The following is a list of hospitals with 30-day pneumonia readmission below 15 percent, some of the lowest rates in the nation. Data was taken from CMS' Hospital Compare.
For reference, the national average rate of 30-day pneumonia readmission is 17.6 percent, according to hospital Compare. Data was last updated April 16.
The 64 hospitals with 30-day pneumonia readmission rates below 15 percent are:
Owensboro (Ky.) Medical Health System — 13.6 percent
Kalispell (Mt.) Regional Medical Center — 13.7 percent
St. Francis Hospital (Rosyln, N.Y.) — 13.9 percent
Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo, Mich.) — 13.9 percent
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center (Kirkland, Wash.) — 14.1 percent
Parkview Regional Medical Center (Fort Wayne, Ind.) — 14.1 percent
St. Patrick Hospital (Missoula, Mont.) — 14.1 percent
Castleview Hospital (Prince, Utah) — 14.1 percent
San Antonio Community Hospital (Upland, Calif.) — 14.2 percent
Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Health System (Panama, Fla.) — 14.3 percent
Mercy Medical Center Redding (Calif.) — 14.3 percent
Citrus Memorial Hospital (Inverness, Fla.) — 14.3 percent
Lake Regional Health System (Osage Beach, Mo.) — 14.4 percent
Parkview Medical Center (Pueblo, Colo.) — 14.4 percent
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (Portland, Ore.) — 14.4 percent
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) — 14.4 percent
Stormont-Vail Healthcare (Topeka, Kan.) — 14.4 percent
Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan (Ludington) — 14.4 percent
Williamsport (Pa.) Regional Medical Center — 14.5 percent
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca (N.Y.) — 14.5 percent
Franklin (N.H.) Regional Hospital — 14.5 percent
Fairview Park Hospital (Dublin, Ga.) — 14.5 percent
Shands Live Oak (Fla.) Regional Medical Center — 14.5 percent
Mercy Gilbert (Ariz.) Medical Center — 14.6 percent
Sleepy Eye (Minn.) Municipal Hospital — 14.5 percent
Salem (Ohio) Community Hospital — 14.6 percent
Grand Junction (Colo.) VA Medical Center — 14.6 percent
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center (Enid, Okla.) — 14.6 percent
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital — 14.6 percent
St. Joseph Hospital (Eureka, Calif.) — 14.6 percent
St. Francis-Downtown (Greenville, S.C.) — 14.6 percent
Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) — 14.7 percent
Hanover (Pa.) Hospital — 14.7 percent
Memorial Hermann Hospital System (Houston) — 14.7 percent
Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital — 14.7 percent
Saint Vincent Hospital (Erie, Pa.) — 14.7 percent
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (Mishawaka, Ind.) — 14.7 percent
Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center (Panama, Fla.) — 14.7 percent
Fairchild Medical Center (Yreka, Calif.) — 14.7 percent
Mary Rutan Hospital (Bellefontaine, Ohio) — 14.7 percent
Mountain West Medical Center (Tooele, Utah) — 14.7 percent
Miles Memorial Hospital (Damariscotta, Maine) — 14.8 percent
VA Roseburg (Ore.) Healthcare System — 14.8 percent
Greenwood County Hospital (Eureka, Kan.) — 14.8 percent
South Texas Health System (Edinburg) — 14.8 percent
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center (Foley, Ala.) — 14.8 percent
Knox Community Hospital (Mount Vernon, Ohio) — 14.8 percent
Central Vermont Medical Center (Barre) — 14.8 percent
Galion (Ohio) Community Hospital — 14.8 percent
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital (Elko) — 14.8 percent
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (Idaho Falls) — 14.8 percent
Simi Valley (Calif.) Hospital & Healthcare Services — 14.9 percent
Mountain Home (Tenn.) VA Medical Center — 14.9 percent
St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Ontario (Ore.) — 14.9 percent
Sutter Lakeside Hospital (Lakeport, Calif.) — 14.9 percent
Bozeman (Mont.) Deaconess Hospital — 14.9 percent
Appleton (Wis.) Medical Center — 14.9 percent
UPMC Horizon (Greenville, Pa.) — 14.9 percent
Virtua Memorial Hospital of Burlington County (Mount Holly, N.J.) — 14.9 percent
Columbus (Ind.) Regional Hospital — 14.9 percent
North Country Hospital and Health Center (Newport, Vt.) — 14.9 percent
St. Edward Mercy Medical Center (Fort Smith, Ark.) — 14.9 percent
Freeman Health System-Freeman West (Joplin, Mo.) — 14.9 percent
Florida Hospital Waterman (Tavares) — 14.9 percent