Nebraska is the best state for jobs, and West Virginia is the worst, according to an Oct. 28 analysis from WalletHub. The personal finance company compared the 50 states across 34 metrics in two categories: job market, which accounted for…
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Across 47 states, 313 hospitals have a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection rate of zero, CMS data found. The Healthcare Associated Infections-Hospital database uses measures — developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network — that show…
Healthgrades has named 186 hospitals to its latest list of the nation’s best for surgical care, singling out a small share of the roughly 4,500 U.S. hospitals it evaluated on how patients fare after common inpatient operations. The recognition is…
Healthgrades has recognized 120 hospitals across the U.S. in its 2027 America’s 50 Best awards for outpatient procedures, according to a Becker’s analysis of the award listings. The hospitals received recognition in three categories: outpatient joint replacement, outpatient orthopedic surgery…
Healthgrades released its 2027 Specialty State Rankings Oct. 27, naming the top three or five hospitals in each of 19 specialties across 30 states. The rankings use Medicare inpatient data from 2023 to 2025 on 31 conditions and procedures. To…
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Midland, Mich., ranked No. 1 on U.S. News & World Report‘s 2027 Best Places to Retire list for the second year in a row. U.S. News evaluated more than 850 U.S. cities and published the top 250. Cities were scored…
La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago has been named the most beautiful hospital in the U.S. by healthcare staffing firm Soliant. The 2026 Most Beautiful Hospitals list was released Oct. 23. The annual ranking highlighted 20 hospitals for their inner…
Twenty-six healthcare companies ranked among the 300 U.S. companies named to Forbes’ 2027 list of the “Most Trusted Companies in America.” Forbes published the third-annual list Oct. 22, highlighting companies with the most trust among consumers, employees, investors and creditors.…
WalletHub ranked Juneau, Alaska, as the safest U.S. city, according to an Oct. 19 analysis from the personal finance company. WalletHub compared 182 cities, including the 150 most populated U.S. cities and at least two of the most populated cities…
Kaiser Permanente led the 2027 U.S. News & World Report ratings for the “best overall” Medicare Advantage companies. The ratings, published Oct. 14, are based on a five-point scale, assigning weights to more than 30 CMS quality measures. After calculating…