St. Peter’s Hospital, part of St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP), has once again been named the top hospital in Albany by U.S. News & World Report. The magazine ranked St. Peter’s #1 in the Capital Region and #14 in New York state on its list of 2025-2026 Best Hospitals.
This is the 12th consecutive year that St. Peter’s has earned the Best Regional Hospital designation.
In addition, St. Peter’s Hospital was also recognized as a High Performing hospital in 2 adult specialties and 17 conditions/procedures – up from 12 the year before. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.
Senior VP, Hospital Operations
“Being named the top hospital in our region for the 12th year in a row is incredibly meaningful to all of us,” said Kim Baker, senior vice president of hospital operations for SPHP. “It’s a reflection of the deep trust our community places in us and the compassion, skill, and dedication our entire team brings to every patient, every day. From our physicians and nurses to our support staff and leadership, this honor belongs to each person who gives their heart to this work. Their unwavering commitment to caring for others is what makes this recognition possible year after year—and it’s what makes our hospital a place of true healing.”
St. Peter’s Hospital earned High Performing recognition in the following areas:
Gastroenterology/GI Surgery
Urology
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Aortic Valve Surgery
Back Surgery/Spinal Fusion
Colon Cancer Surgery
Heart Arrhythmia
Heart Attack
Heart Bypass Surgery
Heart Failure
Hip Fracture
Hip Replacement
Kidney Disease/Kidney Failure
Knee Replacement
Leukemia/Lymphoma/Myeloma
Lung Cancer Surgery
Pacemaker Implantation
Pneumonia
Prostate Cancer Surgery
U.S. News evaluated more than 4,400 hospitals across 15 adult specialties and 22 procedures and conditions; only 13% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals designation.
“For more than three decades, U.S. News has been an invaluable guide for patients,” said Managing Editor and Chief of Health Analysis Ben Harder at U.S. News. “With a ‘Best Hospital’ recognition, Americans, in consultation with their medical providers, can confidently choose a regional hospital known for providing superior care for their specific illness or condition.”
To determine the Best Hospitals, U.S. News analyzed each hospital’s performance based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from over 800 million records of patient care.
U.S. News & World Report also ranked St. Peter’s sister Trinity Health Ministry,
St. Joseph’s Health Hospital, the #1 hospital in Syracuse and High Performing in 14 conditions/procedures. It is ranked #21 in New York state.
About St. Peter’s Hospital
St. Peter’s Hospital, an affiliate of St. Peter’s Health Partners, is the largest Catholic acute care community hospital in northeastern New York state. Located in Albany, New York, the hospital was founded in 1869 by the Religious Sisters of Mercy. St. Peter’s offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services and diverse outreach programs in the areas of women’s and children’s services, neonatal intensive care, rehabilitation, surgery, ambulatory care, outpatient medical imaging, and care for the elderly. For more information, please visit www.sphp.com.
About St. Peter’s Health Partners
With 11,000 employees in more than 185 locations, St. Peter’s Health Partners is one of the Capital Region’s largest and most comprehensive not-for-profit integrated health care networks, and provides high-quality, compassionate, and sophisticated care to thousands of people every day. St. Peter’s Health Partners is a member of Trinity Health, one of the nation’s largest Catholic health systems. For more information, please visit www.sphp.com.
About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue in FY2023 was $21.6 billion with $1.5 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.
About U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is the global leader for journalism that empowers consumers, citizens, business leaders and policy officials to make confident decisions in all aspects of their lives and communities. A multifaceted media company, U.S. News provides unbiased rankings, independent reporting and analysis, and consumer advice to millions of people on USNews.com each month. A pillar in Washington for more than 90 years, U.S. News is the trusted home for in-depth and exclusive insights on education, health, politics, the economy, personal finance, travel, automobiles, real estate, careers and consumer products and services.
