Best Hospitals and Surgery Centers

Hospitals play a crucial role in keeping us healthy... even if it's not exactly fun when you have to make an unplanned visit to one. A stay at the hospital is made great by several factors, all of which can impact your wallet: quality, safe care, a reputation for excellent patient experiences and an ethical approach to treatment.

Money teamed up with The Leapfrog Group, a health care nonprofit, to bring you our first-ever Best Hospitals and Surgery Centers ranking to help you make educated decisions about which institutions are best for your money.

Read on to see our picks for the Best Hospitals and Surgery Centers in America and learn more about the methodology we used to make these selections.

Published July 6, 2022. Read the full methodology here. Sources: The Leapfrog Group Annual hospital survey.
Hospital
Category
Critical Care
Labor Delivery
Complex Surgery
Never Events
Safety Grade

AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Adena Regional Medical Center

Chillicothe, Ohio

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth Altamonte Springs

Altamonte Springs, Florida

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth Carrollwood

Tampa, Florida

General Yes No Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth Dade City

Dade City, Florida

General Yes No Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, Florida

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth DeLand

DeLand, Florida

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth Hendersonville

Hendersonville, North Carolina

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth Murray

Chatsworth, Georgia

General No No No Yes No

AdventHealth Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth Tampa

Tampa, Florida

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth Wauchula

Wauchula, Florida

Rural No No No Yes No

AdventHealth Wesley Chapel

WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth Winter Park

Winter Park, Florida

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth Zephyrhills

Zephyrhills, Florida

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AdventHealth for Children

Orlando, Florida

Children's Yes No No Yes No

Adventist Health Reedley

Reedley, California

Teaching (Small) No Yes No Yes No

Baptist Medical Center Nassau

Fernandina Beach, Florida

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Paramus, New Jersey

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Berkshire Medical Center

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham

Needham, Massachusetts

General Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton

Milton, Massachusetts

General Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital

Newport News, Virginia

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center

Portsmouth, Virginia

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital

Richmond, Virginia

General No No No Yes No

Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital

Charleston, South Carolina

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Bridgton Hospital

Bridgton, Maine

Rural No Yes No Yes No

Brigham And Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Butler Memorial Hospital

Butler, Pennsylvania

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center

Christiansburg, Virginia

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Centura Health Castle Rock Adventist Hospital

Castle Rock, Colorado

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Centura Health-Avista Adventist Hospital

Louisville, Colorado

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center

Durango, Colorado

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Centura Health-St. Francis Medical Center

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Children's Hospital at Erlanger

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Children's Yes No No Yes No

Children's Hospital of Orange County

Orange, California

Children's Yes No No Yes No

Chilton Medical Center

Pompton Plains, New Jersey

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Northampton, Massachusetts

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Deborah Heart and Lung Center

Browns Mills, New Jersey

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes No

Emerson Hospital

Concord, Massachusetts

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Englewood, New Jersey

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Fairview Park Hospital

Dublin, Georgia

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Fisher-Titus Medical Center

Norwalk, Ohio

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Flagler Hospital

Saint Augustine, Florida

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania

General Yes No No Yes No

Gouverneur Hospital

Gouverneur, New York

Rural No No No Yes No

Great Plains Health

North Platte, Nebraska

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center

Westwood, New Jersey

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Hartford Hospital

Hartford, Connecticut

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Heart Hospital of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes No

Henderson Hospital

Henderson, Nevada

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Hillcrest Hospital Cushing

Cushing, Oklahoma

Rural No No No Yes No

Houlton Regional Hospital

Houlton, Maine

Rural No Yes No Yes No

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Fairfax, Virginia

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Inova Loudoun Hospital

Leesburg, Virginia

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill

Mullica Hill, New Jersey

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Jefferson Bucks

Langhorne, Pennsylvania

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital

Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Jefferson Stratford Hospital

Stratford, New Jersey

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Neptune, New Jersey

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Hollywood, Florida

Children's Yes No No Yes No

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Saint Petersburg, Florida

Children's Yes No No Yes No

Jupiter Medical Center

Jupiter, Florida

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

Lakewood Ranch, Florida

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Lancaster General Hospital

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

LeConte Medical Center

Sevierville, Tennessee

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Licking Memorial Hospital

Newark, Ohio

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

LincolnHealth

Damariscotta, Maine

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Loma Linda, California

Children's Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Marlborough Hospital

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Marshall Medical Center

Placerville, California

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Medical City Denton

Denton, Texas

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Mercy General Hospital

Sacramento, California

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Mercy Health Saint Mary's

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Mercy Hospital Ada

Ada, Oklahoma

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Mercy Hospital Jefferson

Festus, Missouri

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Mercy Hospital Joplin

Joplin, Missouri

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Mercy Hospital South

St. Louis, Missouri

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Mercy Hospital St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

MidMichigan Medical Center - Gladwin

Gladwin, Michigan

Rural No No No Yes No

Monmouth Medical Center

Long Branch, New Jersey

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, New Jersey

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital

New Albany, Ohio

Teaching (Small) No No Yes Yes No

Mount Pleasant Hospital

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

General Yes No Yes Yes Yes

NYU Langone Hospitals

New York, New York

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

Mineola, New York

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Children's Yes No No Yes No

North Central Baptist Hospital

San Antonio, Texas

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital

Blue Hill, Maine

Rural No No No Yes No

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital

DeKalb, Illinois

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital

Palos Heights, Illinois

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center

Shreveport, Louisiana

Teaching (Small) Yes No No Yes No

Ochsner Lafayette General Surgical Hospital

Lafayette, Louisiana

Teaching (Small) No No Yes Yes No

Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital

Raceland, Louisiana

Rural Yes Yes No Yes No

Orange Park Medical Center

Orange Park, Florida

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Orlando Health South Lake Hospital

Clermont, Florida

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital

Orlando, Florida

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital

Longwood, Florida

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies

Orlando, Florida

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes No Yes No

Orlando Health- Orlando Regional Medical Center

Orlando, Florida

Teaching (Large) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Overlook Medical Center

Summit, New Jersey

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Paoli Hospital

Paoli, Pennsylvania

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Pen Bay Medical Center

Rockport, Maine

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Piedmont Macon North Hospital

Macon, Georgia

General No No Yes Yes Yes

Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge

Columbia, South Carolina

Teaching (Small) No Yes Yes Yes Yes

ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital

Adrian, Michigan

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Resolute Health Hospital

New Braunfels, Texas

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Rex Hospital, Inc.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Roper St. Francis Hospital - Berkeley

Summerville, South Carolina

General Yes Yes No Yes No

Rumford Hospital

Rumford, Maine

Rural No Yes No Yes No

Saint Anne's Hospital

Fall River, Massachusetts

General Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center

Coronado, California

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

South Shore Hospital

South Weymouth, Massachusetts

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital

Lakeview, Michigan

Rural No No No Yes No

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital

Reed City, Michigan

Rural No No No Yes No

St. Clare Hospital

Lakewood, Washington

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

St. Joseph Mercy - Chelsea

Chelsea, Michigan

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

St. Luke's Easton Hospital

Easton, Pennsylvania

Teaching (Small) No No No Yes Yes

St. Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

St. Luke's Warren Campus

Phillipsburg, New Jersey

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

St. Mark's Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Stanford Health Care

Stanford, California

Teaching (Large) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Steward Good Samaritan Medical Center, Inc.

Brockton, Massachusetts

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Swedish Medical Center

Englewood, Colorado

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

The Miriam Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

The Spine Hospital of Louisiana at The NeuroMedical Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

General No No No Yes No

The Women's Hospital

Newburgh, Indiana

Teaching (Small) No Yes No Yes No

Tulane Lakeside Hospital

Metairie, Louisiana

Teaching (Small) No Yes Yes Yes Yes

UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center

San Diego, California

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

UC San Diego Health La Jolla - Jacobs Medical Center and Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center

La Jolla, California

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

USC Norris Cancer Hospital

Los Angeles, California

Teaching (Small) Yes No No Yes No

UT Health North Campus Tyler

Tyler, Texas

Teaching (Small) Yes No No Yes Yes

University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Vanderbilt University Hospital

Nashville, Tennessee

Teaching (Large) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Virginia Hospital Center--Arlington Health System

Arlington, Virginia

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, Washington

Teaching (Small) Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Virtua Voorhees Hospital

Voorhees, New Jersey

Teaching (Small) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Wake Forest Baptist Health - Davie Medical Center

Bermuda Run, North Carolina

General No No Yes Yes Yes

Wake Forest Baptist Health Wilkes Medical Center

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

WakeMed Cary Hospital

Cary, North Carolina

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Watauga Medical Center

Boone, North Carolina

Rural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Teaching (Small) Yes No No Yes Yes

White Plains Hospital

White Plains, New York

General Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Wolfson Children's Hospital

Jacksonville, Florida

Children's Yes No No Yes No

Never Events: A never event is an occurrence in the medical field that should “never happen.” This measure indicates the hospital fully complies with the elements of Leapfrog's Never Events policy, which asks hospitals to commit to nine basic acts if a Never Event occurs: apologize to the patient and family, waive all costs related to the event and follow-up care, report the event to an external agency, conduct a root-cause analysis of how and why the event occurred, make a copy of this policy available to patients, interview patients/families to inform root cause analysis, inform patient/families of actions taken by hospital to prevent similar Never Events in the future, have a protocol to provide support for caregivers involved in Never Events, and perform an annual review to ensure compliance with Leapfrog’s Never Events Policy for each Never Event that occurred.

Safety Grade: Received an ‘A’ on Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade

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