These Hospitals In Maryland Are Among Nation's Greatest

BALTIMORE, MD – A new report says three hospitals in Maryland 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 Maryland hospitals that made the list:

Johns Hopkins Children's Center (Baltimore). Founded in 1912, Johns Hopkins Children's Center is the largest children's hospital in Maryland and the sole state-designated trauma service and burn unit for pediatric patients. Physicians provide care in the 205-bed Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center Building, a state-of-the-art facility that opened in 2012. Johns Hopkins Children's Center ranked as the fifth-best children's hospital in the country, according to 2017-18 rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore). Opened in 1889, the Johns Hopkins Hospital now encompasses 33 operating rooms, the Sheikh Zayed Tower, the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, the Nelson/Harvey Building, and adult and pediatric emergency departments. In 2016, the hospital's surgeons performed the world's first liver transplant with an HIV-positive donor and recipient. The Johns Hopkins Hospital ranks as the third-best hospital in the nation and No. 1 hospital in Maryland, according to 2017-18 rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital is also nationally ranked for 15 adult specialties and 10 children's specialties.

University of Maryland Medical Center (Baltimore). Established in 1823 as the Baltimore Infirmary, University of Maryland Medical Center provides healthcare services across two hospital campuses and several community locations. The 767-bed academic medical center includes comprehensive cancer and stroke centers and one of the nation's busiest transplant programs. University of Maryland Medical Center has received Magnet designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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