Baptist Memorial Hospitals Named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list
Baptist Memphis named No. 1 hospital in Memphis; Mississippi Baptist Medical Center and Baptist DeSoto take the No. 1 and 2 spots for Mississippi, respectively
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 20, 2026 – Seven Baptist Memorial hospitals have been named to the 2026-2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals list, with three hospitals earning Best Regional Hospital designations and multiple facilities recognized as High Performing in specialty procedures and medical conditions.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis was named the Best Regional Hospital in Memphis and the No. 2 hospital in Tennessee. Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson was named the Best Regional Hospital in Mississippi and Jackson; and Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi, was recognized for the first time as a Best Regional Hospital, making the list just behind Mississippi Baptist Medical Center for the No. 2 spot in Mississippi and the No. 3 spot in metro Memphis.
Baptist Memorial Health Care is incredibly honored to again be recognized among the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. It speaks to our staff’s commitment to best practices and delivering high-quality care in the communities we are proud to serve.
In addition to its Best Regional Hospital designation, Baptist Memphis earned High Performing ratings in 15 procedures and conditions: heart bypass surgery; back surgery; hip fracture; colon cancer surgery; lung cancer surgery; ear, nose and throat surgery; leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma; heart failure; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); heart attack; diabetes; kidney failure; pneumonia; heart arrhythmia and stroke.
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center earned High Performing ratings in nine procedures and conditions: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; colon cancer surgery; prostate cancer surgery; gynecological cancer surgery; leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma; heart failure; diabetes; kidney failure and stroke.
Baptist DeSoto earned High Performing ratings in eight procedures and conditions: colon cancer surgery; heart failure; COPD; heart attack; diabetes; kidney failure; pneumonia and stroke.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, earned High Performing ratings in six procedures and conditions: hip fracture; COPD; heart attack; diabetes; kidney failure and pneumonia.
NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas, earned High Performing ratings in three conditions: diabetes, kidney failure and pneumonia.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County in New Albany, Mississippi, and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington, Tennessee, each earned a High Performing rating for pneumonia.
The annual U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings are designed to help patients make informed decisions about where to receive care for complex health conditions and common procedures. Hospitals are evaluated using objective measures, such as patient outcomes and experience, staffing and other quality metrics. For more information about the 2026-2027 Best Hospitals rankings and methodology, visit the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals website.
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Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Consistently ranking among the top integrated health care networks in the country, Baptist Memorial comprises 25 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, North and Central Mississippi and East Arkansas; a freestanding emergency department; more than 7,000 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 1,500 providers in 50 specialties; Baptist Cancer Center; home, hospice and psychiatric care; walk-in and urgent care clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system that includes Baptist Health Sciences University and a college of osteopathic medicine. Baptist employs more than 24,000 people, and in fiscal year 2024 contributed more than $388 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.baptistonline.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.
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