{"id":78653,"date":"2026-01-05T21:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/78653\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:36:11","slug":"17-pennsylvania-hospitals-earn-5-star-ratings-for-2026-via-forbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/78653\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Pennsylvania Hospitals Earn 5 Star Ratings for 2026 via Forbes"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is no secret that Pennsylvania is home to some of best medical facilities in the entire country. From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and throughout the state, there\u2019s a lot of good hospitals in the state of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

So it\u2019s not surprising that 17 hospitals just earned the coveted overall 5-star designation from Forbes.com for\u00a02026<\/a>. This means these are the best of the best. We have to say that we were a little surprised that only one Philadelphia hospital made the list. In fact, some of the more suburban hospitals in the state performed quite well in the rankings. So, actually, that’s a good thing.<\/p>\n

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We have all of the hospital rankings posted below, but first it’s kind of a natural question to ask:<\/p>\n

How Did Forbes Rank Pennsylvania\u2019s Top Hospitals?<\/p>\n

How did they decide which hospitals got the top rankings across the country? They say that they evaluated based on these criteria each time:<\/p>\n

Outcomes –<\/p>\n

This looks at how well patients may recover and avoid complications (you know like an infection or readmission to the facility).<\/p>\n

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Best Practices – This looked at how the hospital\u2019s best practices were used to consistently deliver safe, up-to-date care for patients.Value – We kind of expected this to be a criteria. They look at the quality of the care patients received and compared with the overall cost.Patient Experience – Hospitals were ranked based on what people say about the hospital (including reviews of the staff).<\/p>\n

In each of those categories, a hospital can receive a 1 to 5 rankings, so it\u2019s safe to say that it\u2019s pretty difficult for an overall rankings to be 5 stars from Forbes. <\/a>Ready to take a look at which ones made the cut? Here they are:<\/p>\n

Which Pennsylvania Hospitals Have Perfect 5-Star Ratings From Forbes?<\/p>\n

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