\nTo create the list, an objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data was conducted to identify the top hospitals in the United States. The primary purpose of Premier\u2019s 100 Top Hospitals\u00ae<\/sup><\/b> program is to inspire hospital and health system leaders to pursue higher performance and deliver added value to patients and communities. The program also provides all hospitals a custom performance report free of charge that reviews their performance in comparison to peer hospitals and the identified top hospitals. Participation in the study is not application-based, and award winners do not pay to market their honor.\n<\/p>\n The Performance of Facilities on Premier\u2019s 100 Top Hospitals<\/b>Program\u00ae<\/sup> List<\/b><\/p>\n \nThis year\u2019s analysis compared the study\u2019s top performing hospitals<\/a> to a peer group of similar hospitals and found that Premier\u2019s 100 Top Hospitals\u00ae<\/sup><\/b> delivered better outcomes while operating more efficiently. Compared to their peers, this year\u2019s top performers achieved:\n<\/p>\n \nThese outcomes add up to meaningful differences. According to the study\u2019s analysis, if all hospitals operated at the level of this year\u2019s top performers, more than 331,000 additional lives could have been saved, over 611,000 additional patients could have been complication-free and more than $15.1 billion in inpatient costs could have been saved for the 2025 study year.\n<\/p>\n \nThis analysis is based on Medicare patients included in this study. If the same standards were applied to all inpatients, the impact could have been even greater.\n<\/p>\n \n\u201cPremier\u2019s 100 Top Hospitals\u00ae<\/sup><\/b> program recognizes the dedication of our nation\u2019s top hospitals to consistently deliver high-quality care while working to continuously improve quality, patient experience and operational efficiency,\u201d said David Zito, Premier\u2019s President of Performance Services. \u201cThe program\u2019s transparent, non-biased and actionable data helps set critical benchmarks for hospitals nationwide and enables leaders to make data-driven decisions that benefit patients and the health of communities we serve.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Everest Award<\/b><\/p>\n 17 facilities<\/a> received the Everest Award, which recognizes hospitals that set national benchmarks for both the fastest rate of improvement and highest current year performance on Premier\u2019s 100 Top Hospitals\u00ae<\/sup><\/b> balanced scorecard. This award recognizes the boards, executives and medical staff leaders who developed and executed strategies that helped drive the highest rates of improvement, resulting in the highest performance in the U.S. at the end of five years.\n<\/p>\n \n\u201cWe\u2019re proud of the hospitals that achieved the Everest Award designation,\u201d said Zito. \u201cThis recognition highlights their expertise and commitment to exceptional patient care while optimizing clinical, financial and operational improvements.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Rankings Methodology<\/b><\/p>\n \nPremier\u2019s100 Top Hospitals\u00ae<\/sup><\/b>program focuses on short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of patients. Researchers evaluated 2,599 short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals and health systems. All research was based on the following public data sets: Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) data, and data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare website. For complete methodology details, please review the study here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \nEligible hospitals are ranked for performance across nine measures within five domains.\n<\/p>\n \nFinal rank is determined based on performance for all individual measures. To allow for fair comparison, hospitals are stratified and then ranked within five separate peer groups with a pre-determined number of high-performing hospitals: major teaching hospitals (20 facilities), teaching hospitals (20 facilities), large community hospitals (20 facilities), medium community hospitals (20 facilities) and small community hospitals (20 facilities).\n<\/p>\n Methodology for Selecting Everest Award Recipients within Premier\u2019s 100 Top Hospitals\u00ae<\/sup> List<\/b><\/p>\n \nThe methodology for selecting Everest Award recipients can be summarized in three main steps:\n<\/p>\n \nThis methodology yields a select group of Everest Award Designation recipients. The number of top performers will vary every year, based solely on performance.\n<\/p>\n About Fortune<\/b><\/p>\n \nFortune is a global multi-platform media company built on a legacy of trusted, award-winning reporting and information for those who want to make business better. Independently owned, Fortune tells the stories of the world’s biggest companies and their leaders as well as a new generation of innovators who are moving business forward. Digitally and in print, Fortune measures corporate performance through rigorous benchmarks, and holds companies accountable, in regions around the world. Its iconic rankings include Fortune 500,<\/a>Fortune Global 500<\/a>, Most Powerful Women<\/a>, and World’s Most Admired Companies<\/a>. Fortune builds world-class communities by convening industry thought leaders for exclusive summits and conferences, including the Fortune Global Forum,<\/a>Brainstorm Tech,<\/a> and Fortune Most Powerful Women<\/a>. For more information, visit fortune.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n About Premier<\/b><\/p>\n \nPremier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC) is a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, providing solutions to two-thirds of all healthcare providers in the U.S. Playing a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, Premier unites providers, suppliers, payers and policymakers to make healthcare better with national scale, smarter with actionable intelligence and faster with novel technologies. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier offers integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, consulting and other services in service of our mission to improve the health of communities. Please visit Premier\u2019s news and investor sites on www.premierinc.com<\/a>; as well as X<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and Premier\u2019s blog<\/a> for more information about the company.\n<\/p>\n Premier, Inc. 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More information on risks and uncertainties relating to Premier and its products and services is included from time to time in the \u201cCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,\u201d \u201cRisk Factors,\u201d and \u201cManagement\u2019s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations\u201d sections of Premier\u2019s periodic and current filings with the SEC, which are also made available on Premier\u2019s website at investors.premierinc.com. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Premier undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events that occur after that date, or otherwise.\n<\/p>\n View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span>https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250402306850\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Media Contact: KEYWORDS:<\/b> United States North America North Carolina<\/p>\n INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Hospitals General Health Health Technology Health<\/p>\n\n
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