Worcester, Mass. – July 29, 2025:  Saint Vincent Hospital is named by U.S. News & World Report as the 2025-2026 Best Hospital. This year, U.S. News announced the top 504 regional hospitals in 49 states and 95 metro areas that have demonstrated superior results. Saint Vincent Hospital was also recognized for 10 high-performing specialty care areas, including

• Aortic aneurysm repair
• Congestive heart failure
• COPD
• Diabetes
• Hip replacement
• Kidney failure
• Knee replacement
• Lung cancer surgery
• Pneumonia
• Cardiac arrhythmia

"We are honored to be recognized as the Best Regional Hospital. This achievement reflects the hard work, unwavering dedication and compassion of our entire team – doctors, nurses and staff – who go above and beyond every day to provide exceptional care," said Denten Park, CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital.  "We are deeply grateful to our community for their trust and remain committed to providing the exceptional care they deserve."

U.S. News evaluated more than 4,400 hospitals in 15 adult specialties and 22 procedures and conditions; only 13% of the hospitals evaluated earned the Best Hospitals designation.

"For more than three decades, U.S. News has been an invaluable guide for patients," said U.S. News Managing Editor and Chief Health Analytics Officer Ben Harder. "With the 'Best Hospital' recognition, Americans, in consultation with their medical providers, can confidently choose a regional hospital known for providing superior care for their specific disease or condition."

To determine the best hospitals, U.S. News analyzed each hospital's performance based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted death rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty classification methodology and the Procedures and Conditions rating methodology measure patient outcomes using data from more than 800 million patient care records.

About Saint Vincent Hospital 

Saint Vincent Hospital is a teaching acute care hospital that provides general and tertiary medical services to residents of Worcester and central Massachusetts. From newborns to seniors, Saint Vincent Hospital is care-based and has a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including open heart surgery, neurosurgery, cardiovascular medicine, orthopedics, and the Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center. Saint Vincent Hospital was founded by the Sisters of Providence and has more than a century of tradition of providing quality medical care. It was the first hospital in central Massachusetts to offer robotic-assisted surgical procedures and minimally invasive computer-assisted joint replacements. Healthgrades awarded Saint Vincent Hospital one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention for three consecutive years, placing Saint Vincent Hospital in the top 5% of hospitals in the country for coronary intervention. Saint Vincent Hospital is located at 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA and has a variety of medical group locations throughout the region. For more information, visit www.StVincentHospital.com.  

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