Top Cities for Hospitals

HealthGrades releases list of top five cities for hospital excellence.
HealthGrades has released a quality study in which it identifies hospitals in the top 5% in the US as well as cities having the highest concentration of top hospitals.
Minnesota's Twin Cities rank among nation's top five for hospital excellence. The Minneapolis Star Tribune (1/26, Lerner) reports, "The Twin Cities are among the nation's top five cities for hospital excellence, says a report by HealthGrades, a private rating company." Specifically, "Minneapolis-St. Paul ranked fourth on a list of 50 cities, based on the number of hospitals winning a HealthGrades award for excellence." Compared with other states, "Minnesota ranked second only to Delaware, according to the report."
Dayton, Ohio ranks third in US for hospital quality. The Dayton Daily News (1/26, Sutherly) reports that Dayton, OH "ranks third in the nation for hospital quality" behind West Palm Beach, FL and Brownsville, TX, according to the report. What's more, "five of seven eligible hospitals in the Dayton area made the top five percent: Miami Valley and Good Samaritan hospitals and Grandview, Kettering and Sycamore medical centers."
California hospitals rank among nation's top five percent. The San Jose Mercury News (1/26, Rosenberg) reports that in California, "Sequoia Hospital and two facilities run by Mills-Peninsula Health Services are ranked among the nation's top five percent of hospitals." In fact, "the Peninsula medical centers were among the top 268 hospitals in the United States -- including six in the Bay Area." The Mercury News notes that "patients at the top hospitals typically have a 30 percent better chance at survival than at a typical medical center."