UH Cleveland Medical Center is the Only Ohio Hospital to Earn Recognition as Best Regional Hospital for Equitable Access by U.S. News & World Report

CLEVELAND - University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center is the only Ohio-based hospital to be named to U.S. News & World Report's inaugural list of Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access. Additionally, the academic medical center has again been named by U.S. News & World Report to its Best Hospitals list, an achievement it has made 26 years in a row. In the 2024-25 list, it ranked third among all hospitals in Ohio.

"Recognitions such as this one and others are a tribute to our caregivers and volunteers in their ongoing delivery of quality care," said University Hospitals Chief Executive Officer Cliff A. Megerian, MD, FACS, Jane and Henry Meyer Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair. "Importantly, we were recognized as one of the Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access - a new measure this year that highlights success in caring for patients in historically underserved communities while maintaining high quality care. Only 2% of the nation's hospitals earned recognition for Equitable Access, further illustrating how we are fulfilling our founders' pledge that 'the needy are the most worthy' and we are indeed taking care of our community."

U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals and only 11% earned a Best Hospitals ranking. Hospitals awarded a "Best" designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.

University Hospitals ranked among the Top 50 in three specialties - Cancer, Neurology/Neurosurgery and ENT - and was deemed High Performing in 6 Adult Specialties and 14 Procedures and Conditions.

Per the U.S. News Methodology Report for the Health Equity Measures, "Starting with the 2024-2025 publication, we set out to identify a list of hospitals that provide high-quality care to socioeconomically vulnerable populations from three different historically underserved communities: people living in more socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods, Medicaid beneficiaries, and racial and ethnic minorities. Hospitals need to be recognized as a U.S. News Best Regional Hospital to be eligible for this list. Currently, we identified 98 hospitals that provide the vulnerable populations identified above with substantial access to high quality care, and these hospitals will be recognized as U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access.&rdquo

"University Hospitals is committed to improving healthcare access and equity for all. We take pride in knowing we are making a difference in the lives of our community members, also evidenced by our recent attainment of the Dick Davidson Nova Award from the American Hospital Association recognizing our work to improve community health," Dr. Megerian added. "This award lauded the success of our UH Food For Life Markets® that have helped our patients decrease their blood pressure, improve their A1C scores, and gain less weight while pregnant. Additionally, our most recent investment in community benefit totaled more than $530 million, reinforcing our commitment to care for those most vulnerable."

"UH Cleveland Medical Center is one of the nation's premier academic medical centers, ranking among the Top 30 in the world,"said Stathis Antoniades, President of UH Cleveland Medical Center. "With record research funding of nearly $200 million in 2023 and managing more than 3,400 active clinical trials and research studies, we offer hope for many and pioneer treatment options that improve health outcomes."