34 New York Hospitals Named Best In State: U.S. News

ACROSS NEW YORK — Several hospitals in New York 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.

New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell in New York City was named the top hospital in New York, receiving high marks in specialties including neurology, rheumatology and psychiatry.

NYU Langone Hospitals in New York City was ranked at No. 2 in the state, delivering high-quality care in orthopedics, diabetes and endocrinology and geriatrics.

The following New York hospitals were also ranked (if applicable):

• 3. Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
• 4. Lenox Hill Hospital, New York
• 5. North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset
• 6. St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center, Roslyn
• 7. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park
• 8. Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx
• 9. Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West Hospitals, New York
• 10. NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn
• 11. Huntington Hospital, Huntington
• 12. St. Peter's Hospital-Albany, Albany
• 13. Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook
• 14. Albany Medical Center, Albany
• 15. Northern Westchester Hospital, Mount Kisco
• 16. Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York
• 17. Buffalo General Medical Center, Buffalo
• 18. Rochester General Hospital, Rochester
• 19. Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester
• 20. St. Joseph's Health Hospital, Syracuse
• 21. White Plains Hospital, White Plains
• 22. Southside Hospital, Bay Shore
• 23. Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island
• 24. New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, Queens
• 25. Mount Sinai South Nassau, Baldwin
• 26. Garnet Health Medical Center-Catskills, Monticello
• 27. Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse
• 28. Mercy Hospital-Buffalo, Buffalo
• 29. Good Samaritan Hospital-West Islip, West Islip
• 30. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie
• 31. Highland Hospital, Rochester
• 32. Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn
• 33. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn
• 34. Ellis Hospital, Schenectady

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.

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.

Three hospitals in New York made the top 20 Honor Roll: New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell came in at No. 7; NYU Langone Hospitals, No. 8, and Mount Sinai Hospital, No. 17.

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.