Category: Rankings and Ratings

21 health systems with smallest CEO-to-worker pay ratios

Amid a wave of intensified criticism of hospital CEO pay at large, one source continues to pay close attention to the ratio of executive compensation to worker wages at more than 300 health systems.

10 best, worst cities for an active lifestyle

Honolulu is the best U.S. city for an active lifestyle, according to an analysis released Jan. 5 by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

18 counties with biggest population downturns

Comparing population growth over five-year periods helps identity areas in the U.S. with recent and significant downturns in population. 

18 counties with biggest population upswings

Comparing population growth over five-year periods helps identity areas in the U.S. with the most recent strong upswings in population.  

Mercer Health hospital receives leadership award for excellence in health outcomes

Coldwater, Ohio-based Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital has received a 2022 leadership award from the Chartis Center for Rural Health for excellence in outcomes.

25 happiest U.S. cities

Six of the 10 happiest U.S. cities are in California — in part because of residents’ high incomes, according to a ranking published Dec. 20. 

Top cities where baby boomers want to retire

Cities in Florida and northeastern states fill many of the top 20 retirement hotspots in the U.S., according to an analysis released Dec 16 by StorageCafe, a nationwide self-storage search website and part of Yardi.

12 cities hit hardest by inflation

The consumer price index jumped by 7.1 percent in November from a year earlier. But in a dozen cities, the 12-month change to the CPI was much greater. 

Drucker Institute: 23 most effectively managed healthcare companies

Twenty-three healthcare companies made the Management Top 250, a ranking developed by the Drucker Institute.

50 states ranked by clinical care: Massachusetts leads, Texas lags

Clinical care makes up one of the five categories that inform America’s Health Rankings for 2022 from the United Health Foundation. Zeroing in on this single category, Massachusetts leads the way and Texas trails the nation.