—101 min—25Compare
T3142Huntsville Memorial HospitalHuntsville, TX · Acute care18.1%23—9.9%15.4%1.05194 min1.13144Compare
T3142Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care18.1%2411.8%16.1%15.3%0.96122 min1.03171Compare
T3142Sycamore Shoals HospitalElizabethton, TN · Acute care18.1%24—13.5%15.0%0.92142 min1.10121Compare
T3142Titusville Area HospitalTitusville, PA · Critical access18.1%25—12.8%14.9%—138 min—25Compare
T3142Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care18.1%2310.3%12.7%15.2%1.45167 min0.93174Compare
T3142Endless Mountains Health SystemsMontrose, PA · Critical access18.1%1———16.6%—120 min—25Compare
T3142Hendrick Medical Center BrownwoodBrownwood, TX · Acute care18.1%1214.2%12.0%15.4%0.91180 min1.10216Compare
T3142Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care18.1%1210.3%9.4%15.3%0.88170 min0.96625Compare
T3142Greenwood County HospitalEureka, KS · Critical access18.1%————15.2%—123 min—25Compare
T3142Little Colorado Medical CenterWinslow, AZ · Critical access18.1%————15.1%—132 min—25Compare
T3142Ortonville Area Health ServicesOrtonville, MN · Critical access18.1%————15.1%—120 min—29Compare
T3142Spanish Peaks Regional Health CenterWalsenburg, CO · Critical access18.1%————15.0%—117 min—25Compare
T3142West Tennessee Healthcare Milan HospitalMilan, TN · Acute care18.1%—5——14.3%0.98160 min1.0370Compare
T3171Baptist Health RichmondRichmond, KY · Acute care18.2%4412.6%13.5%14.8%0.97156 min1.02105Compare
T3171Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care18.2%3314.2%10.3%15.2%0.88240 min1.05421Compare
T3171Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury, VT · Critical access18.2%3411.8%11.7%15.4%———75Compare
T3171Northern Nevada Medical CenterSparks, NV · Acute care18.2%3312.6%12.6%13.9%0.97145 min0.93108Compare
T3171Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care18.2%3313.5%12.4%15.5%0.85168 min1.02964Compare
T3171Southern Tennessee Regional Health System PulaskiPulaski, TN · Acute care18.2%33—11.3%14.5%0.96120 min0.9495Compare
T3171St Joseph's HospitalTucson, AZ · Acute care18.2%3210.9%11.3%14.7%0.87165 min1.07486Compare
T3171Swedish HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care18.2%3212.5%10.7%14.7%0.81254 min1.08284Compare
T3171Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLCLas Cruces, NM · Acute care18.2%3412.2%12.3%15.6%0.94151 min0.9746Compare
T3171Carle Richland Memorial HospitalOlney, IL · Critical access18.2%24—12.4%15.2%—115 min——Compare
T3171Conway Medical CenterConway, SC · Acute care18.2%2312.5%17.3%15.6%1.10134 min1.03210Compare
T3171Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care18.2%2211.7%12.5%14.9%1.10241 min1.07189Compare
T3171Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue, WA · Acute care18.2%2414.2%11.6%14.8%0.98176 min0.92218Compare
T3171SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · Acute care18.2%2311.5%12.3%16.7%0.97204 min0.95335Compare
T3171Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville, NJ · Acute care18.2%2211.5%12.6%16.2%0.89166 min1.03418Compare
T3171Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care18.2%1210.7%12.0%15.1%0.93191 min0.95317Compare
T3171Franklin County Memorial HospitalMeadville, MS · Critical access18.2%————15.3%—95 min—36Compare
T3171Harney District HospitalBurns, OR · Critical access18.2%————15.6%—94 min—25Compare
T3171Hospital Espanol Auxilio Mutuo San PabloBayamon, PR · Acute care18.2%——10.9%—15.4%———436Compare
T3171Orchard HospitalGridley, CA · Critical access18.2%————14.9%—177 min—24Compare
T3171Pemiscot County Memorial HospitalHayti, MO · Acute care18.2%————15.5%0.99144 min0.99—Compare
T3171Smith County Memorial HospitalSmith Center, KS · Critical access18.2%—4—9.8%16.5%—107 min—25Compare
T3171Thayer County Health ServicesHebron, NE · Critical access18.2%—5——14.7%—88 min—17Compare
T3194Cheshire Medical CenterKeene, NH · Acute care18.3%4312.2%11.5%14.9%1.01214 min0.97169Compare
T3194Franklin County Medical CenterPreston, ID · Critical access18.3%3——12.6%14.4%—188 min—20Compare
T3194Howard Memorial HospitalNashville, AR · Critical access18.3%35——15.4%—109 min—25Compare
T3194McLeod Health ClarendonManning, SC · Acute care18.3%34—12.4%15.4%0.94212 min0.9481Compare
T3194Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale, AR · Acute care18.3%3312.9%13.6%14.9%0.93126 min1.01414Compare
T3194St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care18.3%3310.9%10.6%15.2%0.98138 min1.06363Compare
T3194Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND · Acute care18.3%3210.2%10.2%14.6%1.03247 min0.93312Compare

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).