Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest pneumonia death rate
134 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by pneumonia 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 | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | COPD 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 | 15.2% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| T99 | UPMC Wellsboro | 16.2%, 35th percentile | — | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | — | 12.3%, 39th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare UPMC Wellsboro |
| T99 | Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita |
| T99 | Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald |
| 104 | Robert Packer Hospital | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Robert Packer Hospital |
| T105 | Excela Health Latrobe Hospital | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Excela Health Latrobe Hospital |
| T105 | UPMC Carlisle | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare UPMC Carlisle |
| 107 | The Washington Hospital | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 16.3%, 7th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare The Washington Hospital |
| 108 | Crozer Chester Medical Center | 16.8%, 26th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Crozer Chester Medical Center |
| T109 | Penn Highlands Brookville | 16.9%, 25th percentile | — | 12.2%, 27th percentile | — | — | — | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Penn Highlands Brookville |
| T109 | UPMC Altoona | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare UPMC Altoona |
| 111 | Penn Highlands Dubois | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | 4.1%, 3rd percentile | 18.2%, 3rd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Penn Highlands Dubois |
| T112 | Roxborough Memorial Hospital | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 13.4%, 24th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Roxborough Memorial Hospital |
| T112 | Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 16.0%, 1st percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | 4.0%, 4th percentile | 16.2%, 7th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Wilkes-Barre General Hospital |
| 114 | UPMC East | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 9.0%, 93rd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare UPMC East |
| T115 | Jefferson Hospital | 17.4%, 19th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Jefferson Hospital |
| T115 | UPMC Somerset | 17.4%, 19th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | — | — | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare UPMC Somerset |
| 117 | UPMC Memorial | 17.5%, 18th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare UPMC Memorial |
| 118 | St Mary Medical Center | 17.6%, 17th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 15.4%, 10th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| T119 | Titusville Area Hospital | 18.1%, 13th percentile | — | 12.8%, 18th percentile | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Titusville Area Hospital |
| T119 | Endless Mountains Health Systems | 18.1%, 13th percentile | — | — | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | — | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | Compare Endless Mountains Health Systems |
| T121 | UPMC Muncy | 18.5%, 11th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare UPMC Muncy |
| T121 | UPMC Williamsport | 18.5%, 11th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare UPMC Williamsport |
| 123 | Heritage Valley Beaver | 18.6%, 10th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Heritage Valley Beaver |
| 124 | Indiana Regional Medical Center | 18.9%, 9th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.2%, 7th percentile | — | — | 15.5%, 10th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Indiana Regional Medical Center |
| 125 | Punxsutawney Area Hospital | 19.0%, 8th percentile | — | 11.7%, 35th percentile | — | — | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Punxsutawney Area Hospital |
| 126 | Regional Hospital Of Scranton | 19.5%, 6th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Regional Hospital Of Scranton |
| 127 | UPMC Jameson | 19.7%, 5th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | — | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare UPMC Jameson |
| T128 | Heritage Valley Sewickley | 19.9%, 5th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Heritage Valley Sewickley |
| T128 | Penn Highlands Mon Valley | 19.9%, 5th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Penn Highlands Mon Valley |
| 130 | Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At Windber | 21.1%, 2nd percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | — | — | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At Windber |
| 131 | Wayne Memorial Hospital | 21.6%, 2nd percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 8th percentile | — | 13.1%, 27th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Wayne Memorial Hospital |
| 132 | UPMC Cole | 22.9%, 1st percentile | — | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare UPMC Cole |
| 133 | Independence Health System Clarion Hospital | 24.5%, 0th percentile | — | 11.0%, 50th percentile | — | — | 14.3%, 16th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Independence Health System Clarion Hospital |
| 134 | Barnes-Kasson County Hospital | 24.8%, 0th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Barnes-Kasson County Hospital |
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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD 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.