NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Named One of the Nation’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report For 23rd Year in a Row and a #1 Hospital in New York
U.S. News & World Report recognizes NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital for excellence, with eight specialties ranked in the top five and ten specialties in the top ten, nationally.
Aug 4, 2026
New York
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has been named one of the nation’s best hospitals and a #1 hospital in New York by U.S. News & World Report for the 23rd consecutive year.
The Hospital, one of the largest, most comprehensive academic healthcare systems in the country, ranks in the top five nationwide in eight specialties: cardiology, heart & vascular surgery (No. 2); neurology and neurosurgery (No. 4); obstetrics and gynecology (No. 3); orthopedics (No. 4); psychiatry (No. 3); diabetes and endocrinology (No. 2); urology (No. 4); and rheumatology (No. 3), a collaborative program with Hospital for Special Surgery. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, which has leading experts in every area of medicine, also ranked in the top ten in geriatrics (No. 10) and pulmonology (No. 10). With ophthalmology joining the rankings for the first time this year, NewYork-Presbyterian is the only hospital in New York to rank in the top 20 in all 14 specialties. The Hospital also continues to be recognized as a Best Regional Hospital for Community Access for providing excellent care to underserved communities.
"We are honored to be recognized as a #1 hospital in New York and one of the best in the nation for the 23rd year in a row,” said Dr. Brian G. Donley, president and chief executive officer of NewYork-Presbyterian. “This achievement reflects the extraordinary dedication, expertise and compassion of our physicians, nurses, and teams, who provide exceptional care to our patients and families every day. In partnership with two renowned medical schools, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian is committed to creating a healthier future for all through clinical innovation, groundbreaking research, and training the next generation of healthcare leaders.”
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is one of just 20 hospitals nationwide to be named to the 2026-27 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, a distinction recognizing hospitals that deliver the highest quality of care across a range of specialties, procedures, and conditions.
For the 2026-2027 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,000 facilities across 14 specialties. To determine the Best Hospitals, U.S. News analyzed each hospital’s performance based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications, level of nursing care, and expert opinion.
The Children’s Hospital of New York at NewYork-Presbyterian was named among the best in the nation for children’s care, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, the latest rankings to be released. It was the 19th year in a row that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ranked among the best children’s hospitals. NewYork-Presbyterian provides pediatric care in every area of medicine at two major sites: NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of Children’s Hospital of New York and NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital of Children’s Hospital of New York.
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