The 5 Best Hospitals In Rhode Island: New National Ranking

RHODE ISLAND — Five hospitals have been ranked the best in Rhode Island in a new report from Newsweek.

Rhode Island Hospital in Providence is the top-ranked hospital in Rhode Island in Newsweek and data partner Statista’s America’s Best In-State Hospitals 2025 ranking of more than 700 medical centers nationwide.

Other Rhode Island hospitals, listed in ranked order, include:

1. Rhode Island Hospital, Providence
2. South County Hospital, Wakefield
3. Newport Hospital, Newport
4. The Miriam Hospital, Providence
5. Westerly Hospital, Westerly.

The 2025 best in-state hospitals list features medical facilities in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The hospitals were ranked based on quality metrics from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and national surveys, including:

• The American Hospital Association’s Annual Survey of Hospitals Database, an online nationwide survey among medical professionals;
• Results from Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems patient-experience surveys; and
• Voluntary implementation surveys on PROMs (patient-reported outcome measures).

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