The Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital ranked 111th, and the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston came in at 129th.
When you consider that the East of England Ambulance Service was also ranked as the worst in the country and the Norfolk and Suffolk Mental Health Trust was 57th of the 61 trusts, the cumulative impact of so many health services failing cannot be overstated.
The truth is that staff and patients have been failed for far too long when it comes to healthcare in this region.
When I stood to be the Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk, I said that improving healthcare was my number one priority.
I know firsthand the devastating consequences that can result from delays accessing medical treatment and I am acutely aware that behind every statistic will be a family’s personal anguish and all too often, a life ruined.
It is clear there are many reasons behind the rating that has led to the QEH being branded as the worst hospital in the country.
Wait times for many diagnostic services are too long and staff morale is low.
No doubt a contributing factor to this is the appalling state of the hospital structure and the presence of literally thousands of metal and wooden props holding it up.
The hospital should have been added to the New Hospital Programme years ago by the previous government, and it is scandalous that false promises were made for so long.
Much progress has been made since the General Election with Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, confirming more than £1.4 billion for a major rebuild of the QEH.
Similar funding has been confirmed for both the James Paget and nearby West Suffolk hospital and all three are on the national priority list.
The Labour government and I are wholly committed to delivering the modern facilities our NHS needs to provide the highest quality care, but to turn things around, we need to go much further than just addressing bricks and mortar.
The Government’s 10-year plan for the NHS focuses on three main areas; shifting care from hospital to the community, moving from analogue to digital, and moving from sickness to prevention.
Locally, we have seen the practical benefits of this plan with the Bridge Street GP surgery in Downham Market receiving government funding allowing it to be modernised, increasing capacity for more appointments, with a total of six GP surgeries across Norfolk given more than £1 million of extra Government funding in the last year for similar improvements.
Whilst it is early days, we’re seeing some signs of progress with waiting lists now having fallen for six months in a row nationwide.
Changes to the NHS App have stopped 1.5 million hospital appointments from being missed.
87% of hospitals now offer services through the app.
I know that the staff at the QEH, as with all our NHS Trusts, are working hard to provide the best possible care in very difficult circumstances.
The feedback from residents has been clear, the care they receive is good, but they need to be receiving that care quicker and in a better setting.
These hospital rankings are not a criticism of staff on the frontline, but highlight structural and managerial failures, and political failures over many years.
I want to thank staff for their dedication and efforts and reassure them and the public who rely on those services, that this government is focused on ensuring the highest-quality care is available.
*Terry Jermy is the MP for South West Norfolk.