Rankings and Ratings

Hospital rankings serve as indicators of how organizations are performing compared to their peers, and they have historically been focused on outcomes and patient safety.

Massachusetts is the best state to pursue a healthcare career in, while Wyoming is the worst state, according to a new ranking from software development firm Arkenea. 

CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings April 28, and 11 of U.S. News & World Report's 2020-21 20 Honor Roll hospitals received a five-star rating.

Between 2006 and 2016, 547,821 inpatient hospitalizations in the U.S. were for a firearm injury, according to a new database from the Rand Corp., a healthcare policy think tank.

Arizona is the best state to work as a nurse and Maryland is the worst, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

A new ranking from the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank, lists which hospitals in the U.S. are the best for avoiding overuse of low-value tests and procedures.

The following hospitals were the top patient-recommended hospitals in 2019, according to the most recent Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems — or HCAHPS — scores. Louisiana, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania each had three highly recommended hospitals, more than…

U.S. News & World Report began collecting data April 29 from U.S. hospitals for its inaugural edition of Best Hospitals for Maternity, which will be published in the fall of 2021. 

CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings April 28, recognizing 204 hospitals with one star.

CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2021, giving 455 hospitals a rating of five stars.