Most Connected Hospitals: the List

These 118 hospitals met twin standards of solid medicine and early adoption of information technology

July 18, 2011 RSS Feed Print

The 118 hospitals listed below have met two challenging standards that put them in the vanguard of centers leading medicine into the era of electronic medical records.

Each is distinguished by having captured a national ranking in the 2011-12 U.S. News Best Hospitals and/or Best Children's Hospitals rankings or by having earned the designation of "high-performing" in one or more medical specialties. And each hospital, or one or more of its major units--such as a children's hospital within the larger institution--is a leader in moving to electronic medical records, according to HIMSS Analytics, a division of the nonprofit Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society that analyzes use of health information technology.

HIMSS Analytics scores hospitals’ adoption of electronic medical records on a scale from Stage 0 (no use of EMRs) to Stage 7 (full use). Only hospitals at Stage 6 or Stage 7 appear on the Most Connected Hospitals list. (See the methodology for Most Connected Hospitals.)

Names immediately below a U.S. News-recognized hospital are units that were separately evaluated by HIMSS.

Hospital Ranked Adult Specialties Ranked Pediatric Specialties High-Performing Specialties
Stage 7 Hospitals
Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

16 10  
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics

Madison, WI

- American Family Children's Hospital

7 7 5
Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Stanford, CA

14   1
Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, MA

  10  
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Pittsburgh, PA

  10  
Children's Medical Center Dallas

Dallas, TX

  10  
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Norfolk, VA

1   8
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

    11
NorthShore Evanston Hospital

Evanston, IL

    10
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center

Woodland Hills, CA

    9
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim, CA

    8
NorthShore Skokie Hospital

Skokie, IL

    8
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital

Virginia Beach, VA

    7
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center

Fontana, CA

    5
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center

Downey, CA

    4
Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center

Clackamas, OR

    4
Sentara Leigh Hospital

Norfolk, VA

    3
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

    2
Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center

California

    2
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Center

Williamsburg, VA

    2
South Bay Medical Center

Harbor City, CA

    2
Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center

Redwood City, CA

    1
Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center

Walnut Creek, CA

    1
Stage 6 Hospitals
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, TN

- Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital

11 10 1
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Iowa City, IA

9 10 5
Yale-New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT

12 5 1
UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, PA

14    
Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY

- Children's Hospital at Montefiore

3 10 9
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, MA

12   1
Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL

10 1 2
Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, GA

- Emory University Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital

10   4
Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, MI

  9  
Nemours-Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, DE

  8  
UC San Diego Medical Center*

San Diego, CA

- UCSD Medical Center-Hillcrest
- UCSD Thornton Hospital

6   8
Harper University Hospital

Detroit, MI

6   5
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, NC

4   8
University of California, Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, CA

2 1 9
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC

Pittsburgh, PA

3   1
Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

2 1 11
University Hospital

San Antonio, TX

2   2
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Baltimore, MD

1   8
OU Medical Center

Oklahoma City, OK

- Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center

  1 5
Emory University Hospital Midtown

Atlanta, GA

    11
Baystate Medical Center

Springfield, MA

    10
Sinai-Grace Hospital

Detroit, MI

    10
United Hospital of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

    10
Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital

Richmond, VA

    9
Carle Foundation Hospital

Urbana, IL

    9
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance

Edinburg, TX

    9
Good Samaritan Hospital and Health Center

Dayton, OH

    9
Miami Valley Hospital

Dayton, OH

    9
South Shore Hospital

South Weymouth, MA

    9
Memorial Regional Medical Center

Mechanicsville, VA

    8
West Virginia University Hospitals

Morgantown, WV

    8
Frederick Memorial Hospital

Frederick, MD

    7
Maine Medical Center

Portland, ME

    7
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

Spokane, WA

    7
St. Agnes Hospital

Baltimore, MD

    7
Fletcher Allen Health Care

Burlington, VT

    6
Howard County General Hospital

Columbia, MD

    6
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital

Commerce Township, MI

    6
Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Neptune, NJ

    6
Memorial University Medical Center

Savannah, GA

    6
Peninsula Regional Medical Center

Salisbury, MD

    6
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Park Ridge, IL

    5
DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital

Detroit, MI

- Surgery Hospital

    5
OSF St. Francis Medical Center

Peoria, IL

    5
Swedish Covenant Hospital

Chicago, IL

    5
Hays Medical Center

Hays, KS

    4
Naples Community Hospital

Naples, FL

    4
Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland, OR

    4
Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, RI

-Hasbro Children's Hospital

    4
SSM St. Joseph Hospital West

Lake St. Louis, MO

    4
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital

Plano, TX

    4
UPMC Mercy

Pittsburgh, PA

    4
Anne Arundel Medical Center

Annapolis, MD

    3
Banner Estrella Medical Center

Phoenix, AZ

    3
Indiana University Health North Hospital

Carmel, IN

    3
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center

Chicago, IL

    3
Riverview Medical Center

Red Bank, NJ

    3
St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital

Jackson, MS

    3
St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton, CA

    3
St. Mary's Hospital

Madison, WI

    3
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital

Arlington, TX

    3
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital

Fort Worth, TX

    3
UPMC St. Margaret

Pittsburgh

    3
Advocate Condell Medical Center

Libertyville, IL

    2
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Roanoke, VA

    2
Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Brighton, MA

    2
Clarian West Medical Center

Avon, IN

    2
King's Daughters Medical Center

Ashland, KY

    2
Miriam Hospital

Providence, RI

    2
Riverside Regional Medical Center

Newport News, VA

    2
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Hartford, CT

    2
St. John's Mercy Medical Center

St. Louis, MO

    2
Valley Hospital

Ridgewood, NJ

    2
Banner Gateway Medical Center

Gilbert, AZ

    1
Caritas Holy Family Hospital

Methuen, MA

    1
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center

Webster, TX

    1
Deaconess Hospital

Evansville, IN

    1
Good Samaritan Medical Center

Brockton, MA

    1
Halifax Health

Daytona Beach, FL

    1
Heartland Regional Medical Center

St. Joseph, MO

    1
Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center

Honolulu, HI

    1
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center

Brooklyn, NY

    1
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital

Katy, TX

    1
Midland Memorial Hospital

Midland, TX

    1
Mount Nittany Medical Center

State College, PA

    1
Ocean Medical Center

Brick Township, NJ

    1
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center

Bloomington, IL

    1
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Baton Rouge, LA

    1
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center

Sleepy Hollow, NY

    1
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center

Mattoon, IL

    1
St. Mary's Hospital

Leonardtown, MD

    1
Tacoma General Hospital

Tacoma, WA

    1
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest

Fort Worth, TX

    1
UPMC McKeesport

McKeesport, PA

    1
Washington Regional Medical Center

Fayetteville, AR

    1

 *Only the Hillcrest and Thornton units of this hospital have achieved Stage 6 EMR adoption.

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