Beverly Hospital Earns 'Best Hospital' Designation: U.S. News & World Report

BEVERLY, MA — Beverly Hospital was recognized as a U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospital" and earned high-performing ratings in three categories in the group's annual report.

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"Our commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care is stronger than ever," said Tom Sands, market president-North Shore for Beth Israel Lahey Health and president of Beverly, Addison Gilbert, Anna Jaques and BayRidge Hospitals. "This recognition affirms that our efforts are setting a benchmark for excellence."

U.S. News evaluated more than 4,400 hospitals across 15 adult specialties and 22 procedures and conditions; only 13 percent of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals designation.

Beverly Hospital was rated as high performing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hip replacement and knee replacement.

To determine the Best Hospitals, U.S. News analyzed each hospital’s performance based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care.

The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from over 800 million records of patient care.

For more on the U.S. News and World Report’s best hospital rankings, visit here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)