PA's Best Hospitals For 2024: See Full List

PENNSYLVANIA — Throughout 2024, several data-based national rankings and safety grades helped Pennsylvania residents navigate the labyrinth of health care, and make decisions about the best places to have a baby, surgery or take care of other medical issues.

Here’s a review of how Pennsylvania stacked up in analyses and rankings from various publications, government agencies and a health care watchdog group:

U.S. News & World Report’s respected rankings included looks at the best maternity, children’s and overall hospitals in Pennsylvania. Read more:

• U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals
• U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals
• U.S. News & World Report Best Maternity Hospitals

The publication also released reports to help guide older Pennsylvania residents in their decisions about health care. Read more:

• U.S. News & World Report Best Nursing Homes

Other publications also took a look at Pennsylvania residents’ access to top hospitals. Read more:

• Newsweek Best Hospitals in the World
• Becker’s Healthcare Great Hospitals In America
• Newsweek Best In-State Hospitals

The watchdog Leapfrog Group’s twice-a-year safety grades use both data and patient surveys to measure Pennsylvania hospitals’ records on patient safety, infection rates and other patient experiences. Read more:

• Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades Spring
• Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades Fall

Healthgrades, which maintains a comprehensive database of ratings and comparisons for physicians, hospitals and health care providers, also released ratings on hospitals in Pennsylvania and others. Read more:

• Healthgrades America’s Best Hospitals Award