Category: Rankings & Ratings

50 best places to live for families: Fortune

Fortune has released its list of 50 best places to live for families, which analyzed nearly 1,900 cities nationwide and more than 200,000 unique data points to determine the best place in each state.

The states with the most, least mental distress

Hawaii, South Dakota and Minnesota rank in the top three for residents with the least mental distress, while West Virginia residents reported the worst mental distress.

5 most, least expensive states to have a baby

New York is the most expensive state for a vaginal delivery in the U.S., according to Fair Health’s Cost of Giving Birth Tracker. 

29 physician specialties ranked by student debt burden

The emergency medicine specialty has the highest percentage of physicians who are still paying off student debt, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report” published June 9. 

25 hospitals win environmental sustainability award

Practice Greenhealth, an organization that provides healthcare companies with sustainability solutions, selected 25 hospitals for its 2023 Environmental Excellence Award.

10 states where labor markets are tightening most

The labor markets in 37 U.S. states are currently tighter than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent report from LinkedIn’s economic graph team. 

'Misguided methodology': Pennsylvania health system withdraws from US News rankings

Universities have been speaking out against U.S. News & World Report’s ranking systems for months, alleging they unfairly prioritize prestige and subjective opinion. But as medical schools chose to withdraw participation from the ranking system, the sa…

Fortune 500's top 25 healthcare companies

The 69th Fortune 500 was released June 5. The annual list of the largest corporations in the U.S. ranked by revenue for the 2022 fiscal year includes 80 healthcare companies.

US News wants to stick with hospitals. Will hospitals stick with US News?

Since U.S. News & World Report started its Best Hospitals rankings in 1990, the classification has become the industry’s gold standard. If hospitals were to shun the rankings like law and medical schools, big questions loom for what it means to be the …

'Misguided methodology': Pennsylvania health system withdraws from US News rankings

Universities have been speaking out against U.S. News & World Report’s ranking systems for months, alleging they unfairly prioritize prestige and subjective opinion. But as medical schools chose to withdraw participation from the ranking system, the sa…