The largest hospitals and health systems in the U.S. are growing.
Whether through new patient towers, acquisitions or adding staff beds, many of the largest health systems in the U.S. are on an upward growth trajectory. Below is a list of the 40 largest health systems by number of hospitals and 60 largest hospitals by number of beds. Data was compiled by the Becker's Healthcare editorial team based on organization websites as of December 2024.
This is not a definitive list of all hospitals and health systems. If you have an addition or update to the list, please contact Anna Falvey at afalvey@beckershealthcare.com.
Health systems:
1. HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.): 187 hospitals
2. Veterans Health Administration: 170 hospitals
3. CommonSpirit Health (Chicago): 137 hospitals
4. Ascension (St. Louis): 136 hospitals
5. LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): 120+ hospitals
6. Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.): 93 hospitals
7. ScionHealth (Louisville, Ky.): 92 hospitals
8. Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): 69 hospitals
9. Advocate Health (Charlotte, N.C.): 69 hospitals
10. Christus Health (Irving, Texas): 61 hospitals
11. Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): 52 hospitals
12. Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas): 52 hospitals
13. AdventHealth (Altamonte Springs, Fla.): 51 hospitals
14. Providence (Renton, Wash.): 51 hospitals
15. Bon Secours Mercy Health (Cincinnati): 49 hospitals
16. Mercy (St. Louis): 49 hospitals
17. Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 48 hospitals
18. Indian Health Service (Rockville, Md.): 46 [22 Federal and 24 Tribal] hospitals
19. Prime Healthcare (Ontario, Calif.): 44 hospitals
20. UPMC (Pittsburgh): 40 hospitals
21. Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.): 40 hospitals
22. UnityPoint Health (West Des Moines, Iowa): 36 hospitals
23. Avera Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 36 hospitals
24. Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City): 34 hospitals
25. Banner Health (Phoenix): 33 hospitals
26. Ardent Health Services (Nashville, Tenn.): 30 hospitals
27. Texas Health Resources (Arlington): 29 hospitals
28. Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): 28 hospitals
29. Adventist Health (Roseville, Calif.): 28 hospitals
30. Great Plains Health Alliance (Wichita, Kan.): 26 hospitals
31. Piedmont Healthcare (Atlanta): 25 hospitals
32. West Virginia University Health System (Morgantown): 25 hospitals
33. Orlando (Fla.) Health: 25 hospitals
34. Community Hospital Corp. (Plano, Texas): 24 hospitals
35. SSM Health (St. Louis): 23 hospitals
36. Baptist (Memphis, Tenn.): 23 hospitals
37. Cleveland Clinic: 23 hospitals
38. Sutter Health (Sacramento, Calif.): 22 hospitals
39. Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.): 22 hospitals
40. Corewell Health (Grand Rapids, Mich.): 22 hospitals
Hospitals:
1. AdventHealth Orlando (Fla.): 2,247 beds
2. Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami): 1,550 beds
3. Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital: 1,541 beds
4. Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis): 1,315 beds
5. Cleveland Clinic: 1,288 beds
6. Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saint Marys Campus (Rochester, Minn.): 1,265 beds
7. UAB Hospital (Birmingham, Ala.): 1,207 beds
8. The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore): 1,146 beds
9. Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City): 1,139 beds
10. Saint Francis Hospital (Tulsa, Okla.): 1,112 beds
11. UF Health Shands Hospital (Gainesville, Fla.): 1,111 beds
12. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (Houston): 1,104 beds
13. Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak (Mich.): 1,101 beds
14. Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.): 1,062 beds
15. Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston): 1,059 beds
16. OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (Columbus): 1,059 beds
17. Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital: 1,040 beds
18. Christiana Hospital (Newark, Del.): 1,039 beds
19. UH Cleveland Medical Center: 1,032 beds
20. UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill, N.C.): 1,000+ beds
21. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.): 1,000+ beds
22. ECU Health Medical Center (Greenville, N.C.): 974 beds
23. Grady Hospital (Atlanta): 953 beds
24. Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center of Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee): 938 beds
25. Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church, Va.): 928 beds
26. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia): 926 beds
27. Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas): 914 beds
28. MedStar Washington Hospital Center: 912 beds
29. Houston Methodist Hospital: 907 beds
30. Baptist Hospital of Miami (Fla.): 902 beds
31. Ohio State University Hospital (Columbus): 900 beds
32. Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (Baton Rouge, La.): 900 beds
33. Methodist Hospital (San Antonio): 900 beds
34. The University of Kansas Hospital (Kansas City): 900+ beds
35. Medical City Dallas: 899 beds
36. Sarasota Memorial Hospital (Fla.): 897 beds
37. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago): 894 beds
38. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles): 886 beds
39. Parkland Memorial Hospital (Dallas): 882 beds
40. Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston): 881 beds
41. Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital: 881 beds
42. Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit, Mich.): 877 beds
43. Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, N.C.): 874 beds
44. Hartford (Conn.) Hospital: 867 beds
45. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center (New York City): 862 beds
46. Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.): 859 beds
47. NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City): 844 beds
48. Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock (Ark.): 827 beds
49. Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston): 826 beds
50. University of Chicago Medical Center: 811 beds
51. Orlando (Fla.) Health Orlando Regional Medical Center: 808 beds
52. New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Wilmington, N.C.): 800 beds
53. Vanderbilt University Hospital (Nashville, Tenn.): 800 beds
54. Mayo Clinic Hospital-Methodist Campus (Rochester, Minn.): 794 beds
55. ProMedica Toledo (Ohio) Hospital: 794 beds
56. Advocate Christ Medical Center (Oaklawn, Ill.): 788 beds
57. Memorial Regional Hospital (Hollywood, Fla.): 797 beds
58. North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, N.Y.): 756 beds
59. Banner University Medical Center Phoenix: 746 beds
60. Mercy Hospital St. Louis: 744 beds