U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings name Providence Swedish hospitals among nation's best

August 2, 2023 Swedish Communications

In this article: 

  • Multiple Providence Swedish hospitals were ranked among the Best Hospitals and achieved High Performing ratings in several categories.

  • These achievements are given to hospitals that excel in treating complex, high-risk cases. 

  • The U.S. News & World Report 2023-24 Best Hospitals rankings analyzed over 4,500 hospitals, which represent virtually all community inpatient facilities across the country.

Providence Swedish hospitals throughout the Puget Sound region have been recognized for their overall excellence as well as excellence in specialty areas in the U.S News and World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s best hospitals.  

U.S. News and World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Hospitals report named Swedish First Hill and Providence Regional Medical Center Everett among the best hospitals in the Seattle metropolitan area. Along with Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia and Swedish First Hill in Seattle, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett also received recognition as one of the country’s best regional hospitals. In addition, Swedish First Hill, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett and Providence St. Peter Hospital were named among the best hospitals in Washington State.   

Providence Swedish also continued to garner High Performing ratings in the specialty rankings in this year’s rankings. Those rankings 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.

Providence Swedish hospitals were named High Performing in the following procedures and conditions:

Swedish First Hill Campus 

  • Orthopedics
  • Spinal fusion
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Colon Cancer surgery
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)
  • Hip replacement
  • Knee replacement
  • Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma
  • Lung Cancer surgery
  • Ovarian Cancer surgery
  • Pneumonia
  • Prostate Cancer surgery
  • Stroke

Swedish Cherry Hill Campus

  • Heart attack
  • Aortic valve surgery
  • Heart bypass surgery
  • Heart failure
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Stroke
  • Pneumonia
  • Neurology and neurosurgery

Swedish Issaquah Campus

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Pneumonia
  • Stroke

Swedish Edmonds Hospital  

  • Hip replacement
  • Knee replacement
  • Pneumonia
  • Stroke

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair 
  • Heart Bypass Surgery 
  • Congestive Heart Failure 
  • Colon Cancer Surgery 
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) 
  • Diabetes 
  • Kidney Failure 
  • Knee Replacement 
  • Lung Cancer Surgery 
  • Pneumonia 
  • Stroke

Providence St. Peter Hospital

  • Heart bypass surgery
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • COPD
  • Diabetes
  • Heart attack
  • Hip replacement
  • Knee replacement
  • Stroke

Providence Centralia Hospital

  • Pneumonia

Visit the U.S. News and World Report website to view the full list of Providence Swedish achievements. 

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 22,000 caregivers, eight hospitals and 244 clinics. A not-for-profit family of organizations, Providence Swedish provides more than $406 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 care, cardiovascular health, neurosciences, orthopedics, digestive health and women’s and children’s care. 

Learn more and find a provider

If you have a health issue or concern, it’s important to see a provider for the right care when you need it. Whether you require an in-person visit or want to consult a doctor virtually, you have options with Providence Swedish and Providence.

Swedish 

For urgent, walk-in or after-hours care, visit one of Swedish Urgent Care facilities. Swedish Virtual Care connects you face-to-face with a nurse practitioner who can review your symptoms, provide instruction and follow up as needed. If you need to find a doctor, you can use our Swedish provider directory. If you have questions about care for your children or want to schedule vaccines and immunizations for them, contact Swedish Pediatrics or your child’s primary care provider.

Providence

For urgent, walk-in or after-hours care, visit a Providence Express Clinic or Providence Urgent Care Clinic. You can also schedule affordable, online care 7 days a week at Providence ExpressCare Virtual. Use our Providence provider directory to find a doctor. 

Additional resources

Swedish among the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals for 2022-23

U.S. News & World Report names Swedish Issaquah among best U.S. maternity hospitals

Swedish campuses awarded 'A' hospital safety grade

Seattle Met announces Top Doctors 2022 

Seattle magazine announces "Top Docs 2022" list

This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your health care professional's instructions.

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