Three Emory Healthcare hospitals have achieved prominent rankings in this year’s regional assessments by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals issue. For the fourteenth consecutive year, Emory University Hospital ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Georgia and metro Atlanta in the 2025-26 Best Regional Hospitals rankings. This ranking includes Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital.

Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital secured the No. 2 position in Georgia and metro Atlanta for the tenth consecutive year. Emory University Hospital Midtown ranked No. 5 in Georgia and No. 4 in metro Atlanta.

In the 2025-26 Best Hospitals Specialty Rankings, Emory University Hospital achieved national recognition in the following adult specialties: Geriatrics, Neurology & Neurosurgery, and Urology. The hospital was also designated as "high performing" in Cancer, Cardiology and Heart & Vascular Surgery, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Orthopaedics, and Pulmonary & Lung Surgery.

Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital was rated "high performing" in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Orthopaedics, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery, and Urology. Emory University Hospital Midtown also received "high performing" designations in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, and Pulmonology & Lung Surgery. Additionally, Emory Johns Creek Hospital was recognized as "high performing" in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, and Neurology & Neurosurgery.

“These regional and national rankings showcase our focus on and commitment to quality, patient-centered care provided every day by our skilled and compassionate team members,” says Joon S. Lee, MD, executive vice president for health affairs of Emory University and CEO of Emory Healthcare. “Thank you to our many clinicians for helping us achieve these successes this year, and congratulations to all.”

U.S. News & World Report initiated its hospital rankings in 1990, under the title “America’s Best Hospitals.” The aim was to identify medical centers in various specialties best suited for patients facing complex illnesses due to underlying conditions, difficult procedures, advanced age, or other medical issues that heighten risk. Hospitals are assessed in 15 specialty areas for these rankings. In 12 of these specialties, the ranking is determined by an extensive data-driven analysis that combines performance measures across three key dimensions of healthcare: structure, process, and outcomes. For the remaining three specialties, ranking relies solely on expert opinion. Over 4,500 hospitals were evaluated this year.

U.S. News & World Report first published Best Regional Hospitals in 2011. Within a state or major metropolitan area, a hospital's regional rank is determined by its performance in the national adult specialty rankings analysis and its scores across procedure and condition areas.

To view the complete list of 2025-26 Best Hospitals rankings, please visit here.