Rankings and Ratings

The Lown Institute published its 2026 Lown Hospitals Index “Honor Roll” June 23, spotlighting the top hospitals for social responsibility in every state. To compile the list, the nonpartisan healthcare think tank assessed 2,718 acute care hospitals, 900 critical access…

The Lown Institute released its 2026 Hospitals Index on June 23, ranking the nation’s most socially responsible hospitals and health systems based on measures of health equity, value of care and patient outcomes. The nonprofit healthcare think tank evaluated 2,718…

Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital has the lowest unplanned readmission rate in the nation, according to CMS. CMS’ Unplanned Hospital Visits data is based on provider data for hospital return days, including unplanned readmission and unplanned hospital visit measures after…

AI answer engines name an academic medical center as the top hospital in 46 of 50 states, according to a 50-state analysis from public relations firm 5W AI Communications. The report modeled how five AI tools — ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity,…

San Francisco ranks first among 148 U.S. cities on a health subindex, according to a WalletHub analysis published June 16. Columbus, Ga., ranks last. The personal finance company ranked cities on a health score that is one of six subcategories…

Leapfrog and the American Diabetes Association recognized 37 hospitals for being leaders in caring for people living with diabetes. This is the first national recognition program that honors hospitals for providing safe and high-quality care for people living with diabetes,…

Thirty-eight U.S. universities ranked among the top 100 in the world for clinical medicine, a U.S. News & World Report ranking found.  U.S. News’ “Best Global Universities” ranked 2,250 of the world’s top universities overall and by 51 academic subject…

Twelve hospitals and health systems were recognized for outstanding work in quality improvement, population health and operational excellence by America’s Essential Hospitals. The Gage Awards, America’s Essential Hospitals recognizes member hospitals and systems for successful projects in quality of care,…

Twenty-seven health systems and hospitals were recognized by Practice Greenhealth for environmental excellence in 2026. Practice Greenhealth’s Environmental Excellence Awards are the nation’s top program for environmental performance in the healthcare sector. The program was launched in 2002 and recognizes…

Becker’s has compiled a list of hospitals with the highest percentages of patients who left the emergency department without being seen using data from CMS’ provider data catalog.  CMS’ Timely and Effective Care dataset, updated May 13, tracks self-reported data…