TIRR Memorial Hermann Earns Top Recognition in U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” List

Once again, TIRR Memorial Hermann ranks No. 2 among rehabilitation hospitals in the United States, according to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings for 2024-2025, which were published in July. No been included in the prestigious rankings since the report’s inception in 1989.

“We are incredibly honored that TIRR Memorial Hermann is again recognized by physicians and U.S. News & World Report as the No. 2 rehabilitation hospital nationally and as the best rehabilitation hospital in Texas,” says Rhonda Abbott, senior vice president and CEO of TIRR Memorial Hermann. “That we scored particularly well on metrics that directly assess patient care highlights that we continue to put our patients, and their care, first. That said, as a learning health care organization, we will always continue to strive to get better and take steps to further enhance what we provide our patients and their families, while also serving as ambassadors for advocacy for people with disabilities within and beyond health care.”

In addition to TIRR Memorial Hermann, several other Memorial Hermann campuses and Service Lines ranked highly in the 2024-2025 report:

• Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) ranked as the No. 3 hospital in the Houston metro area and the No. 5 hospital in Texas. It also ranked as No. 41 nationally in orthopedics. (This ranking consists jointly of Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Memorial Hermann | Rockets Orthopedic Hospital, Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.)
• Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital ranked as the No. 5 Best Children’s Hospital in Texas and ranked nationally in the following pediatric specialties: cardiology and heart surgery; gastroenterology and GI surgery, neurology and neurosurgery; and urology.
• Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital ranked as the No. 4 hospital in the Houston metro area and No. 6 hospital in Texas.
• Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center ranked as the No. 7 hospital in the Houston metro area and No. 18 hospital in Texas.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions, and only 11% of those hospitals earned a “Best Hospitals” ranking. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience. The “Best Hospitals by Specialty” rankings methodology and “Procedures & Conditions” ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

This year, among other methodology refinements, U.S. News & World Report incorporated new data on care provided to patients with Medicare Advantage insurance and on care provided to outpatients—nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality measures.

“Our rise up this ranking would not be possible without the dedicated physicians and team members who are passionate about what we do every day and the patients and families who trust us with their care,” Abbott notes. “We plan to continue championing inclusion and redefining rehabilitation as well as affecting change in the domains of clinical care, education, research and advocacy as we innovate improvements in quality care for all of our patients in their rehabilitation journey.”

“Ranking No. 2 on the ‘Best Hospitals’ list elevates the entire system,” adds Gerard E. Francisco, MD, chief medical officer of TIRR Memorial Hermann. “The other hospitals in the top tier are incredible places, and it’s an honor to be among them. It speaks to the quality of rehabilitation medicine in the United States, and TIRR Memorial Hermann is a part of that.”