Providence Swedish's "High Performing" ratings in the specialty rankings highlight distinction in the care of life-threatening or rare conditions and the treatment of complex, high-risk cases. Congratulations to our hospitals and specialties recognized on this year's list.
Providence Swedish hospitals throughout the Puget Sound region have been recognized for their overall excellence as well as excellence in specialty areas in the most recent U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s best hospitals. Providence Swedish hospitals earned a total of 64 "Best Hospital" and "High Performing" specialty-area awards.
U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals report named Swedish First Hill, Swedish Cherry Hill, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett and Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia as some of the country’s best regional hospitals and are named among the best hospitals in Washington State.
Providence Swedish hospitals also continued to garner High Performing ratings in the specialty rankings in this year’s report. Those ratings recognize excellence in numerous procedures and the treatment and care for a host of conditions. They highlight distinction in the care of life-threatening or rare conditions and the treatment of complex, high-risk cases. They are intended to be helpful for patients seeking information about a rare condition or difficult diagnosis that isn’t treated at many facilities.
We're proud to share that our hospitals were named High Performing in the following procedures, conditions and specialties:
North Puget Sound:
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett earned 13 High Performing awards:
- Best Hospital in Washington (No. 6) and Best Hospital in Seattle/Puget Sound (No. 4)
- Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Gynecological Cancer Surgery
- Heart Arrhythmia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Hip Replacement
- Knee Replacement
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Prostate Cancer Surgery
- Spinal Fusion
Swedish Edmonds earned two High Performing awards:
- Pneumonia
- Stroke
Central Puget Sound:
Swedish Cherry Hill earned nine High Performing awards and one Specialty award:
- Best Hospital in Washington (No. 15) and Best Hospital in Seattle/Puget Sound (No. 9)
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Heart Arrythmia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Heart Failure
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Spinal Fusion
- Stroke
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
- Silver Specialty: Rehabilitation
Swedish First Hill earned 16 High Performing awards and one Specialty award:
- Best Hospital in Washington (No. 2) and Best Hospital in Seattle/Puget Sound (No. 2)
- Ear, Nose and Throat
- Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- COPD
- Diabetes
- Gynecological Cancer Surgery
- Heart Failure
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Replacement
- Kidney Failure
- Knee Replacement
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Pneumonia
- Prostate Cancer Surgery
- Spinal Fusion
- Gold Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Swedish Issaquah earned three High Performing awards:
- Hip Replacement
- Pneumonia
- Spinal Fusion
South Puget Sound:
Providence St. Peter earned 13 High Performing awards:
- Best Hospital in Washington (No. 6) and Best Hospital in Olympic Peninsula (No. 1)
- Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Gynecological Cancer Surgery
- Heart Arrhythmia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Hip Facture
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Spinal Fusion
- Stroke
Providence Centralia earned two High Performing awards:
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- Hip Fracture
- Pneumonia
About Providence Swedish
Providence Swedish has served the Puget Sound region since the first Providence hospital opened in Seattle in 1877 and the first Swedish hospital opened in 1910. The two organizations affiliated in 2012 and today comprise the largest health care delivery system in Western Washington, with 24,000 caregivers, eight hospitals and 244 clinics throughout Western Washington – from Everett to Centralia. A not-for-profit family of organizations, Providence Swedish provides more than $545 million in community benefit in the Puget Sound region each year. The health system offers a comprehensive range of services and specialty and subspecialty care in a number of clinical areas, including cancer, cardiovascular health, neurosciences, orthopedics, digestive health and women’s and children’s care. For more information, visit providence.org/swedish.
