NYC Health + Hospitals makes list

NYC Health + Hospitals said on August 5 that all 11 of its acute-care hospitals were included in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-27 “Best Hospitals” list. The public system said the facilities were recognized for care in conditions and procedures including heart failure, heart attack, diabetes, kidney failure, stroke, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Bellevue also ranked No. 16 nationally in psychiatry, the system said, marking its first national psychiatry placement. ### Which hospitals were included, and what exactly did they make? The 11 hospitals cited by NYC Health + Hospitals were Bellevue, Elmhurst, Harlem, Jacobi, Kings County, Lincoln, Metropolitan, Queens, South Brooklyn Health, Woodhull and, by the system’s count of acute-care hospitals, all of its acute-care facilities. The press release listed recognitions across specialties and procedures or conditions rather than saying each hospital received the same designation. (nychealthandhospitals.org) Bellevue’s list was the longest in the system release, spanning leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma; heart failure; heart attack; diabetes; pneumonia; kidney failure; geriatrics; psychiatry; heart arrhythmia; and stroke. Other hospitals were recognized in narrower sets of categories, including Jacobi for heart failure and Queens for heart arrhythmia, heart failure and pneumonia, according to the system. (nychealthandhospitals.org) ### Why is Bellevue’s psychiatry ranking the detail people will notice? Bellevue was ranked No. 16 in the nation for psychiatry, NYC Health + Hospitals said, and the system described that as a first. That is the only national ranking highlighted in the release, making it the clearest single data point in the announcement. (nychealthandhospitals.org) Mitchell Katz, president and chief executive of NYC Health + Hospitals, said in the release that the system was “honored” to have all of its hospitals recognized. The release also said many facilities were newly recognized for specific conditions, though it did not quantify the total number of new category additions across the system. (nychealthandhospitals.org) ### How does U.S. News decide who gets onto these lists? U.S. News said the 2026-27 edition evaluated hospitals across specialty rankings and procedures-and-conditions ratings, with approximately 5,000 hospitals considered nationally, according to the NYC Health + Hospitals release and U.S. News methodology materials. The specialty methodology says ranked hospitals are assessed through measures grouped into outcomes, process and structure in most specialties. (nychealthandhospitals.org) U.S. News said its procedures-and-conditions ratings cover 23 benchmark areas, including diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, pneumonia and stroke. In a May 20 preview event, U.S. News said the 2026-27 methodology would place greater emphasis on risk-adjusted outcome measures and retire several non-outcome indicators used previously as proxies for performance. (nychealthandhospitals.org) ### Does this mean every hospital was nationally ranked? U.S. News separates national specialty rankings from procedures-and-conditions ratings, and the two are not the same thing. The specialty methodology says 11 specialties are determined by data-driven analysis, while three rely solely on expert opinion; the procedures-and-conditions ratings are presented as hospital scorecards for more routine inpatient care. (health.usnews.com) NYC Health + Hospitals’ announcement mixed both types of recognition in one systemwide release. That means inclusion on the “Best Hospitals” list, as described by the system, covered a combination of national specialty recognition and high-performing ratings in specific procedures and conditions. ### Where can patients and trainees see the details next? (health.usnews.com) U.S. News released the 2026-27 rankings on August 4 and published separate methodology documents for specialty rankings and procedures-and-conditions ratings on the same date. NYC Health + Hospitals published its system announcement on August 5, and the hospital-by-hospital category list appears in that release. (nychealthandhospitals.org) U.S. News said hospital ratings are displayed on scorecards on its website, while NYC Health + Hospitals’ release identifies the recognized facilities and categories for this year’s edition. Those two sources are the next reference points for patients comparing hospitals and for trainees tracking where programs gained recognition in the 2026-27 cycle. (nychealthandhospitals.org)