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Dominican Hospital earned a top spot among 411 California hospitals after it was rated high performing in eight adult procedures and conditions. U.S. News & World Report named it a "Best Regional Hospital."
U.S. News & World Report named Dominican Hospital a “Best Regional Hospital” in its 2026-27 Best Hospitals rankings released this week.
After evaluating 411 hospitals across the state, U.S. News said 70 facilities met the standards to be considered a regional best hospital.
Dominican Hospital ranked 68 and is rated high performing in eight adult procedures and conditions, including aortic valve surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart attack, hip fracture and kidney failure.
U.S. News’ top-ranked hospitals include Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital, UC San Diego Health-La Jolla, Hillcrest, & East Campus Medical Centers, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center and UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center.
Dominican Hospital is one of four Dignity Health hospitals in California to earn the regional recognition, according to a media release from the nonprofit network.
“The recognition reflects Dominican Hospital’s sustained excellence across a broad range of specialties, procedures, and conditions,” said Bevin Kaye Franco, a spokesperson on behalf of Dominican Hospital, in an email. “Unlike awards focused on a single area of care, the ‘Best Regional Hospital’ designation recognizes strong performance across multiple areas, as measured by factors including patient outcomes, patient experience, and the complexity of care provided.”
Dignity Health is a member of CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit Catholic healthcare organization. Dignity Health California runs a network of 28 acute care hospitals, care centers, primary care clinics and more.
The recognition, however, comes as Dominican Hospital and other California CommonSpirit Health staff are opposing proposed layoffs they say will negatively affect patient care.
This summer, CommonSpirit Health announced a series of layoffs of healthcare workers across 17 hospitals in California, including at Dominican Hospital, according to the California Nurses Association (CNA). Last month, dozens of Dominican nurses and staff rallied against the layoffs and this month more than 5,000 nurses statewide signed a petition opposing the layoffs of more than 175 workers, according to a CNA press release.
Dominican patients have also expressed frustration over the departure of more than a dozen physicians after contract negotiations caused many to leave the hospital this past year.
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