Rankings and Ratings

Maine Medical Center (Portland). Maine Medical Center, located in the heart of Portland, is the largest hospital in the state and in northern New England. With 637 beds and more than 6,000 employees, the nonprofit hospital provides approximately 23 percent…

Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). One of the best-known names in healthcare today, Mayo Clinic passed its 150th birthday in 2013 and looks good for its age. With 59,509 employees at its locations in the Rochester, Minn., Scottsdale, Ariz., and Jacksonville,…

Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston). With a Magnet designation and a passel of U.S. News & World Report recognitions under its belt, Massachusetts General Hospital was also named the best hospital in New England for 2014-15 based on quality of care,…

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston). In 1896, as part of their missionary charter, Methodist deaconesses founded Deaconess Hospital to care for Boston’s residents. In 1916, the Boston Jewish community founded Beth Israel Hospital to care for the city’s growing…

Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak, Mich.). Beaumont Hospital first opened its doors in January of 1955 with 238 beds. Beaumont Health System — named after William Beaumont, MD, a famous Michigan physician who led groundbreaking work on human digestion and physiology…

Baystate Medical Center (Springfield, Mass.). Baystate Medical Center, part of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health, serves as an academic, research and teaching hospital. The 716-bed facility acts as the western campus of Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Baystate Medical…

Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas). Baylor University Medical Center was founded in 1903 as the Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium. Then, the hospital existed in a 14-room renovated house with 25 beds. Today, the nonprofit teaching hospital encompasses more than 20…

Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis). Robert Barnes, for whom the hospital was named, arrived in St. Louis in 1830 without a dollar in his pocket. After rising to the president position at a bank, he died in 1892 and bestowed $850,000…

Banner-University Medical Center (Phoenix). Banner-University Medical Center, formerly Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, is a nationally renowned academic medical center. The hospital was founded by Lulu Clifton in 1911. Ms. Clifton, a Methodist Deaconess, traveled to Phoenix to recover from…

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center (Milwaukee). After operating independently to serve patients on Milwaukee’s South Side, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center joined together to form St. Luke’s Samaritan Health Care, the forerunner of Aurora Health Care. The 680-bed hospital is…