23 Michigan Hospitals Named Best In State: U.S. News

ACROSS MICHIGAN — Several hospitals in Michigan are considered among the best in the nation, according to a new ranking.

The 2021-22 Best Hospitals rankings, released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report, rates the best overall hospitals as well as others that consistently deliver the best care.

To compile the rankings, U.S. News compared more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide in 15 specialties and 17 procedures and conditions including cardiology, neurology, geriatrics, orthopedics and more.

U.S. News also added seven new procedures or conditions to the rankings this year, including heart attack, stroke, pneumonia, diabetes, kidney failure, hip fracture and back surgery.

The goal of the rankings is to help patients choose a hospital based on the specific type of care they need.

University of Michigan Hospitals-Michigan Medicine was named the top hospital in Michigan, receiving high marks in specialties including cancer, cardiology and ear, nose and throat.

Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak was also ranked at No. 2, delivering high-quality care in several specialties.

Here is the list of Michigan hospitals that were ranked:

1. University of Michigan Hospitals-Michigan Medicine
2. Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak
3. Beaumont Hospital-Grosse Pointe
4. Beaumont Hospital-Troy
5. Spectrum Health-Butterworth and Blodgett Campuses
6. Munson Medical Center
7. St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital
8. Bronson Methodist Hospital
9. Henry Ford Hospital
10. Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn
11. Ascension Providence Hospital-Southfield
12. Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
13. Ascension Borgess Hospital
14. McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital
15. Ascension Genesys Hospital
16. Henry Ford Macomb Hospitals
17. MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland
18. Ascension St. John Hospital
19. St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
20. Mercy Health St. Mary's Campus
21. Henry Ford Allegiance Health-Jackson
22. Hurley Medical Center
23. McLaren Flint Hospital

Data used to determine this year’s best hospitals came from a period predating the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning rankings were not affected by the pandemic’s effect on hospitals.

The methodology for the rankings is based largely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.

Learn more about the Best Hospitals methodology.

Of the hospitals analyzed by U.S. News, 531 were recognized as Best Regional Hospitals, based on their strong performance in multiple areas of care.

In addition to state, regional and specialty rankings, U.S. News also announced the 20 hospitals that made it to this year’s Honor Roll, which recognizes the top hospitals nationwide that deliver exceptional treatment across multiple areas of care.

University of Michigan Hospitals-Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, was the only Michigan hospital to make the Honor Roll.

For the sixth consecutive year, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. claimed the No. 1 spot on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll, while Cleveland Clinic ranked No. 2, followed by UCLA Medical Center at No. 3.

In the specialty rankings, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked No. 1 in cancer, the Cleveland Clinic is No. 1 in cardiology and heart surgery, and Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City is No. 1 in orthopedics.

See this year’s full Best Hospitals ranking.