Lakewood Ranch Medical Center has been named among U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals edition as a High Performing hospital for hip replacement, knee replacement, hip fracture, pacemaker implantation, and heart attack care. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.
Fewer than half of the thousands of hospitals evaluated earned a ‘High Performing’ designation in the types of care evaluated by U.S. News.
U.S. News’ annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their health care providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures…