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ACS NSQIP Recognizes 77 Hospitals for Achieving Meritorious Outcomes for Surgical Patient Care

Recognized hospitals are deemed “meritorious” for their composite quality scores in eight surgical care outcome areas

October 28, 2026

CHICAGO —The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) has recognized 77 of an eligible 594 hospitals participating in the ACS NSQIP adult program for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2025.  

ACS NSQIP-participating hospitals are required to track the outcomes of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures, and these outcomes are then analyzed by the ACS and reported back to hospitals. The results inform patient safety initiatives within the hospital and impact the quality of surgical care. 

“Our hospitals are committed to providing high-quality care by participating in ACS NSQIP and using that data to inform their quality improvement efforts. We are particularly proud of these meritorious hospitals for going above and beyond by achieving optimal patient outcomes in a measurable, verifiable way,” said Clifford Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS, senior vice president, ACS Quality Programs.  

The ACS NSQIP recognition program commends a select group of hospitals for achieving a meritorious composite score in either an “All Cases” category or a “High Risk” category that includes only higher risk cases. Each composite score was determined through a different weighted formula combining eight outcomes.

Outcomes in the following eight clinical areas were evaluated:   

  • Mortality
  • Cardiac: cardiac arrest and myocardial infarction
  • Pneumonia
  • Unplanned Intubation
  • Ventilator > 48 hours
  • Renal Failure
  • Surgical Site Infection (SSI): superficial incisional SSI, deep incisional SSI, and organ/space SSI
  • Urinary Tract Infection 

To be eligible for either list, the hospital must have submitted at least one case in each of the 2023, 2024, and 2025 calendar years, though only performance in calendar year 2025 (reported in the July 2026 ACS NSQIP Semiannual Report) was evaluated for the 2025 meritorious lists. Of the 657 NSQIP hospitals participating in 2025, 594 met the three-year criteria to be eligible for meritorious consideration.   

The 77 hospitals achieved the distinction based on an outstanding composite quality score on one, or both, of the grouping categories (All Cases and High Risk). Of the 77 hospitals recognized, 59 are on the All Cases list and 60 are on the High Risk list. Forty-two hospitals appear on both lists; the 60 hospitals represent approximately ten percent of the 594 ACS NSQIP eligible hospitals.  

View a list of the recognized hospitals

ACS NSQIP Meritorious Hospitals (January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025)

Legend

AC – All Cases Meritorious List

HR – High-Risk Meritorious List

* Hospital has received recognition for 2 or more consecutive years

Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center AC/HR
Morristown, NJ
Atrium Health University City* AC
Charlotte, NC
Baptist Health Homestead Hospital HR
Homestead, FL
Baptist Health Lexington AC/HR
Lexington, KY
Baptist Health South Miami Hospital* AC
Miami, FL
Baptist Health West Kendall Baptist Hospital AC/HR
Miami, FL
Baptist Medical Center South* AC/HR
Jacksonville, FL
Barnes–Jewish West County Hospital AC/HR
Creve Coeur, MO
Berkshire Medical Center AC/HR
Pittsfield, MA
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center AC/HR
Boston, MA
Brigham & Women's Hospital AC/HR
Boston, MA
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi* AC/HR
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Cleveland Clinic Foundation AC/HR
Cleveland, OH
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic RRH (Rochester Regional Health System) HR
Clifton Springs, NY
David Grant USAF Medical Center AC/HR
Travis AFB, CA
Duke Raleigh Hospital HR
Raleigh, NC
Duke University Hospital* AC/HR
Durham, NC
El Paso County Hospital District d/b/a University Medical Center of El Paso* AC/HR
El Paso, TX
Emplify Health by Gundersen AC/HR
La Crosse, WI
Eskenazi Health HR
Indianapolis, IN
Exeter Hospital, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health HR
Exeter, NH
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Services HR
Southport, QLD, Australia
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute AC/HR
Tampa, FL
Hamad General Hospital* AC/HR
Doha, Qatar
Harris Health – Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital* AC/HR
Houston, TX
Henry Ford Hospital* AC/HR
Detroit, MI
Houston Methodist Hospital* HR
Houston, TX
Humber River Hospital* AC
Toronto, ON
Inova Fairfax Hospital AC
Falls Church, VA
Jackson Memorial Hospital AC/HR
Miami, FL
Jersey Shore University Medical Center AC
Neptune, NJ
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus HR
Walnut Creek, CA
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Irvine HR
Irvine, CA
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Modesto HR
Modesto, CA
Kaiser Foundation Hospital South San Francisco HR
South San Francisco, CA
King Abdulaziz Medical City – Central Region* AC
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
King Abdulaziz Medical City – Western Region AC/HR
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Lexington Medical Center* AC/HR
West Columbia, SC
Logan Health Medical Center AC
Kalispell, MT
Mayo Clinic Health System - Eau Claire Hospital, Inc. HR
Eau Claire, WI
Mayo Clinic Health System Albert Lea and Austin HR
Rochester, MN
Mayo Clinic Rochester – Methodist Campus* AC
Rochester, MN
Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital AC
Cypress, TX
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital HR
Houston, TX
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center* AC/HR
New York, NY
Missouri Baptist Medical Center* AC
Saint Louis, MO
Monmouth Medical Center AC/HR
Long Branch, NJ
Mount Sinai Brooklyn* AC/HR
New York, NY
Mount Sinai Hospital* AC
Toronto, ON
New York – Presbyterian / Queens* AC/HR
Flushing, NY
New York – Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital* AC/HR
Brooklyn, NY
New York – Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Irving Medical Center AC/HR
New York, NY
Newark – Wayne Community Hospital RRH (Rochester Regional Health System) AC/HR
Newark, NY
North Shore University Hospital AC/HR
Manhasset, NY
North York General* AC/HR
Toronto, ON
Norwalk Hospital Association AC
Norwalk, CT
NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island* AC/HR
Mineola, NY
NYU Langone Hospitals AC/HR
New York, NY
Oak Valley Health, Markham Stouffville Hospital* AC
Markham, ON
Regions Hospital HR
St. Paul, MN
Saint Peter's University Hospital* AC/HR
New Brunswick, NJ
St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center AC/HR
Boise, ID
St. Michael’s Hospital, a site of Unity Health Toronto* AC/HR
Toronto, ON
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre AC
Toronto, ON
SUNY at Stony Brook University Hospital HR
Stony Brook, NY
Sutter Bay Hospitals dba Mills–Peninsula Medical Center* AC/HR
Burlingame, CA
Taipei Medical University Hospital* AC/HR
Taipei, Taiwan
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth AC
Fort Worth, TX
The Hospital of Central Connecticut* HR
New Britain, CT
The Mount Sinai Hospital* AC/HR
New York, NY
UMass Memorial Medical Center HR
Worcester, MA
University Hospital at Downstate AC/HR
Brooklyn, NY
UVA Health* AC/HR
Charlottesville, VA
Vassar Brothers Medical Center AC
Poughkeepsie, NY
Ventura County Medical Center* AC/HR
Ventura, CA
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center AC/HR
Bethesda, MD
West Georgia Medical Center AC
Lagrange, GA

About ACS NSQIP  

ACS NSQIP is the preeminent nationally validated quality improvement program that measures and enhances the care of surgical patients. This program measures the actual surgical results 30 days postoperatively as well as risk adjusts patient characteristics to compensate for differences among patient populations and acuity levels. The goal of ACS NSQIP is to reduce surgical morbidity (infection or illness related to a surgical procedure) and surgical mortality (death related to a surgical procedure) and to provide a firm foundation for surgeons to apply what is known as the “best scientific evidence” to the practice of surgery. Furthermore, when adverse effects from surgical procedures are reduced and/or eliminated, a reduction in healthcare costs follows. ACS NSQIP is a major program of the ACS and is currently used in over 850 adult or pediatric hospitals. Hospitals participating in ACS NSQIP are designated as ACS Surgical Quality Partners. Find an ACS Surgical Quality Partner hospital through the ACS Find a Hospital tool.  

About the American College of Surgeons

The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and improve the quality of care for all surgical patients. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has approximately 95,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. "FACS" designates that a surgeon is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

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