What are the top 20 hospitals in the US based on overall rankings

The following hospitals are recognized as the top 20 in the United States for overall excellence, as identified in the latest U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals Honor Roll” for 2024-2025. The Honor Roll highlights institutions with exceptional breadth and depth of care, top performance in multiple specialties, and outstanding patient outcomes.

Rank	Hospital Name	Location
1	Mayo Clinic	Rochester, MN
2	Cleveland Clinic	Cleveland, OH
3	Johns Hopkins Hospital	Baltimore, MD
4	Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston, MA
5	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA
6	UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA
7	NYU Langone Hospitals	New York, NY
8	New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell	New York, NY
9	Mount Sinai Hospital	New York, NY
10	Stanford Health Care–Stanford Hospital	Palo Alto, CA
11	UCSF Health–UCSF Medical Center	San Francisco, CA
12	Brigham and Women’s Hospital	Boston, MA
13	Northwestern Memorial Hospital	Chicago, IL
14	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX
15	Duke University Hospital	Durham, NC
16	Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania–Penn Presbyterian	Philadelphia, PA
17	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL
18	North Shore University Hospital at Northwell Health	Manhasset, NY
19	UC San Diego Health–La Jolla and Hillcrest Hospitals	San Diego, CA
20	Mayo Clinic–Arizona	Phoenix, AZ

Key Ranking Criteria

• Breadth of Excellence: High performance across multiple specialties and adult procedures.
• Patient Outcomes: Superior survival rates and patient safety scores.
• Reputation: Recognized for leadership and innovation by peer physicians nationwide.
• Quality Indicators: Clinical outcomes, care-related resources, and expert opinion are all factored into the evaluation.

Note: These rankings are based on national recognition and are not specific to any one specialty or procedure. Rankings may be updated annually based on new performance data.