Philadelphia hospital ranked among best in U.S.
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A view of Penn Medicine's Pavilion, which opens to patients on Saturday. Photo: Courtesy of Dan Schwalm/Penn Medicine
Penn Medicine's hospitals took the crown for the best hospitals in the Philadelphia region and state in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
The big picture: The West Philadelphia-based health system maintains the prestigious honor for another year running despite not participating in the rankings process.
Driving the news: UPenn hospitals and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center — lumped together as one system in the rankings — were also the only Pennsylvania hospital named to the outlet's nationwide honor roll list.
- The rankings were unveiled today.
Penn Medicine and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center were ranked in the top 20 for several specialties, including cancer, geriatrics, and neurology and neurosurgery.
By the numbers: The other top hospitals in the Philly region were, per the report:
- 2nd: Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals-Jefferson Health
- 3rd (tied): ChristianCare Hospitals, Pennsylvania Hospital and Temple University Hospital
- 6th: Main Line Health Lankenau Medical Center
- 7th: Cooper University Health Care-Camden
- 8th (tied): Jefferson Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health and Main Line Health Paoli Hospital
- 10th (tied): Main Line Health Bryn Mawr Hospital and Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
Flashback: In 2023, the University of Pennsylvania Health System stopped actively participating in the outlet's best hospitals rankings.
- At the time, Penn Health System's CEO, Kevin Mahoney, said the rankings "don't account for all of the elements essential to improving patient outcomes," like research, per a news release.
The fine print: The U.S. News rankings compared more than 4,400 hospitals by patient outcomes across several specialties and procedures using data from the federal government, like Medicare, and third parties, including medical specialists.
What they're saying: Sarah Pike, a U.S. News spokesperson, said the outlet doesn't routinely request or use data from hospitals for ratings, with the exception of maternity care (but it's not obligatory for hospitals to participate in).
- "Hospitals that provide care paid for by U.S. taxpayers cannot opt in or opt out of being evaluated by U.S. News," she said.
A Penn Medicine spokesperson didn't immediately return a request for comment.