10 Hospitals In California Are Among Nation’s Greatest

MALIBU, CA – A new report says ten hospitals in California are among the greatest in the nation. Becker’s Healthcare, which publishes business and legal information for the healthcare industry, released its annual “100 great hospitals in America” list Wednesday.

Below are the ten California hospitals that made the list:

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles
• Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
• Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach
• Huntington Hospital in Pasadena
• Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles
• Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles
• Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in San Diego
• UCSD Medical Center in San Diego
• UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco
• University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento)

The group says the hospitals that made the list have received national recognition for excellence in clinical care, patient outcomes and staff and doctor satisfaction. The list is in alphabetical order and are not to be taken as rankings.

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“These institutions are industry leaders that have achieved advanced accreditation and certification in several specialties,” the group said on its website. “The list also includes industry innovators that have sparked trends in healthcare technology, hospital management and patient satisfaction.”

Becker’s Healthcare has a portfolio that includes trade publications, such as the magazine Becker's Hospital Review.

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The hospital list is based on the group’s analysis of ranking and awards agencies, including the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, letter grades from The Leapfrog Group and Truven Health Analytics.

Becker's also sought nominations for the list.

Patch reporter Dan Hampton contributed to this report. Image via Shutterstock