Reading Hospital – Tower Health has been ranked number 92 on Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Hospitals 2021. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., a statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on March 3, 2021 and can be viewed on Newsweek’s website here. Reading Hospital was also awarded the “Best Hospitals for Infection Prevention” award.
“I am extremely proud of the Reading Hospital team members for receiving this recognition,” said William M. Jennings, Reading Hospital President and CEO. “Award and recognitions like this serve as an important reminder that their hard work and dedication to providing high-quality care is being recognized locally and also at a national level.”
Newsweek and Statista developed a complex methodology to ensure the quality and validity of the ranking. Three data sources were used for the evaluation:
- Hospital recommendations from peers: an international online survey that included more than 74,000 doctors, hospital managers, healthcare professionals.
- Patient experience: surveys measuring patient satisfaction with hospitals.
- Medical Key Performance Indicators: patient safety, hygiene measures, and quality of treatment.
The World’s Best Hospitals 2021 recognizes the best medical institutions across 25 countries: USA, Canada, Germany, France, UK, Switzerland, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Israel, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Thailand, Italy, Brazil, India, Spain, Mexico, Poland, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Reading Hospital also recently achieved the Healthgrades 2021 America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award™ for the fifth consecutive year.
About Reading Hospital
Reading Hospital is the flagship, Magnet Recognized, acute care hospital of Tower Health. Located in West Reading, Pa., Reading Hospital is a 714-bed hospital that is home to many top-tier specialty care centers, including Reading HealthPlex, Tower Health Transplant Institute, McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, Emergency Department, Level I Trauma Center and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). With more than 1,000 physicians and providers across 49 locations, Reading Hospital has been recognized for its quality outcomes and clinical expertise across services lines. It is listed as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for five consecutive years and received a 5-Star Rating from CMS two years in a row. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.