U.S. News Releases Its Hospital Ratings

US News & World Report released their hospital ratings issue which includes hospital performance in three common surgeries – hip replacement, knee replacement and heart bypass surgery. The study team analyzed Medicare data of more than 5 million patient records to assess outcomes at 4,000 hospitals across the U.S. and its territories. U.S. News assigned each hospital that treated enough patients up to five separate ratings, one for each procedure and condition. Full article.