15 Maryland Hospitals Named Best In State: U.S. News

MARYLAND — Several hospitals in Maryland are considered among the best in the nation, according to a new ranking.

The 2021-22 Best Hospitals rankings, released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report, rates the best overall hospitals as well as others that consistently deliver the best care.

To compile the rankings, U.S. News compared more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide in 15 specialties and 17 procedures and conditions including cardiology, neurology, geriatrics, orthopedics and more.

U.S. News also added seven new procedures or conditions to the rankings this year, including heart attack, stroke, pneumonia, diabetes, kidney failure, hip fracture and back surgery.

The goal of the rankings is to help patients choose a hospital based on the specific type of care they need.

Johns Hopkins Hospital was named the top hospital in Maryland and fourth in the nation. It received high marks in specialties including psychiatry; rheumatology; ear, nose and throat; gastroenterology; neurology and neurosurgery; ophthalmology; urology; cancer; geriatrics; gynecology; and pediatric cancer.

University of Maryland Medical Center was ranked at No. 2 in the state, delivering high-quality care in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery.

The following Maryland hospitals were ranked the best in state:

• No. 1 in Maryland: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
• No. 2: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore
• No. 3: St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson
• No. 4: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson
• No. 4: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore
• No. 6: Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis
• No. 6: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore
• No. 8: Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury
• No. 8: Suburban Hospital, Bethesda
• No. 10: University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie
• No. 11: UPMC Western Maryland, Cumberland
• No. 11: Ascension St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore
• No. 11: Howard County General Hospital, Columbia
• No. 14: Sinai Hospital, Baltimore
• No. 14: Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring

Data used to determine this year’s best hospitals came from a period predating the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning rankings were not affected by the pandemic’s effect on hospitals.

The methodology for the rankings is based largely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.

Learn more about the Best Hospitals methodology.

Of the hospitals analyzed by U.S. News, 531 were recognized as Best Regional Hospitals, based on their strong performance in multiple areas of care. It broke down Maryland into these areas: Baltimore, Eastern Shore, Southern Maryland and Western Maryland.

Here are the top hospitals by region in Maryland:

• Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
• Eastern Shore: Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury
• Southern Maryland: Calvert Health Medical Center, Prince Frederick
• UPMC Western Maryland, Cumberland

In addition to state, regional and specialty rankings, U.S. News also announced the 20 hospitals that made it to this year’s Honor Roll, which recognizes the top hospitals nationwide that deliver exceptional treatment across multiple areas of care.

For the sixth consecutive year, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. claimed the No. 1 spot on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll, while Cleveland Clinic ranked No. 2, followed by UCLA Medical Center at No. 3.

In the specialty rankings, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked No. 1 in cancer, the Cleveland Clinic is No. 1 in cardiology and heart surgery, and Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City is No. 1 in orthopedics.

See this year’s full Best Hospitals ranking.