These 7 Maryland Hospitals Are Among The Best In U.S.: Newsweek

Baltimore MD

08 March, 2021

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MARYLAND — Several Maryland hospitals were ranked among the best in America by Newsweek, with one health-care facility making the list's top 5. The magazine's "World's Best Hospitals" list for 2021 ranked the top hospitals around the world, including in the United States. It's the third year Newsweek has published the list, for which it partnered with the data firm Statista. Seven Maryland hospitals ranked among the top 200 in the U.S., while another two hospitals were included in the overall list but did not rank among the top 200. Here's how Maryland hospitals were ranked on the list: The Johns Hopkins Hospital of Baltimore, No. 4University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, No. 68Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, No. 80Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, No. 121Saint Joseph Medical Center in Towson, No. 161MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, No. 245MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, No. 257 In its methodology, Newsweek explained that it looked at three data sources to compile the rankings: recommendations from medical experts, results from patient surveys and medical KPIs on hospitals. These are the top 10 hospitals in the United States, according to Newsweek. Mayo Clinic - Rochester in Rochester, MNCleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OhioMassachusetts General Hospital in BostonThe Johns Hopkins Hospital in BaltimoreStanford Health Care - Stanford Hospital in Stanford, CARonald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los AngelesThe Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, NYUniversity of Michigan Hospitals - Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, MIBrigham And Women's Hospital in BostonNew York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell in New York, NY Hospitals in the U.S. were also recognized for infection prevention if they performed above the national average based on data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. These three Maryland hospitals were recognized by Newsweek for infection prevention: The Johns Hopkins Hospital of BaltimoreJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in BaltimoreSaint Joseph Medical Center in Towson See the full rankings and read more about the methodology via Newsweek. Methodology:The World's Best Hospital ranking lists are based on three data sources: Recommendations from medical experts (doctors, hospitals managers, health care professionals); results from patient surveys; medical KPIs on hospitals. U.S. hospitals were also awarded as best hospitals for infection prevention if they performed above the national average based on six different measures. This recognition is based on data from Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31. 2019, published by CMS. Download the methodology overview here. Download the extended methodology here.