Rankings and Ratings

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; it 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…

The overall U.S. healthcare system received a “C” grade from a broad survey of U.S. adults, according to the West Health-Gallup Center for Healthcare in America, which released its inaugural report, “State of the States 2025: Insights on Healthcare in…

The U.S. again received a “D+” grade in March of Dimes’ annual report card on maternal and infant health. This marks the fourth consecutive year the U.S. has received a “D+”, pointing to stalled progress in addressing longstanding health disparities…

Of the 358 hospitals that have earned Leapfrog’s “A” safety grade for at least two consecutive years, 95% are part of a health system. Of the 11 hospitals that have earned consecutive “A” safety grades from The Leapfrog Group since…

Eleven U.S. hospitals have earned consecutive “A” safety grades from The Leapfrog Group since 2012. Hospital safety grades are assigned biannually, based on the hospital’s ability to protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections, according to a Nov.…