Houston Methodist Hospital continues to rank as the best hospital in Texas, and several other Houston-area hospitals also topped the state rankings, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual analysis, published Tuesday.
Why it matters: Houston’s world-class medical care means good health care access for locals — plus it draws people to the city as a place to live, work and seek treatment.
State of play: U.S. News’ ranking compared more than 4,400 hospitals by patient outcomes across 20 benchmark procedures like knee replacement and heart bypass surgery, as well as other data sources like Medicare and patient surveys…