ARLINGTON, Texas — Four Texas Health Resources hospitals are among the top 10 best in Dallas-Fort Worth for high performance in multiple areas of care, according to annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Texas Health hospitals received a total of 68 High Performing ratings in 26 adult specialties, common procedures and conditions across 15 entities.

The Southwestern Health Resources network – which aligns the strengths of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center’s William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital with those of Texas Health – has five of the ten top-ranked hospitals in Dallas-Fort Worth.

In addition to UT Southwestern at No. 1, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas ranked No. 4, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth tied for a No. 5 ranking, and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano and Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South^* tied and were ranked No. 7. The patient-centered, clinically integrated network of 31 hospital locations and more than 7,500 physicians and other providers cares for millions of individuals across 16 counties in North Texas every year. 

Additionally, Texas Health Dallas earned national High Performing ranking in Rehabilitation, and Texas Health Southwest and Texas Health Plano earned High Performing rankings in orthopedics.

“Clinical excellence is at the heart of everything we do,” said Barclay Berdan, FACHE, Texas Health’s CEO. “Our care teams are committed to delivering safe, high-quality care and exceptional experiences for the patients and communities we serve across North Texas.”

U.S. News evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties and 23 procedures and conditions; only 16% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals designation.

To determine the Best Hospitals, U.S. News analyzed each facility’s performance based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and patient experience. The Best Hospitals Specialty Rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions Ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from more than 800 million records of patient care.

Texas Health Best Hospitals in Dallas-Fort Worth

Texas Health Dallas – Ranked No. 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth and tied at No. 16 in Texas. Nationally ranked as High Performing for rehabilitation under adult specialties and No. 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth in rehabilitation.

High Performing for the following common adult procedures and conditions: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart arrhythmia, heart attack, hip fracture, hip replacement, knee replacement, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, stroke, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Texas Health Southwest – Tied for No. 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth and tied for No. 19 in Texas; Nationally ranked as High Performing for orthopedics under adult specialties; and No. 3 in Dallas-Fort Worth in orthopedics.

High Performing for the following common adult procedures and conditions: back surgery (spinal fusion), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, heart attack, hip fracture, hip replacement, kidney failure, knee replacement and leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma.

Texas Health Plano – Tied for No. 7 in Dallas-Fort Worth and tied for No. 21 in Texas; Nationally ranked as High Performing for orthopedics under adult specialties and No. 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth in orthopedics.

High Performing for the following common adult procedures and conditions: diabetes, hip fracture, hip replacement, kidney failure, knee replacement, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, pneumonia and stroke.

Texas Health Huguley^* – Tied for No. 7 in Dallas-Fort Worth and tied for No. 21 in Texas.

High Performing for the following common adult procedures and conditions: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, heart arrhythmia, heart failure, hip fracture, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma and pneumonia.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth – Ranked No. 13 in Dallas-Fort Worth and No. 38 in Texas.

High Performing for the following common adult procedures and conditions: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, diabetes, gynecological cancer surgery, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma and stroke.

Hospitals Rated High Performing for Common Adult Procedures and Conditions

The following Texas Health hospitals received High Performing ratings acknowledging the consistent delivery of high-quality care for specific medical procedures and conditions.

Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital: Colon cancer surgery

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford: Gynecological cancer surgery, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake^*: Hip replacement

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville: Hip fracture, knee replacement

Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington^*: Heart arrhythmia, heart attack, heart failure, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

Texas Health Hospital Frisco: Hip fracture

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton: Back surgery (spinal fusion), hip fracture, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, pneumonia, stroke

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound^*: Back surgery (spinal fusion), hip replacement, kidney failure, knee replacement, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma

Texas Institute for Surgery at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas^*: Hip replacement, knee replacement

^* Joint venture or affiliated facility that may not be controlled by Texas Health.