Hospital In North County Named Among Top 100 Hospitals In U.S.: Report

ENCINITAS, CA — A hospital in San Diego County was named among the top 100 hospitals in the country, according to a new report.

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas was ranked among the top 100 hospitals in the U.S. based on a study conducted by health care technology and services platform PINC AI.

Scripps Encinitas was ranked No. 10 among the 20 medium community hospitals included in the overall top 100 list. The hospital, which opened in 1964, was the only hospital in Southern California to make the list this year.

"This honor wasn't something that we applied for," said Steve Miller, vice president and chief operations executive at Scripps Encinitas. "By being chosen for this recognition, PINC AI is placing a national spotlight on the quality of the data-driven care that we provide to our patients and the hard work and dedication delivered every day by our physicians, nurses and employees."

The study used independent, quantitative research to evaluate the five-year trending performance of 2,601 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals across the country, according to the platform. The list identified the best hospitals in the U.S. based on a wide range of measures that included patient outcomes and experiences, operational efficiency, financial health and community impact.

According to the study, if all hospitals performed at the level of the nation's top 100, more than 350,000 additional patient lives would be saved, more than 607,000 individuals would be spared in-hospital complications and more than 16,600 patients would avoid readmission within 30 days of their hospital stay. Those overall improvements would save more than $17.6 billion.