Rankings and Ratings

U.S. News & World Report's new report, Best Children's Hospitals 2010-11, ranks 62 different hospitals in at least one of 10 specialties, according to a release by U.S. News.

The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, which tracks wasteful hospital spending across the country, has methodological flaws casting doubts on its conclusions, according to a report by the New York Times.

Here are the top 20 grossing for-profit, acute-care hospitals in the United States, in order of annual gross patient revenue, according to CMS cost report data from the American Hospital Directory.

Here are the 15 leading acute-care, for-profit hospital companies operating in the United States. Note: Companies are listed in order of the number of hospitals, according to the company's website.

In partnership with: Becker's ASC Review/Becker's Hospital Review has announced its list of the "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare." The 2011 list was developed through nominations and research, and the following organizations were selected for their demonstrated excellence…

Here are the 30 largest children's hospitals in the country listed by their reported total number of beds. Note: Rankings are based on each hospital's own reported bed count.

Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital has received an A1 bond rating from Moody's Investors Service, according to a report from Crain's Cleveland Business.

"America's Best Hospitals" rankings by U.S. News & World Report reflect the hospitals' reputation with little connection to objective measures of quality of care, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Standard & Poor's reaffirmed Honolulu-based Queen's Health System's A+ long-term bond rating on around $365 million of outstanding debt for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, according to a report in the Pacific Business News (Honolulu).

Here are the 20 top-grossing community hospitals in the United States, defined as general (non-specialty) acute-care hospitals with fewer than 100 beds.