PENNYSYLVANIA — Throughout 2023, several data-based national rankings and safety grades helped Americans navigate the labyrinth of healthcare, and make decisions about the best places to have a baby, surgery or take care of other medical issues.
Here’s a review of how Pennsylvania stacked up in analyses and rankings from various publications, government agencies and a healthcare watchdog group:
U.S. News & World Report’s respected rankings included looks at the best maternity, children’s and overall hospitals in the state. Read more: 26 PA Hospitals Among Nation’s Best: U.S. News Ranking
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Here is the summary of the state’s best hospitals in 2023:
The publication also released reports to help guide older Pennsylvania residents in their decisions about healthcare. Read more:
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Newsweek also did its own evaluation of the best hospitals in the state. Read more: These Are The Best Hospitals In PA, Newsweek Says In New List
The watchdog Leapfrog Group’s twice-a-year safety grades use both data and patient surveys to measure PA hospitals’ records on patient safety, infection rates and other patient experiences. Read more: PA’s Safest Hospitals: Fall 2023 Leapfrog Group Ratings Released
Healthgrades, which maintains a comprehensive database of ratings and comparisons for physicians, hospitals and health care providers, also released ratings on hospitals in Pennsylvania, and others. Read more: 18 PA Hospitals Among Top 250 In New National Rankings
Eighteen Pennsylvania hospitals and medical centers were given 5-star ratings, the best possible, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid said. Read more: See The PA Hospitals Earning 5-Star Ratings From Medicare
A couple of reports — one from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and another from a health insurer’s nonprofit foundation — serve as a barometer for the overall well-being of infants, women and children in Pennsylvania:
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