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Medical City Arlington and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney were named among the U.S. top 100 hospitals by Healthgrades, placing them in the top 2% nationwide for consistent clinical excellence based on Medicare data from more than 4,500 hospitals and outcomes for 31 conditions/procedures using 2022–2024 claims.
Several suburban Chicago hospitals, including Northwestern Memorial and Rush University Medical Center, were ranked among Illinois' top 10 and nationally on the U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals 2025-26 list, which evaluates nearly 4,440 hospitals across multiple specialties and data points.
The Cleveland Clinic, after 30 years as the top U.S. hospital for heart care, has been surpassed by two New York hospitals according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, but it remains among the top 20 hospitals nationally.
U.S. News and World Report released their annual "Best Hospital" rankings, naming 22 hospitals to the national "Honor Roll" based on evaluations of 30 medical and surgical services. The rankings faced criticism for their methodology and lack of transparency, leading to recent changes in the rating system. While some hospitals expressed concerns about the oversimplification of rankings, experts argue that they provide valuable data for patients to compare hospitals.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System, part of Penn Medicine, has announced that it will no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of hospitals. The decision follows a growing revolt against the lists by prominent schools, including Yale and Harvard law schools and many top medical schools. Penn Medicine officials criticized the ranking’s emphasis on inpatient care of people on Medicare, and the health system will create a public dashboard with more comprehensive data than U.S. News collects.
Boston Children's Hospital has been bumped to No. 2 on the latest edition of the annual ranking of the best hospitals for children in the country by U.S. News & World Report, after 9 years atop the list. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center moved into the top spot this year. The hospital rankings are based on data collected through surveys sent to nearly 200 hospitals and thousands of doctors nationwide.
The Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit organization, has released its spring 2023 safety report detailing local hospital rankings. Mercy received an "A", while Cox Medical Center Branson and Cox South got "C" rankings. Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar earned a "B". The grades are based on overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. The hospitals are striving to improve their scores and provide the best patient care possible.