New Ranking Of PA's Best Hospitals Released By U.S. News: LIST

PENNSYLVANIA — Several hospitals in Pennsylvania 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.

Want to win Six Flags Great Adventure Season Passes? Here's how.

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.

Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian was named the top hospital in Pennsylvania, receiving high marks in specialties including pulmonology and lung surgery, ear nose and throat and cancer.

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside was also ranked at No. 2, delivering high-quality care in gastroenterology, GI surgery, cancer and geriatrics.

Below are all Pennsylvania hospitals and their rankings according to U.S. News:

No. 3 — Jefferson Health-Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
No. 4 — Lancaster General Hospital
No. 5 — Lehigh Valley Hospital
No. 6 — UPMC Pinnacle
No. 7 — Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
No. 8 — Reading Hospital
No. 9 — St. Luke's University Hospital-Bethlehem Campus
No. 10 — Lankenau Medical Center
No. 11 — Pennsylvania Hospital
No. 12 — Doylestown Hospital
No. 13 — Jefferson Health-Abington Hospital
No. 14 — Bryn Mawr Hospital
No. 15 — Chester County Hospital
No. 16 — Paoli Hospital
No. 17 — UPMC Passavant
No. 18 — WellSpan York Hospital
No. 19 — St. Clair Hospital
No. 20 — Geisinger Medical Center
No. 21 — Jefferson Health-Jefferson Torresdale Hospital
No. 22 — Temple University Hospital
No. 23 — Allegheny General Hospital
No. 24 — UPMC Hamot
No. 25 — St. Mary Medical Center-Langhorne
No. 26 — Riddle Hospital
No. 27 — Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
No. 28 — UPMC Altoona

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.

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.