Newton-Wellesley Achieves Highest Rating in Three Procedures: U.S. News and World Report

NEWTON, MA – Newton-Wellesley Hospital received high marks in three procedures or conditions, according to U.S. News and World Report's latest rankings.

The hospital was rated "high performing" in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), hip replacement and heart failure. The ranking is the highest given to hospitals by U.S. News and World Report.

Nine common procedures and conditions were examined to determine the rankings. U.S. News and World Report evaluated data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Standard Analytic File, which contains details about hospital admissions paid for by Medicare, and results from patient satisfaction surveys to grant rankings in each category.

The report, released Tuesday, also named two hospitals from Massachusetts to the "Honor Roll," a list of best hospitals in the nation. Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston landed at No. 3, while Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital was ranked No. 13.

In addition, U.S. News and World Report rated the top hospitals in the state:

1. MGH, Boston
2. Brigham and Women's, Boston
3. Baystate Medical Center, Springfield
4. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
5. Tufts Medical Center, Boston
6. Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington
7. South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth (tie)
8. UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester (tie)
9. Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis (tie)
10. Winchester Hospital, Winchester (tie)
11. Boston Medical Center, Boston
12. Lowell General Hospital, Lowell (tie)
13. North Shore Medical Center, Salem (tie)

You can find out exactly how U.S News decided its ranking system here.

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