Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest COPD death rate
110 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | COPD death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 8.6% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| T50 | Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital |
| T52 | AHN Wexford Hospital | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 10.2%, 98th percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare AHN Wexford Hospital |
| T52 | Mount Nittany Medical Center | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Mount Nittany Medical Center |
| T52 | Jefferson Health- Northeast | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Jefferson Health- Northeast |
| T52 | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton |
| T52 | St Mary Medical Center | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 17.6%, 17th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 15.4%, 10th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| T57 | St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | — | 8.3%, 97th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | Compare St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus |
| T57 | UPMC St Margaret | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare UPMC St Margaret |
| T59 | St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus |
| T59 | Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | — | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital |
| T59 | Geisinger Medical Center | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 10.6%, 98th percentile | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Geisinger Medical Center |
| T59 | Penn Highlands Elk | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Penn Highlands Elk |
| T59 | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | — | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City |
| T59 | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 16.0%, 38th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 13.5%, 23rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono |
| T65 | Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital |
| T65 | Penn Highlands Huntingdon | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Penn Highlands Huntingdon |
| T65 | UPMC Altoona | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare UPMC Altoona |
| T65 | Crozer Chester Medical Center | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 16.8%, 26th percentile | — | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Crozer Chester Medical Center |
| T69 | Penn Highlands Dubois | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 4.1%, 3rd percentile | 18.2%, 3rd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Penn Highlands Dubois |
| T69 | Regional Hospital Of Scranton | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 19.5%, 6th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Regional Hospital Of Scranton |
| T71 | Chester County Hospital | 8.5%, 49th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Chester County Hospital |
| T71 | Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | — | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital |
| T71 | Reading Hospital | 8.5%, 49th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Reading Hospital |
| T71 | UPMC Passavant | 8.5%, 49th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare UPMC Passavant |
| T75 | Gettysburg Hospital | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Gettysburg Hospital |
| T75 | Heritage Valley Sewickley | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 19.9%, 5th percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Heritage Valley Sewickley |
| T75 | Warren General Hospital | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | — | 15.6%, 9th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Warren General Hospital |
| T75 | Roxborough Memorial Hospital | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | — | 13.4%, 24th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Roxborough Memorial Hospital |
| T79 | Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | — | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital |
| T79 | UPMC Northwest | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | — | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare UPMC Northwest |
| T79 | Geisinger-Community Medical Center | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Geisinger-Community Medical Center |
| T79 | Penn Highlands Mon Valley | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 19.9%, 5th percentile | — | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Penn Highlands Mon Valley |
| T83 | Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center | 8.8%, 41st percentile | — | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 12.1%, 91st percentile | — | — | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center |
| T83 | The Washington Hospital | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 16.3%, 7th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare The Washington Hospital |
| T83 | Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital |
| 86 | Excela Health - Frick Hospital | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Excela Health - Frick Hospital |
| 87 | Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 13.3%, 79th percentile | — | 16.9%, 5th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital |
| 88 | Nazareth Hospital | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 13.4%, 77th percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Nazareth Hospital |
| T89 | Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 10.7%, 97th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 9.0%, 93rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Milton S Hershey Medical Center |
| T89 | UPMC Cole | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 22.9%, 1st percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare UPMC Cole |
| T91 | Forbes Hospital | 9.3%, 28th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | Compare Forbes Hospital |
| T91 | Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | 9.3%, 28th percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 16.0%, 1st percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 4.0%, 4th percentile | 16.2%, 7th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Wilkes-Barre General Hospital |
| T93 | Lancaster General Hospital | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 10.9%, 97th percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Lancaster General Hospital |
| T93 | Jefferson Hospital | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 17.4%, 19th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Jefferson Hospital |
| T93 | Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center |
| T93 | Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 11.1%, 96th percentile | 3.3%, 12th percentile | 7.7%, 99th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center |
| T97 | Robert Packer Hospital | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Robert Packer Hospital |
| T97 | Uniontown Hospital | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | — | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Uniontown Hospital |
| 99 | UPMC Wellsboro | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | — | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | — | 12.3%, 39th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare UPMC Wellsboro |
| T100 | UPMC Hamot | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare UPMC Hamot |
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.