Rankings and Ratings

Out of the 200 companies heralded by Fortune as most innovative for 2024, 44 are in healthcare and 21 are health systems. 

A Lown Institute report found 80% of nonprofit hospitals' charity care falls behind tax breaks, with some short by hundreds of millions of dollars.

Not all states are investing equally in innovation opportunities, particularly when it comes to STEM and research development, according to a March 20 analysis from WalletHub.

Louisiana is the most stressed state in the U.S., and Minnesota is the least stressed, according to WalletHub's 2024 ranking published March 25. 

The country's overall unemployment rate was 3.9% as of February with notable gains in payroll jobs in healthcare, according to a WalletHub report.

Fifteen health systems were named top workplaces in the U.S. by USA Today and human resources technology company Energage.

Castle Connolly released its 2024 accolades, recognizing health systems and hospitals that have the most top physicians.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in Madison released their 2024 county health assessments — but this time, without an ordinal ranking. 

Nurse practitioners are the fastest-growing jobs in the country. The following health systems are in the lead for the total number of NPs within their workforce. 

There are more than 168,000 physician assistants in the U.S., and 25 health systems are tied to nearly 30,000 of them.