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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
T349Fairview HospitalCleveland, OH · Acute care12.2%548.5%7.6%14.6%0.73242 min0.98468Compare
T349McLaren Thumb RegionBad Axe, MI · Critical access12.2%53—9.8%14.2%—119 min—64Compare
T349Memorial HospitalMarysville, OH · Acute care12.2%54—11.0%14.9%0.98149 min0.8497Compare
T349Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care12.2%5310.5%7.6%16.4%0.71370 min0.94727Compare
T349Bartlett Regional HospitalJuneau, AK · Acute care12.2%45—10.4%14.4%1.13169 min0.8157Compare
T349Mercy Hospital Ardmore, IncArdmore, OK · Acute care12.2%4411.0%8.2%14.6%0.81134 min1.03190Compare
T349North Texas Medical CenterGainesville, TX · Acute care12.2%44—11.4%14.9%1.21117 min1.0460Compare
T349Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck, NY · Acute care12.2%4412.7%10.0%14.5%0.82204 min0.9768Compare
T349Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care12.2%4413.0%9.9%14.8%1.29208 min0.9484Compare
T349Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care12.2%4312.1%10.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
T349OhioHealth Shelby HospitalShelby, OH · Critical access12.2%4——9.3%15.7%———25Compare
T349Omaha VA Medical Center (VA Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System)Omaha, NE · Veterans Affairs12.2%4411.8%9.5%15.2%1.36——486Compare
T349Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalEasley, SC · Acute care12.2%4311.2%11.6%14.2%0.99178 min0.96—Compare
T349Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care12.2%4412.1%7.9%15.4%1.19197 min1.00881Compare
T349The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care12.2%4311.8%8.1%16.0%0.85295 min0.99782Compare
T349VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare SystemNashville, TN · Veterans Affairs12.2%4411.9%6.1%15.0%1.06——508Compare
T349Broward Health Medical CenterFort Lauderdale, FL · Acute care12.2%3210.9%10.7%16.2%0.92183 min1.06609Compare
T349Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar, MN · Acute care12.2%33—10.3%14.7%0.99146 min0.85136Compare
T349Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint ThomaGallatin, TN · Acute care12.2%3212.3%7.8%15.9%1.27144 min1.01155Compare
T349Javon Bea HospitalRockford, IL · Acute care12.2%3311.4%11.8%14.6%0.98258 min1.02431Compare
T349Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care12.2%3312.6%10.0%13.7%1.14322 min—430Compare
T349Saint Joseph LondonLondon, KY · Acute care12.2%3412.3%12.6%14.4%1.11185 min0.93120Compare
T349Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care SystemNew Orleans, LA · Veterans Affairs12.2%3410.6%7.0%16.1%0.77——591Compare
T349UPMC HamotErie, PA · Acute care12.2%3313.6%12.1%15.5%1.03193 min1.06343Compare
T349University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care12.2%3312.8%10.7%15.5%1.48291 min0.99511Compare
T349Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care12.2%2213.1%9.7%15.2%1.30124 min1.01492Compare
T349MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care12.2%2213.1%11.2%15.1%1.44199 min0.98—Compare
T349UCI Health-LakewoodLakewood, CA · Acute care12.2%2111.5%10.8%15.6%1.15222 min1.16—Compare
T349University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care12.2%2311.9%9.7%15.6%1.16211 min0.971,157Compare
T349VA Maryland Healthcare System - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Veterans Affairs12.2%2211.8%7.5%17.2%0.97——137Compare
T349Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia, GA · Acute care12.2%13—11.4%15.6%0.94205 min0.9084Compare
T349HCA Florida Northside HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care12.2%1211.7%9.4%16.7%1.13162 min1.05288Compare
T349Adventist Health ReedleyReedley, CA · Acute care12.2%—3——14.7%—144 min1.0649Compare
T349St Anthony Summit Medical CenterFrisco, CO · Acute care12.2%—4——15.0%0.96151 min0.8535Compare
T385CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care12.3%5212.6%11.6%15.1%0.85171 min0.97194Compare
T385Dayton VA Medical CenterDayton, OH · Veterans Affairs12.3%5410.4%9.6%14.9%0.85——762Compare
T385Houston VA Medical CenterHouston, TX · Veterans Affairs12.3%549.4%7.0%15.1%0.98——1,253Compare
T385Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs12.3%5511.1%8.6%13.8%0.85——475Compare
T385Kettering Health Greene MemorialXenia, OH · Acute care12.3%5——9.7%15.6%—109 min0.9741Compare
T385St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA · Acute care12.3%5410.8%8.4%15.7%0.61132 min0.97817Compare
T385AdventHealth Palm Coast ParkwayPalm Coast, FL · Acute care12.3%4410.9%7.5%14.6%0.92164 min0.88100Compare
T385Bozeman Health Deaconess HospitalBozeman, MT · Acute care12.3%4410.3%9.6%14.4%1.07142 min0.90140Compare
T385Corpus Christi Medical Center,TheCorpus Christi, TX · Acute care12.3%439.5%7.5%14.5%1.08135 min1.04631Compare
T385Dublin Methodist HospitalDublin, OH · Acute care12.3%4411.6%11.0%14.9%0.84229 min0.92107Compare
T385Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care12.3%4410.8%10.0%14.4%0.90201 min1.02380Compare
T385Euclid HospitalEuclid, OH · Acute care12.3%43—8.6%15.0%0.87153 min1.02148Compare
T385Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe, MO · Critical access12.3%45—11.6%14.9%—124 min—25Compare
T385Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, NY · Acute care12.3%4311.1%8.4%15.6%1.03252 min1.061,025Compare
T385Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, TX · Acute care12.3%4312.3%8.2%14.6%1.05252 min1.031,220Compare
T385Tampa VA Medical CenterTampa, FL · Veterans Affairs12.3%4411.8%8.6%15.5%0.78——640Compare

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).