U.S. News & World Report Ranks St. Joseph’s Health #1 in Syracuse
St. Joseph’s Health Hospital retained its #1 ranking in Syracuse and was named a Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report on its list of 2024-2025 Best Hospitals. It is also tied for 24th in New York State.
This is the 10th consecutive year St. Joseph’s Health Hospital has received the Best Regional Hospital designation.
In addition, St. Joseph’s Health was ranked as a High Performing hospital for nine procedures/conditions. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals and Conditions ratings. The procedures/conditions are:
Aortic Valve Surgery
Heart Bypass Surgery
Heart Failure
Heart Attack
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Pneumonia
Hip Replacement
Knee Replacement
Kidney Failure
The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their health care providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.
“I am incredibly proud of the leaders, physicians, nurses, support staff, and colleagues at St. Joseph’s Health for earning high accolades from U.S. News & World Report again this year,” said Meredith Price, Senior Vice President of Acute Operations at St. Joseph’s Health. “Being recognized as the #1 regional hospital underscores our unwavering commitment to providing safe, compassionate, and comprehensive care for all our patients. We are proud of this annual milestone, and it motivates us to keep delivering the best possible care to every family we serve.”
U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care, and patient experience.
“For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for patients navigating their health care decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The ‘High Performing’ designation acknowledges hospitals that consistently deliver high-quality care for specific medical procedures and conditions. This recognition highlights their expertise and commitment to patient well-being.”
To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This year, among other methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new data on care provided to patients with Medicare Advantage insurance and on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality measures.
Our sister Trinity Health Ministry, St. Peter’s Hospital, was named #1 hospital in Albany and high performing in two adult specialties and 12 conditions/procedures. It is ranked #17 in New York State.
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