ST. LOUIS \u2013 Several hospitals across the St. Louis region have been named among the nation\u2019s best in a new Forbes list, earning praise for patient care, value and hospital performance.<\/p>\n
Forbes released its inaugural \u201cForbes Top Hospitals 2026\u201d list<\/a> in early December, highlighting medical centers that scored highly for patient outcomes, best practices, financial value and patient experience. According to Forbes, the hospitals selected \u201coffer top-notch, high-value medical services.\u201d<\/p>\n To compile the list, Forbes partnered with healthcare analytics company Inovalon and analyzed data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider Data Catalog as part of its methodology.<\/p>\n In Missouri, these were the St. Louis-area\u2019s top-rated hospitals, each with four or five stars overall, according to Forbes:<\/p>\n Parkland Health Center (Farmington)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Mercy Hospital \u2013 St. Louis (St. Louis)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Missouri Baptist Medical Center (St. Louis)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n St. Luke\u2019s Hospital (Chesterfield)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n In Illinois, these were the St. Louis-area\u2019s top-rated hospitals, each with four or five stars overall, according to Forbes:<\/p>\n Alton Memorial Hospital (Alton)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Memorial Hospital in Belleville (Belleville)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Based on recent estimates, there are around 160 licensed hospitals in Missouri<\/a> and more than 200 licensed hospitals in Illinois<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n\n
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