Baptist Union County Named a 100 Top Hospital
Union County, Miss., May 20, 2026– Premier Inc., a technology-driven healthcare improvement company, has named Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County among its 100 Top Hospitals.
We are thrilled to be recognized as a 100 Top Hospital by Premier Inc. To be counted among this elite group of hospitals for the care we provide is an honor. But it also demonstrates our team’s dedication to excellence and providing lifesaving care for our community.
The 100 Top Hospitals program evaluates hospitals using publicly available data and recognizes those delivering strong performance across clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience and financial health. To determine this year’s winners, Premier researchers evaluated 2,540 short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals using publicly available data from Medicare Cost Reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare.
If all hospitals operated at the level of this year’s top performers, it would have the following impact for Medicare patients admitted to the hospital:
- More than 279,000 additional lives saved
- More than 477,000 additional complication-free patients
- More than $14.3 billion in inpatient cost savings
- More than 21,700 fewer patients readmitted within 30 days
“Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals program recognizes healthcare organizations that consistently deliver high-quality care while improving operational efficiency, financial performance and the patient experience,” said David Zito, President of Performance Services at Premier. “By highlighting top performers and providing transparent, data-driven insights, this program helps hospitals nationwide identify opportunities to enhance care delivery, strengthen financial sustainability and improve outcomes for the communities they serve.”
This year’s benchmark hospitals outperformed peer hospitals across all 10 performance measures and in every comparison group. Hospitals do not apply to participate in the study and winners do not pay to market the honor. All hospitals included in the analysis receive a complimentary, customized performance report at no cost comparing performance to peers and top-performing hospitals. For more information, including the full list of winners and detailed methodology, visit www.modernhealthcare.com/awards/mh-premier-100-top-hospitals-2026/.
Premier Inc. is a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company. Playing a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, Premier unites providers, suppliers and payers to make healthcare better with national scale, smarter with actionable intelligence and faster with novel technologies. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier offers integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, advisory services and other solutions in service of our mission to improve the health of communities. Please visit Premier’s news site at www.premierinc.com; as well as X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Premier’s blog for more information about the Company.
Baptist Union County offers a variety of services, including adult and pediatric inpatient care, cancer care, sleep lab, maternity, orthopedics, surgery, robotic surgery, a 24-hour emergency department and diagnostics. The hospital also has positron emission tomography and computed tomography scans, 3D mammography, TeleHealth services and an eICU. Baptist Union County has an excellent reputation for providing quality care and recently earned multiple “A” Safety Grades from the Leapfrog Group, and the Healthgrades 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award. For more information, visit www.baptistonline.org/locations/union-county, or follow us on Facebook at @BaptistUnionCounty.