This year is the first time two awards have been consolidated into a single list that includes the top 250, 100, and 50 hospitals.

Healthgrades released its annual list Tuesday of "America's Best Hospitals," using clinical outcomes to identify the top 5% of hospitals nationwide.

In years past, Healthgrades released two separate awards, one for the top 250 hospitals in clinical excellence and the other for the the top 50 and 100 hospitals. But this year is the first time the two awards have been consolidated into a single list.

"Consumers have many options for care, so when hospitals prove their long-term commitment to the patient and to achieving high-quality clinical outcomes, it sets their system apart in a sea of choices," Healthgrades Chief Medical Officer Brad Bowman said in a statement.

The top 50 hospitals for 2019, as identified by Healthgrades and grouped by state, are as follows:

Arizona

Dignity Health - Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, AZ

Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, AZ

California

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, CA

Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, CA

Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, CA

John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, CA

Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center in San Jose, CA

Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center in Woodland Hills, CA

Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, CA

• Including: Mills Health Center in San Mateo, CA

Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Northridge, CA

Providence Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, CA

Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, CA

Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Roseville, CA

Colorado

Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, CO

Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, CO

North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO

Florida

Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, FL

Georgia

Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, GA

Idaho

St. Luke's Boise Medical Center in Boise, ID

• Including: St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center in Meridian, ID

Illinois

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, IL

AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, IL*

Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL

Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights, IL

AMITA Health Presence Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, IL*

AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, IL*

Iowa

St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA

Kansas

The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, KS

Maryland

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts

Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, MA

Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, MA

Michigan

Beaumont Hospital - Troy Campus in Troy, MI

Providence-Providence Park Hospital, Southfield Campus in Southfield, MI

Spectrum Health Medical Center - Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI

• Including: Spectrum Health - Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI

Minnesota

Mayo Clinic Hospital - Saint Mary's Campus in Rochester, MN

• Including: Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN

Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, MN

New Jersey

Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ

New York

Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, NY

Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY

North Carolina

Mission Health in Asheville, NC

Ohio

Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, OH

Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH

ProMedica Toledo Hospital in Toledo, OH

Pennsylvania

Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA

Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, PA

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital—Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, PA

• Including: Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience—Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, PA

• Including: Jefferson Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia, PA

South Carolina

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System - St. Francis - Downtown in Greenville, SC

• Including: Bon Secours St. Francis Health System - St. Francis - Eastside in Greenville, SC

Texas

Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX

Virginia

Augusta Health in Fishersville, VA

Bon Secours - Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville, VA

Washington

Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA

The full list of honorees is available on the Healthgrades website.

*Editor's note: The name "AMITA Health" was added to names of three hospitals to reflect a 2018 name change.

HealthLeaders launches roundtable to convene innovators plus technology and clinical leaders

Healthcare innovation continues at a record pace as venture capital firms pour investment into the sector. At the same time, hospitals and health systems are counting on innovation to connect them to new customers and protect against emerging market competitors. It is at this intersection of innovation and healthcare delivery that HealthLeaders is launching its newest leadership program.

Building on the success of the HealthLeaders Exchange program and the 2018 NEXT Hospital Innovation conference in Dallas, HealthLeaders is launching the HealthLeaders Innovation Exchange July 17‒19 at the Ojai Valley Inn in Ojai, California. This forum will gather leading chief innovation officers and chief transformation officers with CIOs, CMIOs, and clinical leaders to better define ways that innovation can add value.

"Healthcare innovators have this massive potential energy that is waiting to be released. Only consumers and providers can flip that switch,” says HealthLeaders Editor and Leadership Programs Director Jim Molpus. "Too often we see these two dynamic groups circling each other without sitting down to real dialogue. We are excited to bring our proven record of convening healthcare leaders to this dialogue."

The format of the Exchange program is built on roundtable discussion and open idea exchange. Discussions will be designed to help participants:

• Assess which innovations are best for your hospital
   
• Organize the team that will make the innovation work
   
• Install only those innovations with maximum clinical value
   
• Measure the return on investment to your health system, your community, and the bottom line

Attendance is limited to 40 participants and much of the time will be spent in small roundtable discussions led by a HealthLeaders editor. Participants decide in advance what topics should be featured.

HealthLeaders and Baylor Scott & White Health convened health system innovators for 2018 NEXT Hospital Innovation, featuring participation by prominent health system innovation leaders including UPMC, Intermountain Healthcare, Providence St. Joseph Health, and Northwell Health. The Innovation Exchange will build on directions participants voiced at that gathering.

"It’s been a privilege to interview, meet, and convene great healthcare innovators in our work at HealthLeaders," says Molpus. For qualified candidates, this limited, invitation-only event requires no registration fees or travel expenses. For details on qualifications and a sample agenda, please view the event program description.

For information about an invitation or sponsorship, please submit an inquiry. You can contact our editors with questions at exchange@healthleadersmedia.com.