These Are The Best Hospitals In New Hampshire, U.S. News Says In New 2025 Ranking
CONCORD, NH — Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon is the top hospital in New Hampshire, according to the new 2025-2026 Best Hospitals ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report.For its 36th annual report, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,440 hospitals based on their performance across 30 medical and surgical services. Catholic Medical Center in Manchester was named the second-best hospital in the state, according to the rankings. These hospitals were 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. The Best Regional Hospitals rankings underscore the difference high-performing local medical centers make,” Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News, said in a news release. “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,” Harder said.Other New Hampshire hospitals recognized as the best regional facilities are:Concord Hospital in Concord, which was listed as high performing in four procedures-conditions and a three out of five star patient experience; Elliot Hospital in Manchester, which was listed as high performing in three procedures-conditions and a three out of five star patient experience; Exeter Hospital, which was listed as high performing in one procedure-condition and a four out of five star patient experience; Parkland Medical Center in Derry, which had a four out of five star patient experience; Portsmouth Regional Hospital, which was listed as high performing in four procedures-conditions and a three out of five star patient experience; Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, which was listed as high performing in 20 procedures-conditions and a four out of five star patient experience; St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, which had a three out of five star patient experience; Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, which was listed as high performing in one procedure-condition and a four out of five star patient experience.Debra Cresta, the president of Exeter Hospital, said the recognition was “the result of countless hours of teamwork, innovation, and an unwavering focus on patient safety,” adding, “I am proud of our exceptional team and their efforts that contributed to this.”The report also named 20 hospitals across 13 states to its Honor Roll, which represents the best of the best hospitals. Listed in alphabetical order, they are: AdventHealth, Orlando, FloridaBrigham and Women’s Hospital, BostonCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los AngelesCleveland ClinicHackensack University Medical Center at Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack, New JerseyHospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian, PhiladelphiaHouston Methodist HospitalJohns Hopkins Hospital, BaltimoreMassachusetts General Hospital, BostonMayo Clinic-Arizona, PhoenixMayo Clinic-Rochester, MinnesotaMount Sinai Hospital, New YorkNew York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and CornellNorthwestern Medicine-Northwestern Memorial Hospital, ChicagoNYU Langone Hospitals, New YorkRush University Medical Center, ChicagoStanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, CaliforniaUCLA Medical Center, Los AngelesUCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center, San FranciscoUniversity of Michigan Health-Ann ArborU.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 & 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 & Conditions ratings, for a new total of 22 ratings.Editor's note: This post was scripted by another Patch staffer, not New Hampshire's editor, for publication on New Hampshire sites, with localization put together by the New Hampshire editor.The article These Are The Best Hospitals In New Hampshire, U.S. News Says In New 2025 Ranking appeared first on Concord, NH Patch.
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