Washington’s Highest-Rated Hospitals – Three are East of the Cascades

Washington’s Highest-Rated Hospitals – Three are East of the Cascades

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Washington’s Highest-Rated Hospitals

Quality healthcare is of prime importance. Great healthcare can be hard to get and often it's restricted to where you and your family live. And if your medical plan will allow you to properly receive it.

Overall, the state of Washington is very sound in its healthcare options for hospitals. According to US News and World Report, Washington ranks No. 10 for healthcare quality. This quality mark helped our state rank #8 overall. 

So how did Washington hospitals rank so well?

It was a mixture of things. Newsweek recently released rankings for the top hospitals in each state, providing them with scores based on a study calculated by a mixture of surveys from patients, hospital analysts, and quality metrics to determine the best hospitals in the country.

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Which was the best hospital in Washington State?

The best hospital in Washington state is University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, according to U.S. News & World Report. The teaching hospital is nationally ranked #11 for rehabilitation and #43 for cancer treatment, and holds "high performing" status in 16 other categories.

 

How many of Washington's hospitals ranked?

Washington had 11 hospitals included among the nearly 600 hospitals across the United States.

Washington state's highest-scoring hospital - The University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, scored 88.98%, the 40th-highest-rated hospital in the entire country.

Washington's Top 11 hospitals

Per Newsweek, here are the top 11 hospitals in Washington State. Bold entries are east of the Cascades.

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