Rankings and Ratings

Detroit remains the neediest city in the U.S., largely because it has the highest unemployment rate in the country at 9.1%, according to a Dec. 15 analysis from personal finance website WalletHub. The city also ranked No. 1 in WalletHub’s…

The Leapfrog Group has published its annual list of top-performing hospitals, recognizing 151 hospitals in the U.S. for excellence in quality and safety in 2025.  Top hospitals are identified using data from the watchdog organization’s annual hospital survey, with selection…

Detroit ranked highest — and Gilbert, Ariz., lowest — in WalletHub’s latest analysis of where residents spend the largest share of their income on healthcare. For the rankings, the personal finance website used data from the U.S. Census Bureau and…

Medscape has published a report on the best cities for young physicians to start their career, based on an analysis of factors ranging from compensation to local cultural life. The ranking, published Dec. 12, also took into account job opportunities,…

Ten hospitals and health systems were included on Forbes’ “America’s Best Companies 2026″ list, published Nov. 19. The list features 500 public and private companies, all evaluated on more than 100 metrics across 11 categories, including employee ratings, financial performance…

U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ratings Dec. 9. To compile the list, U.S. News evaluated a record-breaking 901 hospitals providing labor and delivery services. Hospitals submitted detailed data, which were examined based…

U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ratings Dec. 9, which also recognize hospitals providing services to underserved communities. The media company used self-reported maternity care data to identify 147 hospitals as Maternity Care…

Becker’s has compiled a list of the hospitals patients would recommend in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS. CMS created 10 HCAHPS star ratings based on publicly reported HCAHPS measures. The patient…

Forbes launched an inaugural quality ranking of U.S. general acute care hospitals Dec. 4, which analyzes data on outcomes, best practices, value and patient experience.  The media company said its list, “Forbes Top Hospitals 2026,” differs from other hospital rankings…

U.S. News & World Report will implement significant methodology updates to its Best Hospitals adult specialty rankings, set to take effect in the next edition of the rankings in the third quarter of 2026. According to a Dec. 4 post…