Healthgrades released its annual America’s Best Hospitals Awards on January 27, highlighting 250 hospitals nationwide for outstanding clinical performance.

The rankings identify the top 50, 100, and 250 hospitals, representing the leading 1%, 2%, and 5% of U.S. hospitals for clinical excellence. To determine the results, Healthgrades evaluated clinical outcomes from approximately 4,500 hospitals, analyzing performance across 30 common procedures and conditions using Medicare data spanning 2022 to 2024. Detailed methodology is available through Healthgrades.

According to Healthgrades’ analysis, if all U.S. hospitals delivered care at the same level as the top 250 performers, an estimated 211,000 lives could be saved each year.

Top 50 Hospitals in the U.S. for 2026 (Healthgrades)

Arizona

  • Mayo Clinic Hospital (Phoenix)

California

  • Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame)
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (West Hollywood)
  • Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville)
  • Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge)
  • Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills)
  • Stanford Hospital
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
  • Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland)
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

Colorado

  • HCA HealthONE SKY Ridge (Lone Tree)

Connecticut

  • Norwalk Hospital

Florida

  • Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville)
  • AdventHealth Orlando
  • Cape Coral Hospital
  • Naples Community Hospital
  • Lee Memorial Hospital (Fort Myers)
  • HCA Florida Kendall Hospital (Miami)
  • Gulf Coast Medical Center (Fort Myers)

Georgia

  • Emory University Hospital Midtown (Atlanta)
  • Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital (Atlanta)

Illinois

  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Park Ridge)

Maryland

  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (Baltimore)

Michigan

  • Beaumont Hospital, Troy
  • Ascension Providence Hospital–Southfield Campus

Minnesota

  • Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus (Rochester)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato

North Carolina

  • Mission Hospital (Asheville)

New Jersey

  • Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center
  • Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center (Summit)

New York

  • Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Poughkeepsie)
  • Lenox Hill Hospital (New York City)
  • Stony Brook University Hospital
  • NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City)

Ohio

  • Mercy Health-Fairfield Hospital
  • The Jewish Hospital–Mercy Health (Cincinnati)
  • Mercy Health–West Hospital (Cincinnati)
  • Akron City Hospital
  • Mercy Health–St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Pennsylvania

  • Lancaster General Hospital
  • Lankenau Medical Center (Wynnewood)
  • Chester County Hospital (West Chester)
  • Reading Hospital
  • St. Luke’s Hospital–Bethlehem Campus
  • Riddle Memorial Hospital (Media)
  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey)

Texas

  • Houston Methodist Hospital

Virginia

  • Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg)

Washington

  • EvergreenHealth Medical Center–Kirkland

West Virginia

  • Cabell Huntington Hospital

Source: Becker’s Hospital Review 

 Erica Cerutti (based on Healthgrades’ America’s Best Hospitals Awards 2026)