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Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest CABG surgery death rate
44 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by CABG surgery death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Geisinger Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 2.4% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| T1 | Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 7.7%, 100th percentile | 5.8%, 99th percentile | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania |
| T1 | Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 11.5%, 94th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 7.6%, 99th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Penn Presbyterian Medical Center |
| T3 | Geisinger Medical Center | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 10.6%, 98th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Geisinger Medical Center |
| T3 | Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.0%, 52nd percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Main Line Hospital Lankenau |
| T5 | Lancaster General Hospital | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 10.9%, 97th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Lancaster General Hospital |
| T5 | St Lukes Hospital | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 12.3%, 89th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare St Lukes Hospital |
| T5 | UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 12.0%, 91st percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 8.7%, 95th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside |
| T8 | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital |
| T8 | Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital |
| 10 | UPMC Williamsport | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 18.5%, 11th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare UPMC Williamsport |
| T11 | Chester County Hospital | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Chester County Hospital |
| T11 | UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals |
| T11 | St Mary Medical Center | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 17.6%, 17th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 15.4%, 10th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| T14 | Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 13.3%, 79th percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital |
| T14 | Reading Hospital | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Reading Hospital |
| T14 | The Washington Hospital | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 16.3%, 7th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare The Washington Hospital |
| T14 | Wellspan York Hospital | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 15.4%, 46th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Wellspan York Hospital |
| T14 | Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | 9.8%, 18th percentile | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center |
| T19 | Saint Vincent Hospital | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 15.2%, 50th percentile | 10.4%, 11th percentile | 13.9%, 19th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Saint Vincent Hospital |
| T19 | Heritage Valley Beaver | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 18.6%, 10th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Heritage Valley Beaver |
| T19 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 5.8%, 99th percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
| T19 | UPMC Altoona | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare UPMC Altoona |
| T23 | Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 8.4%, 97th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T23 | Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 10.7%, 97th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 9.0%, 93rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Milton S Hershey Medical Center |
| T23 | St Clair Hospital | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 13.8%, 20th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare St Clair Hospital |
| T23 | Forbes Hospital | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | Compare Forbes Hospital |
| T23 | Penn State Health St. Joseph | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 10.0%, 15th percentile | 13.3%, 25th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Penn State Health St. Joseph |
| T23 | Regional Hospital Of Scranton | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 19.5%, 6th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Regional Hospital Of Scranton |
| T29 | Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 11.9%, 92nd percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center |
| T29 | Jefferson Hospital | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 17.4%, 19th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Jefferson Hospital |
| T29 | UPMC Passavant | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare UPMC Passavant |
| T29 | Jefferson Abington Hospital | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 12.5%, 87th percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 17.1%, 1st percentile | Compare Jefferson Abington Hospital |
| T33 | Doylestown Hospital | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Doylestown Hospital |
| T33 | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 16.0%, 38th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 13.5%, 23rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono |
| T33 | UPMC Hamot | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare UPMC Hamot |
| T36 | Temple University Hospital | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | 8.3%, 97th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Temple University Hospital |
| T36 | Allegheny General Hospital | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Allegheny General Hospital |
| T36 | Geisinger-Community Medical Center | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Geisinger-Community Medical Center |
| 39 | Jefferson Health- Northeast | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Jefferson Health- Northeast |
| 40 | Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita |
| 41 | Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | 3.3%, 12th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 11.1%, 96th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 7.7%, 99th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center |
| 42 | Robert Packer Hospital | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Robert Packer Hospital |
| 43 | Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | 4.0%, 4th percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 16.0%, 1st percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | 16.2%, 7th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Wilkes-Barre General Hospital |
| 44 | Penn Highlands Dubois | 4.1%, 3rd percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | 18.2%, 3rd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Penn Highlands Dubois |
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.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery 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.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD 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.