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Download our cheat sheets for summaries on the methodology and metric categories used in some of the biggest hospital quality rating programs.
- Healthgrades Best Hospitals (Updated February 9, 2022)
- Leapfrog Group Top Hospitals (Updated December 9, 2021)
- Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade (Updated December 15, 2020)
- Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards and 100 Best Hospitals for Specialty Care (Updated November 5, 2021)
- US News and World Report Best Hospital Rankings (Updated July 27, 2021)
- US News and World Report Best Children's Hospital Rankings (Updated June 18, 2019)
- Healthgrades Patient Safety Ratings and Excellence Awards (Updated May 17, 2019)
- Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Ratings and Excellence Awards (Updated May 17, 2019)
- CMS Overall Star Ratings (Updated March 7, 2019)
- CMS HCAHPS Patient Experience Star Rating (Updated May 8, 2018)
- Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals (Formerly Truven, Updated April 12, 2018)
Healthgrades Best Hospitals
Healthgrades publishes its list of the best 50, 100, and 250 hospitals annually.
Leapfrog Group Top Hospitals
Leapfrog releases its list of top hospitals annually in December.
Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade
Leapfrog assigns ~2,600 general acute-care hospitals a letter grade from A through F in the spring, then updates these ratings in the fall when hospitals report newer data.
Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards and 100 Best Hospitals for Specialty Care
Healthgrades' "Specialty Excellence Awards" recognizes hospitals that deliver superior patient outcomes within 11 specialty areas. From each service line recipient list, Healthgrades further recognizes what it ranks as "America's 100 Best Hospitals for Specialty Care," and for the cardiac surgery and vascular surgery service lines, the organization names its top 50 hospitals.
US News and World Report Best Hospital Rankings
US News releases its list of the best hospitals annually, usually in August.
US News and World Report Best Children's Hospital Rankings
US News releases its list of the best children's hospitals annually, usually in June.
Healthgrades Patient Safety Ratings and Excellence Awards
Healthgrades publishes patient safety ratings and patient safety excellence awards yearly.
Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Awards
Healthgrades publishes patient experience ratings and patient experience awards yearly.
CMS Overall Star Ratings
CMS publishes hospital quality star ratings on Hospital Compare to help patients choose a hospital based on quality performance.
CMS HCAHPS Patient Experience Star Rating
CMS publishes HCAHPS star ratings on Hospital Compare to help patients choose a hospital based on patient experience. HCAHPS Star Ratings are updated every quarter.
Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals
Watson Health's Top 100 Hospitals Rankings, previously known as the Truven Health Top 100 Hospitals, focuses on individual hospital quality and operational efficiency.
We also recommend you stay up-to-date on these programs with our Daily Briefing coverage:
The 250 'Best Hospitals' in 2022, according to Healthgrades
The top hospitals for patient safety and experience, according to Healthgrades
CMS just gave 293 hospitals 'five stars.' See how yours fared on our map.
The 118 best hospitals, according to Leapfrog
Leapfrog grades more than 2,600 hospitals from 'A' to 'F.' How did yours fare?
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