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McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Named To ‘Forbes Top Hospitals 2026’
Only 253 5-Star Hospitals
SPRINGFIELD, OR (December 4, 2025)—McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center named to Forbes inaugural list of top hospitals for 2026. Forbes launched an inaugural quality ranking of U.S. general acute care hospitals Dec. 4, which analyzes data on outcomes, best practices, value and patient experience.
The media company said its list, “Forbes Top Hospitals 2026,” differs from other hospital rankings and ratings in three keyways. First, the primary quality measures derive from CMS’ Provider Data Catalog; second, the methodology places the most weight on clinical outcomes, including mortality and readmission rates; and third, clinical outcomes are statistically adjusted for social drivers of health.
Forbes assigned a star rating, from one to five, across four categories to calculate a hospital’s overall score. The outcome category included 25 publicly reported measures, such as “surgical site infection after colon surgery” and “30-day readmission after discharge,” according to Forbes. Best practices had 10 measures, value had seven and patient experience had 14.
Outcomes carried a 55% weight in the overall calculation, followed by best practices (20%), value (15%) and patient experience (10%). Based on this criteria, Forbes recognized 253 hospitals with an overall five-star rating.
To learn more about Forbes Top Hospitals 2026 go to https://www.forbes.com/lists/top-hospitals/.
About McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center is a 113-bed community hospital accredited by The Joint Commission. In 2018 a $115 million expansion and renovation project enhanced services offered to the community. With Level III Trauma Center accreditation, the emergency department maintains a 30-minutes-or-less service pledge. McKenzie-Willamette offers comprehensive services through McKenzie Heart, Lung and Vascular Center including cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. Key hospital services are obstetrics, general surgery, orthopedics, urology, radiology, rehabilitation, robotic surgery, telemedicine, and wound care. For more information, visit McKweb.com.