Patients across the D.C and Baltimore area have no shortage of highly rated hospitals close to home, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
A dozen hospitals in the D.C. area earned the magazine’s Best Regional Hospital recognition, while The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore again landed among the nation’s elite medical centers.
Johns Hopkins made U.S. News’ Honor Roll, which recognizes the nation’s top 20 hospitals overall. The Baltimore hospital was nationally ranked in 14 specialties, including No. 1 in obstetrics and gynecology and No. 3 in ophthalmology.
This year’s rankings put greater emphasis on patient outcomes, including survival rates, readmissions and complications, U.S. News senior health data analyst Chelsey Wen told WTOP. The shift helped more smaller hospitals earn recognition.
In the D.C. region, MedStar Washington Hospital Center ranked No. 1, followed by Inova Fairfax Hospital at No. 2 and VHC Health at No. 3. George Washington University Hospital and Inova Alexandria Hospital tied for No. 4. Other hospitals recognized as Best Regional Hospitals were MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Mary Washington Hospital, Inova Loudoun Hospital, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine-Sibley Memorial Hospital and Reston Hospital Center.
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