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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. 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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National average8.6%11.9%11.1%15.2%2.4%11.9%15.0%
T50Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg, PA · Acute care7.9%, 66th percentile10.1%, 95th percentile9.8%, 73rd percentile13.6%, 74th percentile1.7%, 89th percentile12.2%, 40th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
T52AHN Wexford HospitalWexford, PA · Acute care8.0%, 63rd percentile10.7%, 85th percentile9.0%, 86th percentile10.2%, 98th percentile—10.1%, 79th percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare AHN Wexford Hospital
T52Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA · Acute care8.0%, 63rd percentile11.4%, 65th percentile11.6%, 37th percentile15.3%, 48th percentile—12.2%, 40th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Mount Nittany Medical Center
T52Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care8.0%, 63rd percentile11.0%, 77th percentile8.9%, 87th percentile15.1%, 51st percentile2.6%, 33rd percentile12.2%, 40th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Jefferson Health- Northeast
T52Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton, PA · Acute care8.0%, 63rd percentile—12.5%, 22nd percentile15.9%, 39th percentile—10.6%, 69th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
T52St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne, PA · Acute care8.0%, 63rd percentile11.3%, 68th percentile10.3%, 64th percentile17.6%, 17th percentile1.9%, 78th percentile15.4%, 10th percentile16.6%, 2nd percentileCompare St Mary Medical Center
T57St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusQuakertown, PA · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile—10.6%, 58th percentile14.6%, 60th percentile—8.3%, 97th percentile16.4%, 3rd percentileCompare St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
T57UPMC St MargaretPittsburgh, PA · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile—9.2%, 84th percentile15.3%, 48th percentile—10.4%, 73rd percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare UPMC St Margaret
T59St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg, PA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile10.4%, 90th percentile7.4%, 97th percentile14.2%, 66th percentile—11.6%, 51st percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
T59Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata, PA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile12.7%, 21st percentile9.8%, 73rd percentile15.7%, 42nd percentile—9.9%, 82nd percentile13.5%, 98th percentileCompare Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
T59Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile10.6%, 98th percentile1.5%, 96th percentile11.5%, 53rd percentile15.8%, 11th percentileCompare Geisinger Medical Center
T59Penn Highlands ElkSaint Marys, PA · Critical access8.2%, 58th percentile—12.8%, 18th percentile15.3%, 48th percentile—12.5%, 36th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Penn Highlands Elk
T59Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City, PA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile—9.6%, 77th percentile12.9%, 83rd percentile——16.0%, 7th percentileCompare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
T59Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoEast Stroudsburg, PA · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile10.1%, 95th percentile11.7%, 35th percentile16.0%, 38th percentile2.4%, 44th percentile13.5%, 23rd percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
T65Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care8.3%, 54th percentile10.7%, 85th percentile7.9%, 95th percentile14.6%, 60th percentile—10.6%, 69th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
T65Penn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon, PA · Acute care8.3%, 54th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile8.6%, 90th percentile15.5%, 45th percentile—10.8%, 66th percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Penn Highlands Huntingdon
T65UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · Acute care8.3%, 54th percentile13.2%, 11th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile16.9%, 25th percentile2.1%, 62nd percentile10.9%, 64th percentile14.5%, 79th percentileCompare UPMC Altoona
T65Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland, PA · Acute care8.3%, 54th percentile13.1%, 13th percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile16.8%, 26th percentile—13.0%, 28th percentile15.9%, 9th percentileCompare Crozer Chester Medical Center
T69Penn Highlands DuboisDubois, PA · Acute care8.4%, 52nd percentile13.1%, 13th percentile12.7%, 19th percentile17.0%, 24th percentile4.1%, 3rd percentile18.2%, 3rd percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Penn Highlands Dubois
T69Regional Hospital Of ScrantonScranton, PA · Acute care8.4%, 52nd percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile11.2%, 46th percentile19.5%, 6th percentile2.2%, 55th percentile10.8%, 66th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Regional Hospital Of Scranton
T71Chester County HospitalWest Chester, PA · Acute care8.5%, 49th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile11.0%, 50th percentile14.6%, 60th percentile1.9%, 78th percentile10.6%, 69th percentile14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Chester County Hospital
T71Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg, PA · Acute care8.5%, 49th percentile—9.3%, 82nd percentile13.8%, 72nd percentile—10.7%, 68th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
T71Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · Acute care8.5%, 49th percentile10.3%, 92nd percentile8.5%, 91st percentile12.4%, 88th percentile2.0%, 69th percentile10.0%, 81st percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Reading Hospital
T71UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA · Acute care8.5%, 49th percentile11.1%, 74th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile14.7%, 58th percentile2.3%, 49th percentile10.6%, 69th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare UPMC Passavant
T75Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA · Acute care8.6%, 46th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile13.5%, 11th percentile14.5%, 61st percentile—11.7%, 49th percentile13.9%, 94th percentileCompare Gettysburg Hospital
T75Heritage Valley SewickleySewickley, PA · Acute care8.6%, 46th percentile—11.6%, 37th percentile19.9%, 5th percentile—12.5%, 36th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Heritage Valley Sewickley
T75Warren General HospitalWarren, PA · Acute care8.6%, 46th percentile—12.1%, 28th percentile15.5%, 45th percentile—15.6%, 9th percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Warren General Hospital
T75Roxborough Memorial HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care8.6%, 46th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile9.1%, 85th percentile17.1%, 23rd percentile—13.4%, 24th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Roxborough Memorial Hospital
T79Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown, PA · Acute care8.7%, 43rd percentile—9.7%, 75th percentile13.8%, 72nd percentile—9.7%, 85th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
T79UPMC NorthwestSeneca, PA · Acute care8.7%, 43rd percentile12.5%, 26th percentile8.5%, 91st percentile13.5%, 76th percentile—11.4%, 54th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare UPMC Northwest
T79Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton, PA · Acute care8.7%, 43rd percentile11.4%, 65th percentile11.6%, 37th percentile13.5%, 76th percentile2.5%, 38th percentile10.5%, 71st percentile16.1%, 6th percentileCompare Geisinger-Community Medical Center
T79Penn Highlands Mon ValleyMonongahela, PA · Acute care8.7%, 43rd percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile11.5%, 39th percentile19.9%, 5th percentile—9.2%, 91st percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Penn Highlands Mon Valley
T83Wilkes Barre VA Medical CenterWilkes-Barre, PA · Veterans Affairs8.8%, 41st percentile—9.5%, 79th percentile12.1%, 91st percentile——13.7%, 97th percentileCompare Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center
T83The Washington HospitalWashington, PA · Acute care8.8%, 41st percentile12.4%, 29th percentile12.0%, 30th percentile16.7%, 27th percentile2.0%, 69th percentile16.3%, 7th percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare The Washington Hospital
T83Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalWaynesboro, PA · Acute care8.8%, 41st percentile11.7%, 54th percentile11.5%, 39th percentile14.5%, 61st percentile—11.5%, 53rd percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
86Excela Health - Frick HospitalMount Pleasant, PA · Acute care8.9%, 38th percentile—10.3%, 64th percentile14.7%, 58th percentile—10.5%, 71st percentile15.8%, 11th percentileCompare Excela Health - Frick Hospital
87Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg, PA · Acute care9.0%, 36th percentile—11.4%, 41st percentile13.3%, 79th percentile—16.9%, 5th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
88Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care9.1%, 34th percentile13.3%, 10th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile13.4%, 77th percentile—12.5%, 36th percentile14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Nazareth Hospital
T89Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · Acute care9.2%, 31st percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile9.2%, 84th percentile10.7%, 97th percentile2.2%, 55th percentile9.0%, 93rd percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Milton S Hershey Medical Center
T89UPMC ColeCoudersport, PA · Critical access9.2%, 31st percentile—12.2%, 27th percentile22.9%, 1st percentile——14.9%, 54th percentileCompare UPMC Cole
T91Forbes HospitalMonroeville, PA · Acute care9.3%, 28th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile8.8%, 88th percentile14.1%, 67th percentile2.2%, 55th percentile11.0%, 62nd percentile16.5%, 3rd percentileCompare Forbes Hospital
T91Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre, PA · Acute care9.3%, 28th percentile14.5%, 2nd percentile16.0%, 1st percentile17.1%, 23rd percentile4.0%, 4th percentile16.2%, 7th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
T93Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · Acute care9.4%, 26th percentile9.8%, 97th percentile9.5%, 79th percentile10.9%, 97th percentile1.6%, 93rd percentile8.8%, 95th percentile13.9%, 94th percentileCompare Lancaster General Hospital
T93Jefferson HospitalJefferson Hills, PA · Acute care9.4%, 26th percentile12.7%, 21st percentile10.0%, 70th percentile17.4%, 19th percentile2.3%, 49th percentile11.2%, 58th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Jefferson Hospital
T93Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical CenterMeadowbrook, PA · Acute care9.4%, 26th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile16.2%, 35th percentile—10.0%, 81st percentile15.6%, 16th percentileCompare Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center
T93Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical CenterCamp Hill, PA · Acute care9.4%, 26th percentile12.7%, 21st percentile11.3%, 44th percentile11.1%, 96th percentile3.3%, 12th percentile7.7%, 99th percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
T97Robert Packer HospitalSayre, PA · Acute care9.5%, 24th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile13.4%, 12th percentile16.3%, 33rd percentile3.4%, 9th percentile10.4%, 73rd percentile15.7%, 13th percentileCompare Robert Packer Hospital
T97Uniontown HospitalUniontown, PA · Acute care9.5%, 24th percentile13.1%, 13th percentile11.3%, 44th percentile14.7%, 58th percentile—10.4%, 73rd percentile14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Uniontown Hospital
99UPMC WellsboroWellsboro, PA · Critical access9.6%, 22nd percentile—11.8%, 34th percentile16.2%, 35th percentile—12.3%, 39th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare UPMC Wellsboro
T100UPMC HamotErie, PA · Acute care9.7%, 20th percentile13.6%, 7th percentile12.1%, 28th percentile12.2%, 90th percentile2.4%, 44th percentile11.0%, 62nd percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare 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.