Three Emory Healthcare hospitals have ranked prominently in this year’s regional rankings of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals issue. For the fourteenth year in a row, Emory University Hospital ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Georgia and metro Atlanta in the 2025-26 Best Regional Hospitals rankings. (Emory University Hospital includes Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital.)

• Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital ranked No. 2 in Georgia and metro Atlanta for the tenth consecutive year.
• Emory University Hospital Midtown ranked No. 5 in Georgia and No. 4 in metro Atlanta rankings.

In the 2025-26 Best Hospitals Specialty Rankings, Emory University Hospital ranked nationally in the following adult specialties: Geriatrics, Neurology & Neurosurgery and Urology. The hospital was considered high performing in Cancer, Cardiology and Heart & Vascular Surgery, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Orthopaedics and Pulmonary & Lung Surgery.

• Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital ranked high performing in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Orthopaedics, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery and Urology.
• Emory University Hospital Midtown ranked high performing in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics and Pulmonology & Lung Surgery.
• Emory Johns Creek Hospital was considered high performing in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics and Neurology & Neurosurgery.

“These regional and national rankings showcase our focus on and commitment to quality, patient-centered care provided every day by our skilled and compassionate team members,” says Joon S. Lee, MD, executive vice president for health affairs of Emory University and CEO of Emory Healthcare. “Thank you to our many clinicians for helping us achieve these successes this year, and congratulations to all.”

U.S. News & World Report began publishing hospital rankings in 1990, as “America’s Best Hospitals,” to identify medical centers in various specialties best suited for patients whose illnesses pose challenges because of underlying conditions, procedure difficulty, advanced age or other medical issues that add risk. Hospitals are assessed in 15 specialty areas for the rankings. In 12 of the 15 specialties, ranking is determined by an extensive data-driven analysis combining performance measures in three primary dimensions of health care: structure, process and outcomes. In the three other specialties, ranking relies solely on expert opinion. More than 4,500 hospitals were evaluated this year.

U.S. News & World Report first published Best Regional Hospitals in 2011. Within a state or major metropolitan area, regional hospital rank is determined by a hospital's performance in the national adult specialty rankings analysis and by its scores across procedure and condition areas.

See the complete list of 2025-26 Best Hospitals rankings.