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At Baylor Scott & White Health, we're proud of the national and local recognitions we receive. It means our efforts toward healthcare excellence are not going unnoticed. But it's not about us. It's about you and the confidence you find in turning to an award-winning health system for your family's care. 

U.S. News & World Report  Best Hospitals

Once again, we have more award-winning hospitals and more total awards than any other not-for-profit health system in Texas

  • Overall, 26 Baylor Scott & White facilities are recognized, and we have two new facilities named to the list: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Austin and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Buda.
  • Additionally, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Fort Worth is nationally ranked this year, which means all three academic medical centers are ranked as Top 10 in the state for the first time.

Baylor Scott & White also has more hospitals with a nationally ranked specialty than any other health system in Texas:

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation – Dallas

#22 in Rehabilitation

Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth

#29 in Diabetes & Endocrinology; #43 in Ear, Nose & Throat

Baylor University Medical Center

#33 in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; #33 in Pulmonology & Lung Surgery; #38 in Neurology & Neurosurgery

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano

#40 in Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery

Four hospitals received state and local rankings:

Baylor University Medical Center

#5 in Texas; #2 in Dallas-Fort Worth

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple

#7 in Texas

Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth

#8 in Texas; #3 in Dallas-Fort Worth

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Irving

#24 in Texas*; #10 in Dallas-Fort Worth*
*tied with another organization

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Full list of 26 rankings (alphabetically)

  • Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth

    Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth

    • #8 in Texas and #3 in Dallas-Fort Worth
    • Best Regional Hospital: Dallas-Fort Worth
    • National rankings: #29 in Diabetes & Endocrinology and #43 in Ear, Nose & Throat

    Rated high performing in two specialties:

    • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
    • Neurology & Neurosurgery

    Rated high performing in eight common procedures and conditions:

    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Colon Cancer Surgery
    • Diabetes
    • Heart Attack
    • Hip Fracture
    • Kidney Failure
    • Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
    • Pneumonia
  • Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas

    Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas

    Rated high performing in four common procedures and conditions:

    • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Heart Attack
    • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Institute for Rehabilitation – Dallas

    Institute for Rehabilitation – Dallas

    National ranking:

    • #22 in Rehabilitation
  • Baylor Scott & White – Austin

    Baylor Scott & White – Austin

    Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

    • Pneumonia
  • Baylor Scott & White – Buda

    Baylor Scott & White – Buda

    Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

    • Pneumonia
  • Baylor Scott & White – Centennial

    Baylor Scott & White – Centennial

    Rated high performing in two common procedures and conditions:

    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Pneumonia
  • Baylor Scott & White – College Station

    Baylor Scott & White – College Station

    Rated high performing in five common procedures and conditions:

    • Back Surgery/Spinal Fusion
    • COPD
    • Heart Attack
    • Pneumonia
    • Stroke
  • Baylor Scott & White – Frisco

    Baylor Scott & White – Frisco

    Ranked high performing in two common procedures and conditions:

    • Hip Replacement
    • Knee Replacement
  • Baylor Scott & White – Grapevine

    Baylor Scott & White – Grapevine

    Rated high performing in five common procedures and conditions:

    • Diabetes
    • Heart Attack
    • Kidney Failure
    • Pneumonia
    • Stroke
  • Baylor Scott & White – Hillcrest

    Baylor Scott & White – Hillcrest

    Rated high performing in three common procedures and conditions:

    • Heart Attack
    • Knee Replacement
    • Stroke
  • Baylor Scott & White – Irving

    Baylor Scott & White – Irving

    • #24 in Texas (tied) and #10 in Dallas-Fort Worth (tied)
    • Best Regional Hospital: Dallas-Fort Worth

    Rated high performing in seven common procedures and conditions:

    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Colon Cancer Surgery
    • Diabetes
    • Heart Attack
    • Kidney Failure
    • Pneumonia
    • Stroke
  • Baylor Scott & White – Lake Pointe

    Baylor Scott & White – Lake Pointe

    Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

    • Heart Attack
  • Baylor Scott & White – Marble Falls

    Baylor Scott & White – Marble Falls

    Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

    • Pneumonia
  • Baylor Scott & White – McKinney

    Baylor Scott & White – McKinney

    Rated high performing in three common procedures and conditions:

    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Kidney Failure
    • Pneumonia
  • Baylor Scott & White – Pflugerville

    Baylor Scott & White – Pflugerville

    Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

    • Pneumonia
  • Baylor Scott & White – Plano

    Baylor Scott & White – Plano

    Rated high performing in three common procedures and conditions:

    • Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
    • Pneumonia
    • Stroke
  • Baylor Scott & White – Round Rock and Baylor Scott & White – Lakeway

    Baylor Scott & White – Round Rock and Baylor Scott & White – Lakeway

    Note: These facilities share a hospital ID

    Ranked high performing in six common procedures and conditions:

    • Aortic Valve Surgery
    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Heart Attack
    • Kidney Failure
    • Pneumonia
    • Stroke
  • Baylor Scott & White – Taylor

    Baylor Scott & White – Taylor

    Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

    • Pneumonia
  • Baylor Scott & White – Temple

    Baylor Scott & White – Temple

    • #7 in the state 
    • Best Regional Hospital: Prairies and Lakes

    Ranked high performing in four specialties:

    • Cardiology
    • Heart & Vascular Surgery
    • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
    • Orthopedics
    • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

    Rated high performing in 13 common procedures and conditions:

    • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Colon Cancer Surgery
    • COPD
    • Diabetes
    • Heart Attack
    • Hip Replacement
    • Kidney Failure
    • Knee Replacement
    • Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
    • Pneumonia
    • Prostate Cancer Surgery
    • Stroke
  • Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic and Spine Hospital at Arlington

    Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic and Spine Hospital at Arlington

    Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

    • Knee Replacement
  • Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas

    Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas

    Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

    • Knee Replacement
  • Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital – Tyler

    Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital – Tyler

    Rated high performing in three common procedures and conditions:

    • Back Surgery/Spinal Fusion
    • Hip Replacement
    • Knee Replacement
  • Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Denton

    Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Denton

    Rated high performing in four common procedures and conditions:

    • Heart Bypass Surgery
    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • COPD
    • Heart Attack
  • Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano

    Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano

    • National ranking of #40 in Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery
    • Named Specialty Hospital

    Rated high performing in seven common procedures and conditions:

    • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
    • Aortic Valve Surgery
    • Heart Bypass Surgery
    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Heart Attack
    • Lung Cancer Surgery
    • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Baylor University Medical Center

    Baylor University Medical Center

    • Ranked #2 in Dallas-Fort Worth ; #5 in Texas
    • Named a Best Regional Hospital: Dallas-Fort Worth

    Nationally ranked:

    • #33 in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
    • #33 in Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
    • #38 in Neurology & Neurosurgery

    Ranked high performing in three specialties:

    • Cancer
    • Geriatrics
    • Orthopedics

    Rated high performing in 13 common procedures and conditions:

    • Aortic Valve Surgery
    • Heart Bypass Surgery
    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Colon Cancer Surgery
    • COPD
    • Diabetes
    • Kidney Failure
    • Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
    • Lung Cancer Surgery
    • Ovarian Cancer Surgery
    • Pneumonia
    • Prostate Cancer Surgery
    • Stroke
  • North Central Surgical Center

    North Central Surgical Center

    Rated high performing in two common procedures and conditions:

    • Hip Replacement
    • Knee Replacement

Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth

  • #8 in Texas and #3 in Dallas-Fort Worth
  • Best Regional Hospital: Dallas-Fort Worth
  • National rankings: #29 in Diabetes & Endocrinology and #43 in Ear, Nose & Throat

Rated high performing in two specialties:

  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery

Rated high performing in eight common procedures and conditions:

  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • Diabetes
  • Heart Attack
  • Hip Fracture
  • Kidney Failure
  • Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
  • Pneumonia

Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas

Rated high performing in four common procedures and conditions:

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Heart Attack
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Institute for Rehabilitation – Dallas

National ranking:

  • #22 in Rehabilitation

Baylor Scott & White – Austin

Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

  • Pneumonia

Baylor Scott & White – Buda

Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

  • Pneumonia

Baylor Scott & White – Centennial

Rated high performing in two common procedures and conditions:

  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Pneumonia

Baylor Scott & White – College Station

Rated high performing in five common procedures and conditions:

  • Back Surgery/Spinal Fusion
  • COPD
  • Heart Attack
  • Pneumonia
  • Stroke

Baylor Scott & White – Frisco

Ranked high performing in two common procedures and conditions:

  • Hip Replacement
  • Knee Replacement

Baylor Scott & White – Grapevine

Rated high performing in five common procedures and conditions:

  • Diabetes
  • Heart Attack
  • Kidney Failure
  • Pneumonia
  • Stroke

Baylor Scott & White – Hillcrest

Rated high performing in three common procedures and conditions:

  • Heart Attack
  • Knee Replacement
  • Stroke

Baylor Scott & White – Irving

  • #24 in Texas (tied) and #10 in Dallas-Fort Worth (tied)
  • Best Regional Hospital: Dallas-Fort Worth

Rated high performing in seven common procedures and conditions:

  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • Diabetes
  • Heart Attack
  • Kidney Failure
  • Pneumonia
  • Stroke

Baylor Scott & White – Lake Pointe

Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

  • Heart Attack

Baylor Scott & White – Marble Falls

Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

  • Pneumonia

Baylor Scott & White – McKinney

Rated high performing in three common procedures and conditions:

  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Kidney Failure
  • Pneumonia

Baylor Scott & White – Pflugerville

Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

  • Pneumonia

Baylor Scott & White – Plano

Rated high performing in three common procedures and conditions:

  • Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
  • Pneumonia
  • Stroke

Baylor Scott & White – Round Rock and Baylor Scott & White – Lakeway

Note: These facilities share a hospital ID

Ranked high performing in six common procedures and conditions:

  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Heart Attack
  • Kidney Failure
  • Pneumonia
  • Stroke

Baylor Scott & White – Taylor

Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

  • Pneumonia

Baylor Scott & White – Temple

  • #7 in the state 
  • Best Regional Hospital: Prairies and Lakes

Ranked high performing in four specialties:

  • Cardiology
  • Heart & Vascular Surgery
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

Rated high performing in 13 common procedures and conditions:

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • COPD
  • Diabetes
  • Heart Attack
  • Hip Replacement
  • Kidney Failure
  • Knee Replacement
  • Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
  • Pneumonia
  • Prostate Cancer Surgery
  • Stroke

Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic and Spine Hospital at Arlington

Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

  • Knee Replacement

Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas

Rated high performing in one common procedure/condition:

  • Knee Replacement

Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital – Tyler

Rated high performing in three common procedures and conditions:

  • Back Surgery/Spinal Fusion
  • Hip Replacement
  • Knee Replacement

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Denton

Rated high performing in four common procedures and conditions:

  • Heart Bypass Surgery
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • COPD
  • Heart Attack

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano

  • National ranking of #40 in Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery
  • Named Specialty Hospital

Rated high performing in seven common procedures and conditions:

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Heart Bypass Surgery
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Heart Attack
  • Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Baylor University Medical Center

  • Ranked #2 in Dallas-Fort Worth ; #5 in Texas
  • Named a Best Regional Hospital: Dallas-Fort Worth

Nationally ranked:

  • #33 in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
  • #33 in Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
  • #38 in Neurology & Neurosurgery

Ranked high performing in three specialties:

  • Cancer
  • Geriatrics
  • Orthopedics

Rated high performing in 13 common procedures and conditions:

  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Heart Bypass Surgery
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • COPD
  • Diabetes
  • Kidney Failure
  • Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
  • Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Ovarian Cancer Surgery
  • Pneumonia
  • Prostate Cancer Surgery
  • Stroke

North Central Surgical Center

Rated high performing in two common procedures and conditions:

  • Hip Replacement
  • Knee Replacement

Award-winning healthcare in Texas

Nursing excellence

  • Eight Texas hospitals recognized with Magnet® designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (achieved by less than 7% of hospitals nationwide)
  • Five Texas hospitals and their respective clinics recognized with Pathway to Excellence® designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center

Patient experience and quality

  • Received the National Quality Forum National Quality Healthcare Award for being a role model in achieving meaningful, sustainable quality improvement in healthcare
  • Received the American Hospital Association Circle of Life Award for innovative palliative and end-of-life care by the Supportive Palliative Care program
  • Honored by The Leapfrog Group with the Leapfrog Patient-Centered Care Award for the board that has most successfully created a true partnership between caregivers and patients
  • Honored for Patient Experience, Press Ganey awarded four hospitals with the 2018 Guardian of Excellence Award and two hospitals with the 2018 Pinnacle of Excellence Award

Health plan

  • Baylor Scott & White Health Plan named a Best Insurance Company by U.S. News & World Report – Medicare Advantage 2023

Magnet® designation for nursing excellence

It’s like winning the Gold Medal in Nursing. Congratulations to our Baylor Scott & White Health nursing and hospital teams for once again being recognized by the ANCC Magnet® Recognition Program. As the gold standard of patient care, Magnet gives patients the peace of mind that they are receiving the highest quality of nursing care.

Research has shown that patient care outcomes are better at Magnet hospitals, where there is an environment that empowers nurses, values their contributions, and supports nursing leadership. Studies show that Magnet hospitals tend to have lower mortality and infection rates, as well as higher patient satisfaction and nurse staffing levels.