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Hospitals in Wisconsin with the lowest COPD death rate

63 Wisconsin hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Milwaukee VA Medical Center, Aurora Medical Center, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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63 hospitals ranked in Wisconsin by copd death rate; 77 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
1Milwaukee VA Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Veterans Affairs5.9%3411.6%7.4%15.5%1.20——902Compare
2Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care6.4%5411.4%9.1%14.7%1.05188 min0.8562Compare
3Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care6.5%3410.7%9.5%15.4%0.78275 min0.96596Compare
T4Madison VA Medical CenterMadison, WI · Veterans Affairs6.8%5512.1%7.1%16.0%0.87——475Compare
T4University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care6.8%5411.6%8.5%14.2%1.04214 min0.93536Compare
6Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI · Acute care6.9%54—11.9%14.9%0.89145 min0.8499Compare
T7Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care7.0%5410.3%12.0%13.6%0.68178 min0.95304Compare
T7Holy Family MemorialManitowoc, WI · Acute care7.0%34—14.2%14.6%0.94138 min0.88167Compare
9Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point, WI · Acute care7.1%44—13.8%15.4%1.16148 min0.91181Compare
10Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · Acute care7.2%1312.5%11.5%16.9%1.79166 min0.99504Compare
11Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care7.3%4310.8%11.9%14.6%0.85219 min0.91237Compare
12West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WI · Acute care7.4%4312.2%10.2%15.3%1.03182 min0.89149Compare
T13Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Acute care7.5%4310.9%10.1%15.4%1.09172 min0.961,213Compare
T13SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville, WI · Acute care7.5%43—13.7%14.0%0.88138 min0.9050Compare
15Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care7.6%5411.6%11.7%15.0%0.88136 min1.05156Compare
T16Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua, WI · Acute care7.7%55—9.9%15.2%0.89174 min0.9219Compare
T16UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care7.7%5411.0%10.4%15.8%0.83142 min0.93448Compare
T16Aurora BayCare Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care7.7%4412.2%12.8%14.9%1.01133 min0.92132Compare
19The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · Acute care7.8%5410.8%10.5%15.6%0.93145 min0.90100Compare
T20Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care7.9%5411.8%10.4%14.4%0.87173 min0.83185Compare
T20Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg, WI · Critical access7.9%54—11.0%14.2%—137 min—25Compare
T20Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care7.9%3312.3%10.4%13.7%0.94167 min0.98422Compare
T20Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston, WI · Acute care7.9%3412.3%11.5%15.4%1.15143 min0.9386Compare
T24Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access8.1%55—10.8%14.6%—109 min—15Compare
T24Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton, WI · Acute care8.1%4312.7%12.5%14.8%1.20143 min0.85332Compare
T24SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care8.1%44—11.1%14.0%0.98114 min0.84100Compare
T24Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha, WI · Acute care8.1%4412.4%10.6%15.5%0.90140 min1.05400Compare
28Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care8.2%5412.0%11.1%14.7%0.93142 min0.9066Compare
29Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access8.4%44—9.5%14.4%—109 min—29Compare
T30Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care8.6%4412.6%12.8%13.9%1.05167 min1.07325Compare
T30St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care8.6%4311.6%15.2%14.0%1.24133 min0.99523Compare
T32Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care8.7%559.8%10.2%14.3%0.85134 min0.90345Compare
T32Westfields Hospital And ClinicNew Richmond, WI · Critical access8.7%45—13.2%14.9%—108 min—25Compare
34Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WI · Acute care8.8%33—15.3%14.6%0.96153 min0.8173Compare
T35Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care8.9%5311.3%9.8%13.6%0.93124 min—538Compare
T35Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · Acute care8.9%3313.3%9.2%15.1%1.16161 min0.92240Compare
T35Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland, WI · Critical access8.9%35—13.4%14.9%—124 min—25Compare
T38Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care9.0%44—9.3%15.7%0.90129 min0.8499Compare
T38Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander, WI · Acute care9.0%34—17.0%14.4%1.03162 min0.8999Compare
T40Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care9.1%44—13.5%14.6%—163 min0.94109Compare
T40Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery, WI · Critical access9.1%25—14.9%14.5%—120 min—25Compare
T42Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay, WI · Critical access9.2%45—13.9%14.4%—144 min—25Compare
T42Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care9.2%3413.2%21.9%14.3%0.91120 min0.9795Compare
44SSM Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du Lac, WI · Acute care9.3%4410.8%15.5%15.0%1.06150 min0.88151Compare
T45Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI · Acute care9.4%4411.7%10.1%14.4%1.20179 min0.9474Compare
T45Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton, WI · Acute care9.4%4411.9%17.5%13.1%1.54147 min0.92160Compare
T45Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterLake Geneva, WI · Critical access9.4%34—12.9%14.7%—126 min—25Compare
T48Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington, WI · Acute care9.5%44—11.1%15.2%0.95182 min0.87123Compare
T48Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar IncMenomonie, WI · Critical access9.5%34—12.1%14.7%—133 min—25Compare
T48Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care9.5%2311.8%12.4%14.1%0.86146 min—553Compare

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).