Massachusetts Is Still Home To Two Of America Best Hospitals

wsbs.com · Feb 27, 2026 · Collected from GDELT

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Let's be honest, friends and neighbors. We the people simply don't like going to hospitals, but isn't it nice to know that if we have to go, Massachusetts is stocked with some of the best?Recently, U.S. News & World Report published a ranking of the best hospitals in the country, and great news! The Bay State happens to be home to two of America's best hospitals!According to U.S. News, out of the Top 20 highest-rated hospitals in the U.S., two of them are right here in Massachusetts. U.S. News ranked American hospitals:...in 15 adult specialties as well as recognized hospitals by state, metro and regional areas for their work in 20 more widely performed procedures and conditions.The U.S. News website goes on to say that out of the approximately 5,000 hospitals analyzed and 30,000 physicians surveyed, only 160 hospitals throughout the country ranked in at least one of the specialties.Get our free mobile appBoth Massachusetts hospitals that made this year's Top 20 "honor roll" are located in Boston, which may not be a surprise to many. Here are the 20 hospitals ranked as the best in the nation in alphabetical order:Brigham & Women's Hospital - Boston, MACedars-Sinai Medical Center - Los Angeles, CACleveland Clinic - Cleveland, OHDuke University Hospital - Durham, NCHospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian - Philadelphia, PAHouston Methodist Hospital - Houston, TXJohns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore, MDMassachusetts General Hospital - Boston, MAMayo Clinic-Arizona - Phoenix, AZMayo Clinic-Rochester - Rochester, MNMount Sinai - New York, NYHospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian - New York, NYNorth Shore University Hospital at Northwell Health - Manhasset, NYNorthwestern Medicine-Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Chicago, ILNYU Langone Hospital - New York, NYRush University Medical Center - Chicago, ILStanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital - Stanford, CAUCLA Medical Center - Los Angeles, CAUC San Diego Health-La Jolla and Hillcrest Hospitals - La Jolla, CAUCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center - San Francisco, CAHow about a big hand for all the hospitals and medical centers that made the national "honor roll"? But especially for the two medical facilities from right here in the Commonwealth. Great job, everybody!Visit U.S. News & World Report's website for more on the rankings by visiting here.LOOK: Unique baby names from the year you were bornStacker highlighted one of the least-used baby names from each year between 1950 and 2022, using data from the Social Security Administration.Gallery Credit: StackerLOOK: This is where homes are selling the fastest right nowStacker compiled a list of the metros where houses are selling the fastest, according to data from Redfin.Gallery Credit: StackerThe 100 Best Places to Live on the East CoastREAD ON: See the States Where People Live the LongestStacker used data from the 2020 County Health Rankings to rank every state's average life expectancy from lowest to highest. The 2020 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2016-2018 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey and America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state's rank on senior health care, respectively. Read on to learn the average life expectancy in each state.Gallery Credit: Hannah LangMore From WSBS 860AM