Healthgrades released its rankings for America's 50 and 100 Best Hospitals for 2018, according to an article on the Healthgrades website.
The hospitals on the lists represent the top one percent and two percent of healthcare facilities in the nation, respectively.
Patients treated at hospitals listed among the top 50 and 100 hospitals have a 22.3 percent lower risk of dying, according to Healthgrades, an online resource for information about physicians and hospitals
The hospitals that are among America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award received a Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence for at least the last five years. The recipients of America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award have achieved the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence for at least seven consecutive years.
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