U.S. News & World Report this week named the top performing hospitals in the nation and three that received the top honors are within the Empire State.
The publication’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals rankings – released on Tuesday, Aug. 4 – recognized the nation’s top-performing hospitals based on patient outcomes, including survival rates, preventable complications, and patient experience. In all, more than 4,500 hospitals in the nation were evaluated as part of the latest survey.
Best Hospitals Honor Roll
Twenty hospitals in the U.S. were named to the national honor roll, a distinction recognizing top-tier care across 14 specialties. The honored hospitals were not ranked in any sort of order within the top group of 20. Of all 4,500 hospitals evaluated this year, 178 “performed well enough” to be nationally ranked in at least one specialty and considered for the honor roll.
In New York, the three hospitals honored include:
Best Regional Hospitals
Nationally, 505 hospitals were honored as best regional hospitals nationwide – broken down by state. To qualify, a hospital must offer full-service facilities that “consistently deliver exceptional care across a wide range of medical needs,” according to the publication.
Here are the top 15 within New York state
Full hospital rankings
The U.S. News & World Report also ranked hospitals nationally by more than a dozen specialties, including cancer care centers, cardiology and obstetrics and gynecology. New York hospitals consistently ranked well among some specialties.
For a full list of all rankings go to health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: 3 NY hospitals named among nation’s best by U.S. News. See the rankings
Reporting by Victoria E. Freile, New York Connect Team / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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