Medical Matters Podcast

Medical Matters Podcast--Hospital Ratings Systems

Season 3 Episode 1

In the Season 3 premiere of the Medical Matters Podcast, Dr. Peter Brier and Nurse Practitioner Kelly McCormack discuss hospital ratings systems. How are hospitals graded, and under what criteria?

The discussion follows a recent issue in Pennsylvania when a state Department of Health inspection turned up problems at Lancaster General Hospital, which is operated by Penn Medicine. More about that story can be found
here.

US News and World Report provides one of the most comprehensive "Best of" lists. Here is the national report for
2023-24.