4 Philadelphia Hospitals Ranked Among Best In PA By U.S. News

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. News & World Report has ranked four Philadelphia hospitals among the best in Pennsylvania. The publication, which released its latest rankings of the country's best hospitals, has ranked four city hospitals first, third, eighth, and 26th in the state.

In total, 26 Pennsylvania hospitals made the state's best hospitals list.

Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian was the top-ranked hospital in the state and the only in Pennsylvania that made U.S. News' Honor Roll of the top 20.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals was ranked third in the state.

Pennsylvania Hospital was ranked eighth.

Coming in at 26 was Jefferson Torresdale Hospital.

The data used is pre-pandemic, so the coronavirus's impact on hospitals nationwide is not shown in the latest rankings.

"The pandemic has altered, perhaps permanently, how patients get care and from whom they get it. Amid the disruption, we are steadfastly committed to providing the public with authoritative data for comparing hospital quality," said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. "No hospital's clinical team came through this unprecedented health crisis unscathed."

In Pennsylvania, the top-ranked hospitals are:

*denotes a tie in the rankings

1. Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian, Philadelphia: Ranked in 12 adult specialties and rated high performing in 2 adult specialties and 10 procedures and conditions. MORE.

2. UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, Pittsburgh: Ranked in 11 adult specialties specialties and rated high performing in 3 adult specialties and 8 procedures and conditions. MORE.

3. Jefferson Health-Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia: Ranked in 9 adult specialties specialties and rated high performing in 3 adult specialties and 7 procedures and conditions. MORE.

4.* Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster: Ranked in 1 adult specialty specialty and rated high performing in 4 adult specialties and 9 procedures and conditions. MORE. Penn State Health

4.* Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey: Ranked in 1 adult specialty and 5 pediatric specialties and rated high performing in 6 adult specialties and 7 procedures and conditions. MORE.

6.* Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown: Rated high performing in 7 adult specialties and 8 procedures and conditions. MORE.

6.* St. Luke's University Hospital-Bethlehem Campus, Bethlehem: Rated high performing in 5 adult specialties and 10 procedures and conditions. MORE.

8. Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia: Ranked in 1 adult specialty specialty and rated high performing in 5 adult specialties and 5 procedures and conditions. MORE.

9. UPMC Pinnacle, Harrisburg: Rated high performing in 3 adult specialties and 8 procedures and conditions. MORE.

10.* Chester County Hospital, West Chester: Ranked in 1 adult specialty specialty and rated high performing in 3 adult specialties and 3 procedures and conditions. MORE.

10.*Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood: Rated high performing in 9 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

12. Jefferson Health-Abington Hospital, Abington: Rated high performing in 2 adult specialties and 5 procedures and conditions. MORE.

13.* Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown: Rated high performing in 6 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

13.* Reading Hospital, Reading: Rated high performing in 2 adult specialties and 4 procedures and conditions. MORE.

13. UPMC Passavant, Pittsburgh: Rated high performing in 1 adult specialty and 5 procedures and conditions. MORE.

16. Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr: Rated high performing in 1 adult specialty and 4 procedures and conditions. MORE.

17.* Geisinger Medical Center, Danville: Rated high performing in 4 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

17.* Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College: Rated high performing in 4 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

17.* St. Clair Hospital, Pittsburgh: Rated high performing in 4 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

17.* St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne: Rated high performing in 4 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

17.* UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh: Rated high performing in 4 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

17.* WellSpan York Hospital, York: Rated high performing in 4 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

23.* Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh: Rated high performing in 3 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

23.* Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg: Rated high performing in 3 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

23.* Riddle Hospital, Media: Rated high performing in 3 adult procedures and conditions. It is a general medical and surgical facility. MORE.

26. *Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes Barre: Rated high performing in 3 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

26.* Jefferson Health-Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, Philadelphia: Rated high performing in 3 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

26.* WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon: Rated high performing in 3 adult procedures and conditions. MORE.

The 16 specialties that hospitals were ranked for are: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, ear, nose and throat, gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, psychiatry, pulmonology and lung surgery, rehabilitation, rheumatology and urology.

Twelve of the specialty rankings — which cover categories such as cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology and nephrology — are determined mostly by data; the other four specialties — ophthalmology, psychiatry, rehabilitation and rheumatology — are determined entirely by expert opinion, U.S. News said.

More information on the full rankings is here.