Thomson Reuters has released its annual study identifying the top 100 U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance, based on 10 specific benchmarks. Of note, the list does not include any facilities from New England, the Northwest region nor the state of New York.

The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks study evaluates 10 performance areas, including: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standards of care and post-discharge mortality and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and pneumonia. The study has been conducted annually since 1993.

To conduct the study, Thomson Reuters, which is based in Ann Arbor, Mich., evaluated 2,926 short-term, acute-care, non-federal hospitals. The researchers used public information, such as Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data and core measures and patient satisfaction data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare data set.

Below are the winning hospitals, by category:
Major Teaching Hospitals
University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz.;
UC San Diego Medical Center – Hillcrest in San Diego;
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago;
Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago;
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago;
NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill.;
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill.;
Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans;
Providence Hospital and Medical Center in Southfield, Mich.;
Mayo Clinic – Rochester Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn.;
University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland;
Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio;
Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa.;
Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.; and
Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas.

Teaching Hospitals (200 or more acute-care beds)
Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, Calif.;
Rose Medical Center in Denver;
Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston, Fla.;
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center in Boise, Idaho;
St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Ill.;
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital in Indianapolis;
St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, Ky.;
Trover Health System in Madisonville, Ky.;
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich.;
Spectrum Health Hospital Group in Grand Rapids, Mich.;
Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich.;
Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Mich.;
St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minn.;
Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.;
Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio;
Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio;
Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pa.;
Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa.;
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.;
Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.;
Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.
McKay-Dee Hospital Center in Ogden, Utah;
Gundersen Lutheran Health System in La Crosse, Wis.; and
Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wis.

Large Community Hospitals (250 or more acute-care beds)
Scottsdale Healthcare Shea in Scottsdale, Ariz.;
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills, Calif.;
Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines, Fla.;
Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fla.;
Venice Regional Medical Center in Venice, Fla.;
Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Ga.;
Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, Ill.;
Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill.;
Community Hospital in Munster, Ind.;
Allegiance Health in Jackson, Mich.;
Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo.;
Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis;
Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, N.C.;
Memorial Health Care System in Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tenn.;
Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.;
St. David's Medical Center in Austin, Texas;
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg, Texas;
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center in Houston; and
Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas.

Medium Community Hospitals (100-249 acute-care beds)
Baptist Medical Center East in Montgomery, Ala.;
Montclair Hospital Medical Center in Montclair, Calif.;
Memorial Hospital Miramar in Miramar, Fla.;
Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Ga.;
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital in Carmel, Ind.;
St. Francis Hospital-Indianapolis in Indianapolis;
Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Ky.;
Minden Medical Center in Minden, La.;
Holland Hospital in Holland, Mich.;
Mercy Hospital Clermont in Batavia, Ohio;
Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights, Ohio;
Wooster Community Hospital in Wooster, Ohio;
St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center in Youngstown, Ohio;
DuBois Regional Medical Center in DuBois, Pa.;
Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.;
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital in Katy, Texas;
Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah;
Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville, Va.;
Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Wis.; and
Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center in Sheboygan, Wis.

Small Community Hospitals (25-99 acute-care beds)
Evergreen Medical Center in Evergreen, Ala.;
Payson Regional Medical Center in Payson, Ariz.;
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, Calif.;
Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville, Calif.;
Parkview Huntington Hospital in Huntington, Ind.;
Major Hospital in Shelbyville, Ind.;
The Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa;
Chelsea Community Hospital in Chelsea, Mich.;
St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital in Howell, Mich.;
St. Joseph Mercy Saline Hospital in Saline, Mich.;
St. Joseph Hospital in Tawas City, Mich.;
Buffalo Hospital in Buffalo, Minn.;
Woodwinds Health Campus in Woodbury, Minn.;
Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Mo.;
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters, Mo;
St. Mary's Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Jefferson City, Tenn.;
StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna, Tenn.;
Connally Memorial Medical Center in Floresville, Texas;
Lake Whitney Medical Center in Whitney, Texas;
American Fork Hospital in American Fork, Utah.