7 MD Hospitals Among Best In U.S., Newsweek Ranking Says

MARYLAND — Seven of the best hospitals in the United States are in Maryland, with one ranked among the top five, Newsweek said in its 2023 list of the World’s Best Hospitals.

Newsweek partnered with data firm Statista to release the fifth year of this list, which ranked 2,300 hospitals in 80 countries. The hospitals on the list are not only innovative and offer first-class care, but also “consistently attract the best people and provide the best outcomes for patients as well as the most important new therapies and research,” said Newsweek.

Five U.S. hospitals were in the top 10 on Newsweek's list of the World's Best Hospitals, including the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota (1), Cleveland Clinic in Ohio (2), Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston (3), Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore (4), and UCLA Health- Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles (10).

A global board of medical experts compiled the list based on four data sources: an online survey from medical experts, results from patient surveys, hospital quality metrics, and a PROM (patient-reported outcome measures) implementation survey.

Each hospital is rated by a score; read more about the methodology here.

Here are the seven Maryland hospitals on the list, and where they ranked out of 420 U.S. hospitals.

4. The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore (overall score 89.95 percent)

49. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore (overall score 70.52 percent)

77. University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore (overall score 67.45 percent)

93. Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis (overall score 66.53 percent)

127. Saint Joseph Medical Center in Towson (overall score 65.24 percent)

316. MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore (overall score 62.89 percent)

318. MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore (overall score 62.87 percent)

Nancy Cooper, global editor-in-chief for Newsweek, said the goal of the study was to provide a data-based comparison of hospital reputations and performances across counties.

"We hope this will be useful to patients and families seeking the best care for themselves and loved ones, as well as to hospitals as they benchmark themselves against their peers," Cooper said.

Correction: An earlier version of this story reported the incorrect state of the Mayo Clinic. It is Minnesota.