PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital is once again tops in the Ocean State, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Hospital report released Tuesday.
For the 13th year in a row, the publication ranked The Miriam as the top hospital in both Rhode Island and the Providence metro area, which includes Pawtucket, New Bedford and Fall River.
For the second straight year, U.S. News did not rank best-overall hospitals in the nation. Instead, it listed an unranked honor roll of 29 hospitals that excelled across multiple areas of care that included only two New England facilities, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, both in Boston. The reason for the change is researchers discovered patients cared most about finding the highest-quality care in their region in the specialty, procedure or condition.
“Choosing the right hospital to match your needs shouldn't be a guessing game,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The 2024-2025 edition of Best Hospitals provides patients and their families clear, data-driven insights on hospital performance and empowers Americans to choose the facility best-suited to their specific health care needs.”
The Miriam, located at 164 Summit Ave. in Providence, was recognized as “high performing” for 12 types of adult procedures and conditions, according to U.S. News, including colon cancer surgery [listed under both procedures and conditions related to center and procedures and conditions related to gastroenterology and GI surgery], prostate cancer surgery [listed under both procedures and conditions related to center and procedures and conditions related to urology], heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, back surgery, stroke, hip replacement, knee replacement, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia.
“These rankings are released with the intention of helping patients decide the best places to seek medical care,” said Sarah Frost, chief of hospital operations at Lifespan. “Lifespan hospitals take great pride in caring for our patients, it’s no coincidence we are identified in this year’s rankings. We plan to expand on these accomplishments in the following rating cycles.”
The 35th annual rankings were based on a multifaceted comparison of more than 5,000 hospitals nationwide in more than 30 medical and surgical services.
Among the Rhode Island hospitals listed, Kent Hospital at 455 Toll Gate Road in Warwick, earned high-performing distinctions in heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Landmark Medical Center, at 115 Cass Ave. in Woonsocket, earned a high-performing mark in heart attack.
Rhode Island Hospital, at 593 Eddy St. in Providence, earned high performing in lung cancer surgery and aortic valve surgery. The hospital also earned high performing for its geriatric services.
“As we age, we all deserve attentive and respectful medical care designed with our needs in mind,” said Frost. “Rhode Island Hospital has intentionally designed programs for our older patients, and we value this ranking for recognizing that effort.”
South County Hospital at 100 Kenyon Ave. in Wakefield, earned two high-performing distinctions in hip replacement and knee replacement.
Women and Infants Hospital at 101 Dudley St., earned a high-performing distinction in gynecological cancer surgery.
In Massachusetts, Southcoast Hospitals Group – a system of three partner hospitals, including St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River and Tobey Hospital in Wareham, Mass., earned high performing in five adult procedures and conditions: colon cancer surgery, heart attack, heart-bypass surgery, heart failure, colon cancer surgery and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The full report can be found here.
(UPDATE changes fifth year in a row in second paragraph to 13th year in a row.)
