Indianapolis hospitals rank among state's best
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Three Indianapolis-area hospitals rank among the best in the state, according to a new U.S. News & World Report analysis.
The big picture: The annual list, released Tuesday, evaluates more than 4,400 hospitals nationwide across 15 adult specialties and 22 procedures and conditions to determine the best of the best.
- This year, U.S. News recognized 504 hospitals with a 2025-26 Best Regional Hospital designation.
Zoom in: U.S. News assessed 161 hospitals in Indiana. Here are the six that performed well enough to be named a Best Regional Hospital and how they ranked.
1. Community Hospital in Munster
2. Indiana University Health Medical Center in Indianapolis (tied)
2. Franciscan Health in Indianapolis (tied)
4. Deaconess Hospital in Evansville
5. Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis
6. Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne
Yes, but: None of Indiana's hospitals cracked the national top 50 rankings in any specialty.
- Across all 15 specialties, only 152 U.S. hospitals of the thousands evaluated were nationally ranked in one or more areas of care.
How it works: U.S. News tracked performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care.
- The national results were determined by measuring patient outcomes using data from more than 800 million records of patient care.
What's next: Still to come is this year's U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals list.
- In 2024-25, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health ranked No. 11 in the nation for pediatric specialties.