Fifty hospitals were recognized as U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals for rehabilitation.
This year, U.S. News adjusted its methodology to ensure risk-adjusted outcome measures play a larger role in determining ranks and ratings. Previously, ratings were weighted one third on outcomes, one-third on expert opinion and one-third on patient experience. Now, 80% of scores are based on risk-adjusted outcomes and 10% on patient experience, with a heavy focus on CMS HCAHPS nurse communication scores, U.S. News told Becker’s.
This year, U.S. News evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties and 23 procedures and conditions. Only 16% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals designation.
Here are the top 50 hospitals for rehabilitation:
1. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (Chicago)
2. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (Boston)
3. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation (West Orange, N.J.)
4. TIRR Memorial Hermann (Houston)
5. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.)
6. Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City)
7. Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus)
8. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (San Jose, Calif.)
9. Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation-Dallas (Texas)
9. MossRehab-Jefferson Health (Philadelphia)
9. Shepherd Center (Atlanta)
12. UPMC Mercy (Pittsburgh)
13. UW Medicine-University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle)
14. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell (New York City)
15. Lynn Rehabilitation Center at UHealth/Jackson Memorial Hosp. (Miami)
16. MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (District of Columbia)
17. Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
18. Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation (Charlotte, N.C.)
18. Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City)
20. California Rehabilitation Institute (Los Angeles)
21. UW Medicine-Harborview Medical Center (Seattle)
22. Glen Cove (N.Y.) Hospital at Northwell Health
23. Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (Downey, Calif.)
24. Craig Hospital (Englewood, Colo.)
25. UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
26. Sheltering Arms Institute (Richmond, Va.)
27. UofL Health-Jewish Hospital (Louisville, Ky.)
28. WakeMed Raleigh (N.C.) Campus
29. Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation Hospital (Avon, Ohio)
30. Burke Rehabilitation Hospital (White Plains, N.Y.)
31. Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital (Jacksonville, Fla.)
32. Banner Rehabilitation Hospital (Phoenix)
32. Roper Hospital (Charleston, S.C.)
34. MetroHealth Medical Center (Cleveland)
35. Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore)
36. OhioHealth Rehabilitation Hospital (Columbus)
37. M Health Fairview U. of Minnesota Medical Center (Minneapolis)
38. Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, University of Utah Health (Salt Lake City)
39. JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute at Hackensack Meridian Health (Edison, N.J.)
40. Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital (Wheaton, Ill.)
41. Providence St. Elias Specialty Hospital (Anchorage, Alaska)
42. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis)
43. Lancaster (Pa.) Rehabilitation Hospital
44. U. of Michigan Health-Inpatient Rehabilitation at Chelsea (Mich.) Hospital
45. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Oakland (Calif.)
45. Kaiser Permanente Vallejo (Calif.) Medical Center
47. Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
47. Main Line Health Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital (Malvern, Pa.)
49. Barrow Neurological Institute (Phoenix)
49. Magee Rehabilitation Hospital-Jefferson Health (Philadelphia)
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