Category: Rankings & Ratings

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, one of the largest for-profit health systems in the U.S., offloaded three Louisiana hospitals in January, bringing the number of hospitals in its portfolio down to 180 across 19 states and the United Kingdom.

The Labor Department’s Occupational Network ranked urology as the job that requires the most adaptability in the country. 

Inc. Magazine has released its annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in America. This year, 269 health services companies made the cut, including 170 repeat honorees. 

Healthgrades recently named the top 100 hospitals for cardiac care in 2023.

Six of the world’s top universities for life sciences and medicine are outside the U.S., according to QS World University Rankings.

QS World University Rankings has named University of Pennsylvania the world’s best nursing university four years in a row. 

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport, Calif., was named the top hospital for nurses to work, according to rankings from Nurse Journal.

Five of U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 Honor Roll hospitals were also listed on Healthgrades’ 2023 “America’s 50 Best Hospitals” list.

Nationally, the rate of hospital CEO turnover in 2022 was 16 percent, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives. 

Primary care is the backbone of healthcare and the only part of the healthcare system where increased supply is linked to improved health, lifespan and equity. Yet access to primary care providers can vary greatly by state.