Skip to main content
Hospital Compare
Hospital rankings

Hospitals in Wisconsin with the lowest pneumonia death rate

97 Wisconsin hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority, Aurora St Lukes Medical Center, Madison VA Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

Hospital type
All types
Ownership
Any ownership
Choose columns
Overall
Patient experience
Outcomes
Safety
Timely care
Effective care
Cost
Medicare penalties
Capacity
Clear filters

97 hospitals ranked in Wisconsin by pneumonia death rate; 43 more match but have no reported value.

Compare top 4 Download CSV
#HospitalPneumonia 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 average15.2%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care9.3%5411.6%8.5%14.2%1.04214 min0.93536Compare
2Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Acute care10.7%4310.9%10.1%15.4%1.09172 min0.961,213Compare
3Madison VA Medical CenterMadison, WI · Veterans Affairs11.2%5512.1%7.1%16.0%0.87——475Compare
4Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access11.8%54—11.3%14.3%—117 min—25Compare
5Froedtert Community HospitalNew Berlin, WI · Acute care11.9%—5——14.8%—125 min0.7116Compare
6Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care12.2%5411.8%10.4%14.4%0.87173 min0.83185Compare
7Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access12.5%44—9.5%14.4%—109 min—29Compare
T8SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care12.6%44—11.1%14.0%0.98114 min0.84100Compare
T8Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care12.6%32—11.7%14.3%0.96136 min—270Compare
10Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care12.7%5410.3%12.0%13.6%0.68178 min0.95304Compare
T11Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care12.8%5412.0%11.1%14.7%0.93142 min0.9066Compare
T11Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington, WI · Acute care12.8%44—11.1%15.2%0.95182 min0.87123Compare
T11Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care12.8%3410.7%9.5%15.4%0.78275 min0.96596Compare
14UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care12.9%5411.0%10.4%15.8%0.83142 min0.93448Compare
T15Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care13.0%4412.6%12.8%13.9%1.05167 min1.07325Compare
T15West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WI · Acute care13.0%4312.2%10.2%15.3%1.03182 min0.89149Compare
T17Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care13.2%5411.6%11.7%15.0%0.88136 min1.05156Compare
T17Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac, WI · Acute care13.2%55—13.0%14.1%1.01152 min0.8636Compare
T17Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha, WI · Acute care13.2%2313.2%14.9%15.3%1.18157 min0.98380Compare
T20Milwaukee VA Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Veterans Affairs13.3%3411.6%7.4%15.5%1.20——902Compare
T20Aspirus Eagle River HospitalEagle River, WI · Critical access13.3%———10.9%15.5%—89 min—25Compare
22Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo, WI · Critical access13.5%—5—9.5%14.9%—136 min—18Compare
T23Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WI · Acute care13.6%54—12.0%14.8%0.95112 min0.8569Compare
T23Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WI · Acute care13.6%33—15.3%14.6%0.96153 min0.8173Compare
25Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · Acute care13.7%1312.5%11.5%16.9%1.79166 min0.99504Compare
T26Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano, WI · Critical access13.8%44—11.9%14.8%—108 min—25Compare
T26Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care13.8%3312.3%10.4%13.7%0.94167 min0.98422Compare
T28The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · Acute care13.9%5410.8%10.5%15.6%0.93145 min0.90100Compare
T28Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care13.9%4310.8%11.9%14.6%0.85219 min0.91237Compare
T28Holy Family MemorialManitowoc, WI · Acute care13.9%34—14.2%14.6%0.94138 min0.88167Compare
T28Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · Acute care13.9%3313.3%9.2%15.1%1.16161 min0.92240Compare
T32Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care14.0%44—13.5%14.6%—163 min0.94109Compare
T32Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery, WI · Critical access14.0%25—14.9%14.5%—120 min—25Compare
T34Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care14.1%5411.4%9.1%14.7%1.05188 min0.8562Compare
T34Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care14.1%2311.8%12.4%14.1%0.86146 min—553Compare
T34Vernon Memorial HospitalViroqua, WI · Critical access14.1%—5——14.4%—138 min—25Compare
T37Aurora BayCare Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care14.2%4412.2%12.8%14.9%1.01133 min0.92132Compare
T37Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI · Acute care14.2%4411.7%10.1%14.4%1.20179 min0.9474Compare
T39Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI · Acute care14.4%54—11.9%14.9%0.89145 min0.8499Compare
T39Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care14.4%559.8%10.2%14.3%0.85134 min0.90345Compare
T39Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access14.4%44—9.9%14.4%—142 min—15Compare
T42River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls, WI · Critical access14.6%55—11.3%14.0%—96 min—25Compare
T42Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids, WI · Acute care14.6%34—12.5%15.1%0.90162 min0.9399Compare
44Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access14.7%55—10.8%14.6%—109 min—15Compare
45Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care14.8%4411.8%11.8%14.1%0.97157 min0.95321Compare
46Western Wisconsin HealthBaldwin, WI · Critical access14.9%—4——14.9%—111 min—25Compare
T47Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay, WI · Critical access15.0%45—13.9%14.4%—144 min—25Compare
T47Stoughton HospitalStoughton, WI · Critical access15.0%35—12.2%14.9%—154 min—25Compare
T47Tomah VA Medical CenterTomah, WI · Veterans Affairs15.0%————14.8%———1,039Compare
50Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point, WI · Acute care15.2%44—13.8%15.4%1.16148 min0.91181Compare

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.
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).