These Are The Top-Ranked Hospitals In San Diego County: U.S. News
UC San Diego Health is the top hospital in San Diego, according to the new 2025-2026 Best Hospitals ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report.In addition to again securing the No. 1 ranking in San Diego, UC San Diego Health achieved national recognition in nine specialties: obstetrics and gynecology; pulmonology and lung surgery; geriatrics, cardiology, heart and vascular surgery; gastroenterology and GI surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; diabetes and endocrinology; cancer; and urology."Patients rely on the U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals rankings because they're based on nationally collected data that reflect real-world outcomes — like patient safety, quality of care, and clinical performance," said Patty Maysent, chief executive officer of UC San Diego Health. "UC San Diego Health's results show what's possible when leading medical experts with access to the latest in medical science collaborate with highly skilled care teams, supported by the most advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies — all in environments intentionally designed around the needs of our patients."For its 36th annual report, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,440 hospitals based on their performance across 30 medical and surgical services.These hospitals are also among the 504 Best Regional Hospitals across 49 states and 95 metro areas ranked by U.S. News. Hospitals that earned high performance ratings across eight surgery and specialty areas made the cut."For most Americans, health care decisions are made close to home," said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. "The Best Regional Hospitals rankings underscore the difference high-performing local medical centers make."These local hospital rankings, entirely performance-driven, equip individuals and their families, in consultation with their medical providers, to choose the highest quality care available in their own communities."These are the San Diego area hospitals recognized as the best regional facilities:UC San Diego Health-La Jolla, Hillcrest, and East Campus Medical Centers (No. 1)Scripps La Jolla Hospitals (No. 2)Sharp Memorial Hospital (No. 3)Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion and San Diego Medical Center (No. 4)Scripps Mercy Hospital (No. 5)Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (No. 6)Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas (No. 7-Tie)Sharp Grossmont Hospital (No. 7-Tie)U.S. News evaluated 4,400 hospitals and ranked them based on their performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and procedures and conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from over 800 million records of patient care.This year, among other methodology refinements, U.S. News added ratings in two new cohorts, heart arrhythmia and pacemaker implantation, to the existing procedures and conditions ratings, for a new total of 22 ratings.The article These Are The Top-Ranked Hospitals In San Diego County: U.S. News appeared first on San Diego, CA Patch.
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