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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.

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

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National average15.2%11.9%11.1%8.6%2.4%11.9%15.0%
1University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care9.3%, 99th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile8.5%, 91st percentile6.8%, 91st percentile2.1%, 62nd percentile10.7%, 68th percentile14.2%, 89th percentileCompare University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority
2Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Acute care10.7%, 97th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile10.1%, 68th percentile7.5%, 78th percentile2.3%, 49th percentile10.4%, 73rd percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Aurora St Lukes Medical Center
3Madison VA Medical CenterMadison, WI · Veterans Affairs11.2%, 96th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile7.1%, 98th percentile6.8%, 91st percentile——16.0%, 7th percentileCompare Madison VA Medical Center
4Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access11.8%, 93rd percentile—11.3%, 44th percentile——10.5%, 71st percentile14.3%, 86th percentileCompare Hudson Hospital
5Froedtert Community HospitalNew Berlin, WI · Acute care11.9%, 92nd percentile—————14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Froedtert Community Hospital
6Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care12.2%, 90th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile7.9%, 66th percentile—13.0%, 28th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County
7Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access12.5%, 87th percentile—9.5%, 79th percentile8.4%, 52nd percentile—12.6%, 34th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland
T8SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care12.6%, 86th percentile—11.1%, 48th percentile8.1%, 61st percentile—9.4%, 89th percentile14.0%, 93rd percentileCompare SSM Health St Clare Hospital - Baraboo
T8Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care12.6%, 86th percentile—11.7%, 35th percentile———14.3%, 86th percentileCompare Ascension St Francis Hospital
10Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care12.7%, 85th percentile10.3%, 92nd percentile12.0%, 30th percentile7.0%, 88th percentile2.3%, 49th percentile9.9%, 82nd percentile13.6%, 97th percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital
T11Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care12.8%, 84th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile11.1%, 48th percentile8.2%, 58th percentile—10.8%, 66th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Aurora Medical Center - Summit
T11Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington, WI · Acute care12.8%, 84th percentile—11.1%, 48th percentile9.5%, 24th percentile—10.0%, 81st percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington
T11Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care12.8%, 84th percentile10.7%, 85th percentile9.5%, 79th percentile6.5%, 95th percentile2.4%, 44th percentile9.7%, 85th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
14UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care12.9%, 83rd percentile11.0%, 77th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile7.7%, 72nd percentile—8.6%, 96th percentile15.8%, 11th percentileCompare UnityPoint Health - Meriter
T15Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care13.0%, 82nd percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile12.8%, 18th percentile8.6%, 46th percentile2.6%, 33rd percentile12.2%, 40th percentile13.9%, 94th percentileCompare Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
T15West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WI · Acute care13.0%, 82nd percentile12.2%, 35th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile7.4%, 80th percentile—9.9%, 82nd percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare West Allis Memorial Hospital
T17Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care13.2%, 80th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile11.7%, 35th percentile7.6%, 75th percentile—13.9%, 19th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital
T17Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac, WI · Acute care13.2%, 80th percentile—13.0%, 15th percentile——11.8%, 47th percentile14.1%, 91st percentileCompare Sauk Prairie Hospital
T17Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha, WI · Acute care13.2%, 80th percentile13.2%, 11th percentile14.9%, 4th percentile10.2%, 12th percentile2.5%, 38th percentile15.2%, 11th percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Froedtert South Inc.
T20Milwaukee VA Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Veterans Affairs13.3%, 79th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile7.4%, 97th percentile5.9%, 98th percentile——15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Milwaukee VA Medical Center
T20Aspirus Eagle River HospitalEagle River, WI · Critical access13.3%, 79th percentile—10.9%, 52nd percentile———15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Aspirus Eagle River Hospital
22Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo, WI · Critical access13.5%, 76th percentile—9.5%, 79th percentile———14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge
T23Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WI · Acute care13.6%, 74th percentile—12.0%, 30th percentile——9.5%, 88th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County
T23Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WI · Acute care13.6%, 74th percentile—15.3%, 3rd percentile8.8%, 41st percentile—11.9%, 45th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital
25Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · Acute care13.7%, 73rd percentile12.5%, 26th percentile11.5%, 39th percentile7.2%, 85th percentile2.7%, 28th percentile11.0%, 62nd percentile16.9%, 1st percentileCompare Marshfield Medical Center
T26Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano, WI · Critical access13.8%, 72nd percentile—11.9%, 32nd percentile——13.8%, 20th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Thedacare Medical Center - Shawano
T26Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care13.8%, 72nd percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile7.9%, 66th percentile2.7%, 28th percentile9.5%, 88th percentile13.7%, 97th percentileCompare Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee
T28The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · Acute care13.9%, 70th percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile10.5%, 60th percentile7.8%, 69th percentile—11.8%, 47th percentile15.6%, 16th percentileCompare The Monroe Clinic
T28Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care13.9%, 70th percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile11.9%, 32nd percentile7.3%, 83rd percentile—10.5%, 71st percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Community Memorial Hospital
T28Holy Family MemorialManitowoc, WI · Acute care13.9%, 70th percentile—14.2%, 7th percentile7.0%, 88th percentile—12.8%, 31st percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Holy Family Memorial
T28Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · Acute care13.9%, 70th percentile13.3%, 10th percentile9.2%, 84th percentile8.9%, 38th percentile4.6%, 2nd percentile12.7%, 33rd percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Mercy Health System Corp
T32Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care14.0%, 69th percentile—13.5%, 11th percentile9.1%, 34th percentile—10.3%, 75th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Howard Young Medical Center
T32Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery, WI · Critical access14.0%, 69th percentile—14.9%, 4th percentile9.1%, 34th percentile—12.9%, 30th percentile14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Amery Hospital & Clinic
T34Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care14.1%, 67th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile9.1%, 85th percentile6.4%, 96th percentile2.0%, 69th percentile11.0%, 62nd percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Aurora Medical Center
T34Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care14.1%, 67th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile12.4%, 23rd percentile9.5%, 24th percentile—11.7%, 49th percentile14.1%, 91st percentileCompare Ascension All Saints Hospital
T34Vernon Memorial HospitalViroqua, WI · Critical access14.1%, 67th percentile——11.8%, 3rd percentile——14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Vernon Memorial Hospital
T37Aurora BayCare Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care14.2%, 66th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile12.8%, 18th percentile7.7%, 72nd percentile2.4%, 44th percentile11.6%, 51st percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Aurora BayCare Medical Center
T37Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI · Acute care14.2%, 66th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile10.1%, 68th percentile9.4%, 26th percentile—9.7%, 85th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Aurora Medical Center Kenosha
T39Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI · Acute care14.4%, 63rd percentile—11.9%, 32nd percentile6.9%, 90th percentile—10.3%, 75th percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
T39Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care14.4%, 63rd percentile9.8%, 97th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile8.7%, 43rd percentile—10.0%, 81st percentile14.3%, 86th percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc
T39Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access14.4%, 63rd percentile—9.9%, 72nd percentile———14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley
T42River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls, WI · Critical access14.6%, 60th percentile—11.3%, 44th percentile——10.6%, 69th percentile14.0%, 93rd percentileCompare River Falls Area Hospital
T42Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids, WI · Acute care14.6%, 60th percentile—12.5%, 22nd percentile10.4%, 11th percentile—12.4%, 37th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc
44Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access14.7%, 58th percentile—10.8%, 54th percentile8.1%, 61st percentile——14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Tomah Memorial Hospital
45Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care14.8%, 56th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile11.8%, 34th percentile9.7%, 20th percentile2.0%, 69th percentile10.0%, 81st percentile14.1%, 91st percentileCompare Aspirus Wausau Hospital
46Western Wisconsin HealthBaldwin, WI · Critical access14.9%, 54th percentile—————14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Western Wisconsin Health
T47Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay, WI · Critical access15.0%, 52nd percentile—13.9%, 8th percentile9.2%, 31st percentile——14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Door County Medical Center
T47Stoughton HospitalStoughton, WI · Critical access15.0%, 52nd percentile—12.2%, 27th percentile———14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Stoughton Hospital
T47Tomah VA Medical CenterTomah, WI · Veterans Affairs15.0%, 52nd percentile—————14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Tomah VA Medical Center
50Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point, WI · Acute care15.2%, 50th percentile—13.8%, 9th percentile7.1%, 87th percentile—10.4%, 73rd percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.

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.