19 Virginia Hospitals Named Best In State: U.S. News

Falls Church VA

27 July, 2021

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VIRGINIA — Several hospitals in Virginia are considered among the best in the state, 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. Inova Fairfax Hospital was named the top hospital in Virginia. It was rated sixth in the nation for gynecology and 40th for neonatology. University of Virginia Medical Center was ranked nationally in five children's specialties, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital was ranked 40th in the nation for urology and VCU Medical Center was nationally ranked for four areas of pediatric care. The following Virginia hospitals were ranked the best in state: No. 1 in Virginia: Inova Fairfax HospitalNo. 2: University of Virginia Medical CenterNo. 3: Winchester Medical CenterNo. 3: VCU Medical CenterNo. 3: Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNo. 6: Centra Lynchburg General HospitalNo. 6: Carilion Roanoke Memorial HospitalNo. 8: Virginia Hospital CenterNo. 9: Sentara RMH Medical CenterNo. 10: Sentara Martha Jefferson HospitalNo. 10: Inova Fair Oaks Hospital No. 10: Mary Washington HospitalNo. 13: Sentara Leigh HospitalNo. 13: Inova Alexandria HospitalNo. 13: Inova Loudoun HospitalNo. 16: Chippenham HospitalNo. 16: Sentara Princess Anne Hospital No. 18: Augusta Health-FishersvilleNo. 19: Chesapeake Regional Medical Center 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. It broke down Virginia into these areas: Central Virginia, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Shenandoah Valley, Southwestern Virginia, Tidewater and Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News. Here are the top hospitals by region in Virginia: Central Virginia: University of Virginia Medical Center, CharlottesvilleNorthern Virginia: Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls ChurchRichmond: VCU Medical Center, RichmondShenandoah Valley: Winchester Medical Center, WinchesterSouthwestern Virginia: Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, RoanokeTidewater: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, NorfolkVirginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk 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.