Healthgrades published its annual “America’s Best Hospitals Awards” Jan. 27, recognizing 250 hospitals across the country for strong quality performance.
The list recognizes the top 50, 100 and 250 best hospitals, representing the top 1%, 2% and 5% of hospitals in the country for clinical excellence, respectively, the consumer platform said in a news release. For the ranking, Healthgrades analyzed clinical performance for 4,500 hospitals across 30 common procedures and conditions. It covers Medicare data from 2022 through 2024. Full details on the methodology can be found here.
Healthgrades’ estimates more than 211,000 lives could be saved annually if all U.S. hospitals performed similarly to the top 250.
Below are the top 50 hospitals in 2026, per the ranking:
Arizona
Mayo Clinic Hospital (Phoenix)
California
Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (West Hollywood)
Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville)
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge)
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills)
Stanford Hospital
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland)
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego
Colorado
HCA HealthONE SKY Ridge (Lone Tree)
Connecticut
Norwalk Hospital
Florida
Mayo Clinic in Florida (Jacksonville)
AdventHealth Orlando
Cape Coral Hospital
Naples Community Hospital
Lee Memorial Hospital (Fort Myers)
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital (Miami)
Gulf Coast Medical Center (Fort Myers)
Georgia
Emory University Hospital Midtown (Atlanta)
Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital (Atlanta)
Illinois
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Park Ridge)
Maryland
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (Baltimore)
Michigan
Beaumont Hospital, Troy
Ascension Providence Hospital-Southfield Campus
Minnesota
Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus (Rochester)
Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato
North Carolina
Mission Hospital (Asheville)
New Jersey
Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center
Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center (Summit)
New York
Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Poughkeepsie)
Lenox Hill Hospital (New York)
Stony Brook University Hospital
NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City)
Mercy Health-Fairfield Hospital
Ohio
Mercy Health-Fairfield Hospital
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health (Cincinnati)
Mercy Health-West Hospital (Cincinnati)
Akron City Hospital
Mercy Health-St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Pennsylvania
Lancaster General Hospital
Lankenau Medical Center (Wynnewood)
Chester County Hospital (West Chester)
Reading Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital-Bethlehem Campus
Riddle Memorial Hospital (Media)
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey)
Texas
Houston Methodist Hospital
Virginia
Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg)
Washington
Evergreenhealth Medical Center-Kirkland
West Virginia
Cabell Huntington Hospital
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