U.S. News and World Report, for the first time, recognized 98 "Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access" as part of its 2024-2025 "Best Hospitals" rankings and ratings. These include the 53 hospitals that were recognized in early June, before 2024 regional hospital data was available, as part of the initial list for their work to improve care in historically underserved communities.
To create the final list, the media company identified 98 hospitals that received a Best Regional Hospital designation in 2023 or 2024 and met at least two of the following criteria:
- Had at least 40% of its patients from a community of greater socioeconomic deprivation (according to the Area Deprivation Index)
- Served at least 20% racial/ethnic minority patients or was in the highest tier in at least one of five measures of racial and ethnic patient representation with 2.5% or more of patients from the corresponding group
- Served a high proportion of Medicaid patients or was in the highest tier in the measure of low-income patient representation
The Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access, below in alphabetical order, by state, per U.S. News:
Note: The initial list was created on June 5 and updated on July 16.
Alabama
University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham)
Alaska
Providence Alaska Medical Center (Anchorage)
Arizona
Banner Desert Medical Center (Mesa)
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
TMC HealthCare (Tucson)
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
Arkansas
UAMS Medical Center (Little Rock)
California
Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley)
Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael)
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
NorthBay Medical Center (Fairfield)
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital
MemorialCare, Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center (Fountain Valley)
Saint Agnes Medical Center (Fresno)
Loma Linda University Medical Center
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles)
Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles)
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center
Salinas Valley Health
Scripps Mercy Hospital (San Diego)
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton)
Colorado
UCHealth Memorial Hospital (Colorado Springs)
Connecticut
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center (Hartford)
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Florida
UF Health Jacksonville
Georgia
Grady Health System (Atlanta)
Illinois
Mount Sinai Hospital (Chicago)
Advocate Trinity Hospital (Chicago)
University of Chicago Medical Center
Carle Foundation Hospital (Urbana)
Indiana
Indiana University Health University Hospital (Indianapolis)
Kansas
Stormont Vail Health (Topeka)
Kentucky
University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital (Lexington)
Louisiana
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
Maryland
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (Baltimore)
Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital (Baltimore)
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (Baltimore)
University of Maryland Medical Center (Baltimore)
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center (Clinton)
TidalHealth Peninsula Regional (Salisbury)
Massachusetts
UMass Memorial Medical Center (Worcester)
Michigan
Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital
Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit)
Ascension St. John Hospital (Detroit)
Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals (Saint Joseph)
Minnesota
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital (Saint Louis Park)
Missouri
Christian Hospital (St. Louis)
Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis)
Cox Medical Centers (Springfield)
Mercy Hospital Springfield
Nebraska
Nebraska Medicine - Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha)
New Hampshire
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon)
New Jersey
Cooper University Health Care (Camden)
Jefferson Stratford Hospital
New Mexico
University of New Mexico Hospitals (Albuquerque)
New York
Albany Medical Center
Brooklyn Hospital Center (New York City)
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (New York City)
Maimonides Medical Center (New York City)
NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst (New York City)
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens (New York City)
Long Island Jewish Medical Center (New Hyde Park)
Rochester General Hospital
Stony Brook University Hospital
Upstate University Hospital (Syracuse)
North Carolina
University of North Carolina Hospitals (Chapel Hill)
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center (Fayetteville)
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Greensboro)
ECU Health Medical Center (Greenville)
UNC Health Southeastern (Lumberton)
WakeMed Raleigh Campus
North Dakota
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
Altru Health System (Grand Forks)
Ohio
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Oklahoma
Hillcrest Medical Center (Tulsa)
Saint Francis Hospital (Tulsa)
Oregon
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford)
Salem Hospital
Pennsylvania
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Temple University Hospital (Philadelphia)
UPMC Presbyterian (Pittsburgh)
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (Wilkes-Barre)
South Carolina
McLeod Regional Medical Center (Florence)
Grand Strand Medical Center (Myrtle Beach)
Lexington Medical Center (West Columbia)
Tennessee
Erlanger Medical Center (Chattanooga)
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center (Knoxville)
Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals
Texas
Parkland Health (Dallas)
South Texas Health System (Edinburg)
JPS Health Network (Fort Worth)
Virginia
Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church)
West Virginia
St. Mary's Medical Center (Huntington)
West Virginia University Hospitals (Morgantown)