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Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest COPD death rate

110 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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110 hospitals ranked in Pennsylvania by copd death rate; 76 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalCOPD 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 average8.6%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Philadelphia VA Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · Veterans Affairs5.7%5310.5%6.1%14.5%0.73——390Compare
T2Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care5.8%5412.5%8.7%14.4%0.66290 min1.03782Compare
T2Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care5.8%3311.3%8.9%16.2%1.46236 min1.00925Compare
T4Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr, PA · Acute care5.9%5411.1%12.1%15.0%0.82214 min1.00284Compare
T4Paoli HospitalPaoli, PA · Acute care5.9%5412.8%10.1%15.3%0.83220 min1.00261Compare
T4St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · Acute care5.9%4311.2%10.4%14.8%0.79229 min0.97250Compare
7Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care6.3%4311.1%6.4%15.8%0.82280 min1.01475Compare
T8UPMC MercyPittsburgh, PA · Acute care6.4%4312.7%10.9%14.5%0.99225 min1.08435Compare
T8Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · Acute care6.4%4310.8%9.3%14.3%1.02254 min1.01590Compare
T8Jefferson Lansdale HospitalLansdale, PA · Acute care6.4%3211.7%11.0%15.9%0.85234 min0.97140Compare
T11Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care6.6%4312.1%8.6%15.8%0.99243 min1.02891Compare
T11Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · Acute care6.6%3211.3%8.2%17.1%0.93256 min0.97667Compare
13Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA · Acute care6.7%4311.5%9.8%15.5%1.04181 min0.961,190Compare
14Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville, PA · Acute care6.8%43—9.1%14.8%0.84172 min1.07187Compare
T15Lebanon VA Medical CenterLebanon, PA · Veterans Affairs6.9%55—6.8%13.8%0.85——1,069Compare
T15Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola, PA · Acute care6.9%43—9.1%15.8%0.87196 min1.10120Compare
T15VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University DrPittsburgh, PA · Veterans Affairs6.9%449.4%10.4%16.2%1.36——686Compare
18UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · Acute care7.0%4311.0%7.6%15.1%1.40234 min1.011,577Compare
19Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton, PA · Acute care7.1%4310.5%12.1%15.6%0.66297 min1.04195Compare
T20Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia, PA · Acute care7.2%4311.1%11.9%14.5%0.85302 min0.99243Compare
T20Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care7.2%3311.5%11.3%14.7%1.05274 min1.05524Compare
T20Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · Acute care7.2%3311.6%9.4%15.1%0.89231 min0.99142Compare
T23St Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton, PA · Acute care7.3%54—10.0%15.9%0.86149 min0.9356Compare
T23Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · Acute care7.3%4311.9%11.0%14.6%1.13190 min0.93170Compare
T23UPMC McKeesport HospitalMc Keesport, PA · Acute care7.3%32—12.4%15.1%0.96205 min1.02198Compare
26Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · Acute care7.4%4210.1%9.8%15.6%0.98200 min1.00356Compare
27St Luke's Hospital - Easton CampusEaston, PA · Acute care7.5%44—10.2%15.6%0.97101 min0.95164Compare
T28Allegheny Valley HospitalNatrona, PA · Acute care7.6%43—10.2%15.7%0.92203 min1.00228Compare
T28Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA · Acute care7.6%4411.2%9.5%15.7%0.93299 min1.00370Compare
T28St Clair HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care7.6%4311.4%10.9%15.5%0.84200 min0.94328Compare
T28Troy Community HospitalTroy, PA · Critical access7.6%4——10.1%15.6%—140 min—25Compare
T28UPMC EastMonroeville, PA · Acute care7.6%4311.1%10.2%15.0%0.88245 min1.00155Compare
T28UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · Acute care7.6%4311.5%10.1%14.6%1.16215 min1.05737Compare
T28Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg, PA · Acute care7.6%4412.8%9.7%14.7%1.60256 min0.91131Compare
T28ACMH HospitalKittanning, PA · Acute care7.6%33—13.3%15.0%1.23195 min0.92154Compare
T28Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville, PA · Acute care7.6%3311.5%11.5%15.5%0.91178 min0.98144Compare
T28Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldDarby, PA · Acute care7.6%2211.7%7.8%15.0%1.36223 min1.04183Compare
T28Pottstown HospitalPottstown, PA · Acute care7.6%2211.2%10.8%15.4%1.36195 min1.00219Compare
T28Temple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care7.6%2211.3%8.9%16.9%1.05234 min0.99148Compare
T40Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care7.7%4310.7%8.1%15.2%0.85326 min0.99305Compare
T40St Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalCoaldale, PA · Acute care7.7%44—7.9%15.9%0.91145 min0.8949Compare
T40UPMC HorizonGreenville, PA · Acute care7.7%44—15.4%15.9%0.96156 min0.95201Compare
T40Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg, PA · Acute care7.7%4312.4%10.2%14.9%0.84178 min0.94274Compare
T44James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)Altoona, PA · Veterans Affairs7.8%54—11.4%13.9%———68Compare
T44St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA · Acute care7.8%5410.8%8.4%15.7%0.61132 min0.97817Compare
T44Doylestown HospitalDoylestown, PA · Acute care7.8%4411.0%10.9%15.5%0.73228 min0.95245Compare
T44Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PA · Acute care7.8%4312.0%12.8%14.7%1.05202 min0.94203Compare
T44UPMC CarlisleCarlisle, PA · Acute care7.8%4313.4%10.3%14.5%1.05211 min1.01165Compare
T44UPMC MemorialYork, PA · Acute care7.8%4311.6%10.4%14.8%1.27266 min1.10104Compare
T50Wellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon, PA · Acute care7.9%5310.4%10.8%14.3%0.80197 min0.96163Compare

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.
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).