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Hospitals in Nebraska with the lowest pneumonia death rate

62 Nebraska hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Omaha VA Medical Center (VA Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System), CHI Health Midlands, Kearney Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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62 hospitals ranked in Nebraska by pneumonia death rate; 31 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
1Omaha VA Medical Center (VA Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System)Omaha, NE · Veterans Affairs12.2%4411.8%9.5%15.2%1.36——486Compare
T2CHI Health MidlandsPapillion, NE · Acute care12.5%44—11.4%14.8%0.97137 min0.83131Compare
T2Kearney Regional Medical CenterKearney, NE · Acute care12.5%4411.7%13.3%15.0%0.92109 min1.0344Compare
4Memorial Health Care SystemsSeward, NE · Critical access13.2%3——12.4%14.9%—99 min—24Compare
5Cherry County HospitalValentine, NE · Critical access13.6%—4——15.2%—146 min—21Compare
6The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · Acute care13.8%4310.3%10.1%15.0%0.57256 min1.01689Compare
T7CHI Health St. ElizabethLincoln, NE · Acute care14.2%43—14.3%15.0%0.79158 min1.03265Compare
T7Great Plains HealthNorth Platte, NE · Acute care14.2%3311.5%11.3%15.0%0.82128 min0.97116Compare
9CHI Health LakesideOmaha, NE · Acute care14.4%4311.8%13.3%15.1%0.85179 min0.96157Compare
10Methodist Fremont HealthFremont, NE · Acute care14.5%2413.1%12.7%14.9%1.08126 min0.9590Compare
T11CHI Health Good SamaritanKearney, NE · Acute care14.7%4411.0%10.2%14.7%0.98138 min1.03165Compare
T11The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha, NE · Acute care14.7%4411.0%11.0%15.5%1.04156 min0.98430Compare
T11Kearney County Health Services HospitalMinden, NE · Critical access14.7%————14.6%—125 min—10Compare
T11Merrick Medical CenterCentral City, NE · Critical access14.7%————14.6%—127 min—6Compare
15Regional West Medical CenterScottsbluff, NE · Acute care14.8%2211.2%14.0%14.9%0.97202 min1.03166Compare
16Syracuse Area HealthSyracuse, NE · Critical access15.0%————15.1%—106 min—10Compare
17Bellevue Medical CenterBellevue, NE · Acute care15.1%4311.6%11.5%15.7%0.88144 min0.9291Compare
18CHI Health St. FrancisGrand Island, NE · Acute care15.2%4411.8%10.0%14.3%0.86120 min1.03130Compare
19CHI Health St Mary'sNebraska City, NE · Critical access15.3%4——10.2%14.8%—116 min—18Compare
20CHI Health Bergan MercyOmaha, NE · Acute care15.5%4311.4%9.6%14.6%0.99156 min1.02400Compare
T21Callaway District HospitalCallaway, NE · Critical access15.7%————15.1%—126 min—12Compare
T21Cozad Community HospitalCozad, NE · Critical access15.7%————15.7%—95 min—20Compare
23Gordon Memorial Hospital DistrictGordon, NE · Critical access15.8%————15.4%—106 min—25Compare
T24CHI Health ImmanuelOmaha, NE · Acute care16.0%3310.9%11.7%15.5%0.83128 min1.03356Compare
T24Chase County Community HospitalImperial, NE · Critical access16.0%————15.5%—145 min—15Compare
T24Osmond General HospitalOsmond, NE · Critical access16.0%————15.0%—114 min—20Compare
27Community Medical Center, IncFalls City, NE · Critical access16.1%45—14.0%14.6%—104 min—24Compare
28Columbus Community Hospital, IncColumbus, NE · Acute care16.3%3412.4%10.5%14.1%0.89121 min1.0047Compare
29Butler County HealthDavid City, NE · Critical access16.4%————15.2%—98 min—20Compare
T30Gothenburg HealthGothenburg, NE · Critical access16.5%————14.6%—124 min—15Compare
T30Memorial Community Hospital & Health SystemBlair, NE · Critical access16.5%—3——15.2%—128 min—25Compare
32Bryan Medical CenterLincoln, NE · Acute care16.6%3314.3%11.9%14.7%1.04112 min1.01630Compare
T33York General Health Care ServicesYork, NE · Critical access16.8%44—12.5%15.0%—126 min—25Compare
T33Memorial HospitalAurora, NE · Critical access16.8%————14.6%—124 min—12Compare
35Box Butte General HospitalAlliance, NE · Critical access16.9%44—12.1%14.5%—136 min—25Compare
T36Johnson County HospitalTecumseh, NE · Critical access17.0%————15.4%—106 min—18Compare
T36West Holt Memorial HospitalAtkinson, NE · Critical access17.0%————15.0%—110 min—15Compare
T38Boone County Health CenterAlbion, NE · Critical access17.1%45—11.5%15.5%—111 min—22Compare
T38Sidney Regional Medical CenterSidney, NE · Critical access17.1%—5——15.4%—143 min—25Compare
40Perkins County Health ServicesGrant, NE · Critical access17.2%————15.4%—129 min—20Compare
T41Kimball Health ServicesKimball, NE · Critical access17.3%————14.7%—134 min—14Compare
T41Nemaha County HospitalAuburn, NE · Critical access17.3%————14.7%—110 min—20Compare
43Faith HealthNorfolk, NE · Acute care17.5%3412.8%11.0%13.8%1.11101 min0.98133Compare
44Lexington Regional Health CenterLexington, NE · Critical access17.6%————14.9%—111 min—25Compare
45Brodstone HealthcareSuperior, NE · Critical access18.0%44—14.1%15.2%—126 min—25Compare
46Thayer County Health ServicesHebron, NE · Critical access18.2%—5——14.7%—88 min—17Compare
T47Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical CenterBroken Bow, NE · Critical access18.6%4——12.3%14.7%—115 min—23Compare
T47Tri Valley Health SystemCambridge, NE · Critical access18.6%————14.9%—148 min—25Compare
49Dundy County HospitalBenkelman, NE · Critical access18.7%————15.6%—156 min—12Compare
50Mary Lanning HealthcareHastings, NE · Acute care18.9%2313.0%18.8%13.7%1.29116 min0.91163Compare

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).