Phelps Makes Top 25 in U.S. News and World Report Ranking

Phelps Memorial Hospital Center has been named one of the top 25 hospitals in New York State, ranking 16th by U. S. News and World Report. In the New York metro area, which includes New York City, Long Island, Westchester County and Northern New Jersey, Phelps was ranked 18th. In addition, Phelps was rated as “High Performing” for hip replacement and knee replacement. These outstanding achievements are based on Phelps’ track record of maintaining high quality standards in delivering healthcare.

For more than 25 years, U.S. News and World Report has published its annual list to help patients make well-informed choices about their healthcare. These reports and the quality data from which they are derived highlight hospitals that perform best in specific areas of care. For Phelps, the 2015-16 regional rankings took into account care performance in hip and knee replacement surgery, heart failure and chronic lung disease.

U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals for their national 2015-16 Best Hospitals rankings.