WebMD and Medscape announced their 2022 Choice Awards on Nov. 10, recognizing hospitals that are preferred by patients and providers across five speciality areas: oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, neurology and gastroenterology.
Rankings and Ratings
The rate at which people give their money or time toward charitable causes ranges across the United States, with Utah leading the nation for philanthropic behavior.
Cleveland Clinic and Banner Health again made the top two spots in Gartner's 14th annual Healthcare Supply Chain ranking, which included an environmental, social and governance measure for the first time.
Healthcare costs are increasing across the country, and Forbes crunched the numbers to calculate the most expensive states to receive care.
There are 497,348 professionally active primary care physicians in the U.S. According to the most recent data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, California tops the list with more than 55,000 primary physicians in the state.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth, valued at $313 billion, is the most valuable healthcare company by revenue, according to the most recent data from Companies Market Cap. The health insurer tops the list, which includes hospitals and health systems.
Pennsylvania and Florida dominate the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of the best places to retire, with their cities largely propelled by affordable housing.
The next edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals list will include a new public transparency metric for the pulmonology and lung surgery ranking, the organization said Oct. 31.
Hawaii is the most-stressed state in the U.S., and Oakland, Calif., is the most-stressed city, according to an analysis released Oct. 24 based on 4 million tweets.
Healthgrades named the recipients of its 2023 Specialty Excellence Awards Oct. 25, including the top hospitals for surgical care.