The following is a list of hospitals with the lowest 30-day readmission rates from pneumonia, according to data from CMS.
Data was pulled from Hospital Compare and is from July 2010 through June 2013, the most recent data available.
All the hospitals on this list have a 30-day readmission rate from pneumonia of 14.7 percent or less. For reference, the national average is 17.3 percent.
St. Francis Hospital-Roslyn (N.Y.) — 13.4 percent
Salem (Ohio) Regional Medical Center — 13.8 percent
St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center (Kokomo, Ind.) — 13.9 percent
Citrus Memorial Hospital (Inverness, Fla.) — 14 percent
Castleview Hospital (Prince, Utah) — 14 percent
St. Joseph Hospital (Eureka, Calif.) — 14.1 percent
University of Colorado Health Memorial Hospital Central (Colorado Springs, Colo.) — 14.1 percent
St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Ontario (Ore.) — 14.1 percent
Avera Queen of Peace (Mitchell, S.D.) — 14.1 percent
Henrico Doctors' Hospital (Richmond, Va.) — 14.1 percent
Jefferson Healthcare Hospital (Port Townsend, Wash.) — 14.1 percent
Marian Regional Medical Center (Santa Maria, Calif.) — 14.2 percent
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital — 14.2 percent
Indian River Medical Center (Vero Beach, Fla.) — 14.2 percent
Marshalltown (Iowa) Medical & Surgical Center — 14.2 percent
Oaklawn Hospital (Marshall, Mich.) — 14.2 percent
Mountain West Medical Center (Toole, Utah) — 14.2 percent
St. Francis Hospital & Health Services (Maryville, Mo.) — 14.3 percent
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital — 14.4 percent
Touro Infirmary (New Orleans) — 14.4 percent
Willis Knighton Bossier Health Center (Bossier City, La.) — 14.4 percent
Cheshire Medical Center (Keene, N.H.) — 14.4 percent
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) — 14.4 percent
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center (Show Low, Ariz.) — 14.5 percent
Advocate Bromenn Medical Center (Normal, Ill.) — 14.5 percent
Parkview Regional Medical Center (Fort Wayne, Ind.) — 14.5 percent
Good Samaritan Hospital (Lebanon, Pa.) — 14.5 percent
St. Edward Mercy Medical Center (Fort Smith, Ariz.) — 14.6 percent
Kaweah Delta Medical Center (Visalia, Calif.) — 14.6 percent
Centura Health-St. Mary Corwin Medical Center (Pueblo, Colo.) — 14.6 percent
Parkview Medical Center (Pueblo, Colo.) — 14.6 percent
Atchison (Kan.) Hospital — 14.6 percent
Owensboro (Ky.) Health Regional Hospital — 14.6 percent
Riverside Medical Center (Franklinton, La.) — 14.6 percent
VA Roseburg (Ore.) Healthcare System — 14.6 percent
UPMC Altoona (Pa.) — 14.6 percent
Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Medical Center — 14.6 percent
Fairbanks (Ark.) Memorial Hospital — 14.7 percent
San Antonio Community Hospital (Upland, Calif.) — 14.7 percent
French Hospital Medical Center (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) — 14.7 percent
Fairchild Medical Center (Yreka, Calif.) — 14.7 percent
Columbus (Ind.) Regional Hospital — 14.7 percent
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (Baton Rogue, La.) — 14.7 percent
Sleepy Eye (Minn.) Municipal Hospital — 14.7 percent
Boone County Health Center (Albion, Neb.) — 14.7 percent
San Juan Regional Medical Center (Farmington, N.M.) — 14.7 percent
Presbyterian Hospital (Albuquerque, N.M.) — 14.7 percent
Pomerene Hospital (Millersburg, Ohio) — 14.7 percent
Weatherford (Okla.) Regional Hospital — 14.7 percent
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford, Ore.) — 14.7 percent
Williamsport (Pa.) Regional Medical Center — 14.7 percent
Odessa (Texas) Regional Hospital — 14.7 percent
Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center — 14.7 percent