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Hospitals in Nebraska with the lowest COPD death rate

25 Nebraska hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Bryan Medical Center, Community Medical Center, Inc, The Nebraska Methodist Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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25 hospitals ranked in Nebraska by copd death rate; 68 more match but have no reported value.

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National average8.6%11.9%11.1%15.2%2.4%11.9%15.0%
1Bryan Medical CenterLincoln, NE · Acute care7.4%14.3%11.9%16.6%3.5%13.3%14.7%Compare
2Community Medical Center, IncFalls City, NE · Critical access7.5%—14.0%16.1%——14.6%Compare
3The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha, NE · Acute care7.6%11.0%11.0%14.7%1.6%10.1%15.5%Compare
T4CHI Health LakesideOmaha, NE · Acute care7.7%11.8%13.3%14.4%—10.3%15.1%Compare
T4CHI Health St. ElizabethLincoln, NE · Acute care7.7%—14.3%14.2%—10.5%15.0%Compare
T4The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · Acute care7.7%10.3%10.1%13.8%2.2%11.9%15.0%Compare
7CHI Health St. FrancisGrand Island, NE · Acute care8.0%11.8%10.0%15.2%—10.5%14.3%Compare
T8Boone County Health CenterAlbion, NE · Critical access8.1%—11.5%17.1%——15.5%Compare
T8CHI Health Good SamaritanKearney, NE · Acute care8.1%11.0%10.2%14.7%2.8%8.2%14.7%Compare
10Bellevue Medical CenterBellevue, NE · Acute care8.2%11.6%11.5%15.1%—10.3%15.7%Compare
11Great Plains HealthNorth Platte, NE · Acute care8.3%11.5%11.3%14.2%—13.9%15.0%Compare
T12Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, IncBeatrice, NE · Critical access8.4%—13.1%22.7%——14.7%Compare
T12CHI Health Bergan MercyOmaha, NE · Acute care8.4%11.4%9.6%15.5%3.4%11.8%14.6%Compare
14Columbus Community Hospital, IncColumbus, NE · Acute care8.5%12.4%10.5%16.3%—15.3%14.1%Compare
T15CHI Health ImmanuelOmaha, NE · Acute care9.2%10.9%11.7%16.0%—13.6%15.5%Compare
T15Faith HealthNorfolk, NE · Acute care9.2%12.8%11.0%17.5%2.5%9.3%13.8%Compare
17York General Health Care ServicesYork, NE · Critical access9.3%—12.5%16.8%——15.0%Compare
T18Omaha VA Medical Center (VA Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System)Omaha, NE · Veterans Affairs9.4%11.8%9.5%12.2%——15.2%Compare
T18Sidney Regional Medical CenterSidney, NE · Critical access9.4%——17.1%——15.4%Compare
T20Box Butte General HospitalAlliance, NE · Critical access10.3%—12.1%16.9%——14.5%Compare
T20Methodist Fremont HealthFremont, NE · Acute care10.3%13.1%12.7%14.5%—12.6%14.9%Compare
22Regional West Medical CenterScottsbluff, NE · Acute care10.6%11.2%14.0%14.8%—16.3%14.9%Compare
23Grand Island Regional Medical CenterGrand Island, NE · Acute care11.4%11.4%14.6%19.2%—15.5%15.1%Compare
24Kearney Regional Medical CenterKearney, NE · Acute care11.6%11.7%13.3%12.5%2.4%12.4%15.0%Compare
25Mary Lanning HealthcareHastings, NE · Acute care12.1%13.0%18.8%18.9%—9.8%13.7%Compare

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.

COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke 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.