US News and World Rates Johns Hopkins and Mayo Clinic as the top two hospitals in the nation. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ranks as one of the top three American hospitals — and the best hospital in the western United States for the 20th consecutive year — according to a U.S. News & World Report survey that reviewed patient-outcomes data, reputation among physicians and other care-related factors.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has a new tool allowing consumers to do a hospital compare by seeing hospital rankings. This hospital ratings tool provides you with information on how well the hospitals in your area care for all their adult patients with certain medical conditions.