Becker's Hospital Review's "100 great hospitals in America | 2017" list, published April 4, includes a range of hospitals from across the country — some large, historic academic centers and others newer entities with smaller bed counts.
The hospitals were selected for their excellence, innovation, quality patient care and clinical research. The Becker's editorial team selected hospitals for inclusion based on several rankings and awards, including U.S. News and World Report hospital rankings, CMS star ratings, Leapfrog grades, Truven Health Analytics top hospitals, Most Wired hospitals and Magnet accreditation.
Here are 12 things to know about the list's makeup:
1. Teaching hospitals: 76 percent
2. 100+ year-old hospitals: 52 percent
3. Hospitals opened since 1980: 10.8 percent
4. 1,000+ beds: 14.7 percent
5. Less than 500 beds: 31.3 percent
6. Physician-led hospitals: 31.3 percent
7. Women-led hospitals: 16.6 percent
8. Midwest region hospitals: 26.4 percent
9. Southeast region hospitals: 20.6 percent
10. Northeast region hospitals: 20.6 percent
11. West region hospitals: 23.5 percent
12. Southwest region hospitals: 7.8 percent
Note: Percentages are rounded so may not equal 100 percent.