Quality Awards for Quality Care
Healthgrades evaluates hospital quality for conditions and procedures based solely on clinical outcomes to help consumers understand, compare and evaluate hospital performance.

Specialty Excellence Awards™ & State Rankings

Healthgrades recognizes hospitals that deliver superior patient outcomes for 16+ specialties. Click below to see recipients for each specialty, including the latest results for our NEW Outpatient Joint Replacement and Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Awards. To see Healthgrades' complete inpatient and outpatient methodologies, click here.
Specialty Categories
- Bariatric Surgery
- Cardiac Care
- Cardiac Surgery
- Coronary Intervention
- Cranial Neurosurgery
- Critical Care
- Gastrointestinal Care
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Joint Replacement
- Neurosciences
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Outpatient Joint Replacement
- Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery
- Prostate Surgery
- Pulmonary Care
- Spine Surgery
- Stroke Care
- Surgical Care
- Vascular Surgery
America’s 50 & 100 Best Hospitals for Specialty Care™
New for 2024: Healthgrades recognizes America's 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement™ and America's 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery™!
Within the Specialty Excellence recipient lists, we further distinguish the nation’s top hospitals for specialty care. In 11 specialty areas, we highlight hospitals that stand out as America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Specialty Care™. For Cardiac Surgery, Surgical Care, and Vascular Surgery, we spotlight recipients among America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Specialty Care™.
Specialty Categories
- Bariatric Surgery
- Cardiac Care
- Cardiac Surgery
- Coronary Intervention
- Cranial Neurosurgery
- Critical Care
- Gastrointestinal Care
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Joint Replacement
- Neurosciences
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Outpatient Joint Replacement
- Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery
- Prostate Surgery
- Pulmonary Care
- Spine Surgery
- Stroke Care
- Surgical Care
- Vascular Surgery
Why Hospital Quality Matters
Healthgrades evaluates hospital quality for conditions and procedures based solely on clinical outcomes to help consumers understand, compare and evaluate hospital performance.
How We Evaluate Hospital QualityAmerica’s Best Hospitals™

Healthgrades America’s Best Hospitals™ consistently exhibit exceptional, comprehensive quality care. This premier distinction is based solely on clinical quality outcomes for 31 conditions and procedures. Simply put, patients are more likely to have a successful treatment without major complications—and have a lower chance of dying—at America’s Best Hospitals.
Award Winners Near montreal
- University Of Vermont Medical Center
- Saint Peter's Hospital
- Portsmouth Regional Hospital
- Lawrence General Hospital
- Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
- Salem Hospital
- Rochester General Hospital
- Hartford Hospital
- Vassar Brothers Medical Center
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General Campus
- Middlesex Hospital
- Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall
- Norwalk Hospital
- Valley Hospital
Specialty State Rankings

Healthgrades releases State Rankings for many of our Specialty Excellence Awards categories. Click here for our methodology and a listing of all recipients, or use the link below to download a PDF of all recipients for every state.
Patient Safety Excellence Award™

The Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recognizes hospitals that have the lowest occurrences of 14 preventable patient safety events, including injuries, infections, and other serious conditions. These hospitals are in the top 10% in the nation for patient safety.
Award Winners Near montreal
- Baystate Franklin Medical Center
- Parkland Medical Center
- Emerson Hospital
- Manchester Memorial Hospital
- Landmark Medical Center
- Windham Hospital
- Putnam Hospital Center
- United Memorial Medical Center
- Phelps Hospital
- Greenwich Hospital
- Newton Medical Center
- Valley Hospital
- Chilton Medical Center
- Huntington Hospital
Outstanding Patient Experience Award™

Healthgrades evaluates patient experience performance based on 10 patient experience measures, using data collected from surveys of the hospital’s own patients. Hospitals in the top 15% with the highest overall patient experience scores are recognized as Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ recipients.
Award Winners Near montreal
- University Of Vermont Medical Center
- Copley Hospital
- Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake
- Saratoga Hospital
- Stephens Memorial Hospital
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
- Mainegeneral Medical Center
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
- York Hospital
- Fairview Hospital
- Emerson Hospital
- St. Joseph Hospital
- Mount Auburn Hospital
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obstetrics & Gynecology Care Excellence Awards™

Each year, Healthgrades analyzes the quality of care of patients during and after childbirth, and for the most common gynecologic procedures at U.S. hospitals. Patients who deliver or have gynecologic procedures at recognized hospitals have a lower risk of experiencing a complication during their hospital stay.
Award Winners Near montreal
- Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award
- Labor And Delivery Excellence Award
- Obstetrics And Gynecology Excellence Award
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