More than a dozen Chicago-area hospitals are on a new list of America's Best Hospitals, a new report from Healthgrades shows.
The report, titled “America's 250 Best Hospitals,” from Healthgrades, a Colorado-based website that helps patients connect with and read reviews about doctors and hospitals across the country, analyzed more than 45 million Medicare Medical -Applications in over 4,500 hospitals to help with data collection. says a press release.
From there, Healthgrades researchers measured patient outcomes and risk factors for more than 30 common procedures across diverse patient populations to help identify facilities that provide world-class care.
“The quality of a hospital is a critical but often overlooked factor to consider when selecting a doctor,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades, in a press release. “Healthgrades strives to take the guesswork out of the equation by providing consumers with a reliable, data-driven platform for identifying reputable hospitals in their area. We want to give patients the confidence that they are choosing the highest quality healthcare.”
According to Healthgrades, hospitals that made the list of 250 hospitals are among the “top 5 percent in the country for overall clinical excellence.”
In Illinois, 14 hospitals made the list of 250, with three Illinois hospitals appearing in the report's top 50: Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village and Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge .
Javon Bea Hospital – Rockton in Rockford made the top 100 in the report.
Below is the full list of the 14 Illinois hospitals that made the 2024 list of America's 250 Best Hospitals:
Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana – Top 50
Ascension Alexian Brothers, Elk Grove Village – Top 50
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge – Top 50
Javon Bea Hospital – Rockton, Rockford – Top 100
Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Oak Lawn: Top 250
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington: Top 250
Ascension of Saint Alexius, Hoffman Estates: Top 250
Evanston Hospital, Evanston: Top 250
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, Geneva: Top 250
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest: Top 250
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, McHenry: Top 250
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago: Top 250
OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington: Top 250
The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago: Top 250
The full Healthgrades report can be found here.