Healthgrades Releases 2020 Analysis of Top Performing Hospitals

The annual report featured hospitals from the nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide that were evaluated based on clinical outcomes across 32 procedures and conditions. The Healthgrades' 2020 Specialty Excellence Award ranks hospitals that are found to be in the top 10% in key specialties such as cardiac surgery, stroke care, joint replacement and critical care. Also released last week was the 2020 Report to the Nation that provides consumers with the information of hospital quality finding that patients treated at hospitals receiving a 5-star rating have a 49-percent lower risk of dying and a 59-percent lower risk of experiencing one or more complications during their stay. To view both the Report to the Nation and the list of top performing hospitals, click here.