The annual list, which is in its 15th year, compares 361 health systems across the country using Medicare data with consideration for clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, and patient experience, ranking each category out of five.
The ranking breaks the health systems into three groups — small, medium and large — with there typically being five health systems in each group annually. However, due to a tie, there are 16 total health systems in 2023, with six health systems included in the “medium” group.
Here are the top 16 health systems of the year.
Large health systems:
|
Health System |
Location |
Clinical outcomes |
Operation efficiency |
Patient experience |
|
Mayo Clinic |
Rochester, Minn. |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
HCA Continental Division |
Denver |
5 |
4 |
3 |
|
Intermountain Health |
Salt Lake City |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Houston Methodist |
Houston |
5 |
3 |
5 |
|
Baylor Scott & White Health |
Dallas |
5 |
4 |
5 |
Medium health systems:
|
Health System |
Location |
Clinical outcomes |
Operation efficiency |
Patient experience |
|
HCA Mountain Division |
Cottonwood Heights, Utah |
5 |
5 |
4 |
|
Scipps Health |
San Diego |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Bronson Healthcare |
Kalamazoo, Mich. |
4 |
5 |
5 |
|
Edward Elmhurst Health |
Naperville, Ill. |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
CHI Saint Joseph Health |
Lexington, Ky. |
5 |
4 |
2 |
|
Munson Healthcare |
Traverse City, Mich. |
5 |
5 |
4 |
Small health systems:
|
Health System |
Location |
Clinical outcomes |
Operation efficiency |
Patient experience |
|
CHI Memorial |
Chattanooga, Tenn. |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministries |
Manitowoc, Wis. |
5 |
5 |
3 |
|
AdventHealth Great Lakes Region |
Chicago |
5 |
3 |
4 |
|
Saint Joseph Health System |
Mishawaka, Ind. |
5 |
5 |
3 |
|
Excela Health |
Greensburg, Penn. |
5 |
5 |
2 |
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