U.S. News & World Report Names Saint Francis Hospital Among Best Regional Hospitals for 2024-2025

Hartford, Conn. -- Saint Francis Hospital has been named by U.S. News & World Report as a 2024-2025 Best Hospital, marking the 12th consecutive year Saint Francis has earned a spot on the list. In addition, Saint Francis was recognized as a High Performing hospital for its care in the following specialties: COPD; Colon Cancer Surgery; Heart Failure; Hip Replacement; Knee Replacement; Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma; and Pneumonia.

“We are incredibly proud that Saint Francis has once again been named a Best Regional Hospital,” said Valerie Powell-Stafford, President, Saint Francis. “These prestigious awards we earned demonstrate the commitment and dedication of our physicians, nurses, clinical, and non-clinical teams in providing our patients and community with the highest quality care. We are honored to be a resource to so many and are committed to ensuring we provide the best care possible for each individual we have the privilege to serve throughout our community.”

U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions; only 11 percent of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals ranking. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care, and patient experience.

“For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for patients navigating their health care decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “A ‘Best Hospital’ recognition empowers patients to seek out medical care from the best of the best to treat their illness or condition.”

To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications, and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This year, among other methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new data on care provided to patients with Medicare Advantage insurance and on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality measures.