Best Hospitals

2026

Best Hospitals for Geriatric Care

The best hospitals for geriatric care have a track record of providing high-quality care to older adults and employ some of the top geriatric physicians, nurses and specialists in the country.

Money's 2026 ranking favors medical centers that received strong scores from both federal regulators and patients. Staff at these facilities not only excel in their field but are also excellent communicators.

Hospitals are especially rewarded for having accredited geriatric emergency departments, which contain infrastructure that accommodates older patients and are staffed by providers who have received specialized geriatric education.

The 75 hospitals displayed below are the ones that rose to the top after our analysis and vetting.

Published: March 30, 2026 | Read the full methodology here.

Best Hospitals for Geriatric Care

The best hospitals for geriatric care have a track record of providing high-quality care to older adults and employ some of the top geriatric physicians, nurses and specialists in the country.

The 75 hospitals displayed below are the ones that rose to the top after our analysis and vetting.

Published: March 30, 2026 | Read the full methodology here.

Slide Table to Compare

Rank	Hospital	Geriatric Grade	Quality Rating	Patient Rating	Geriatric Emergency Care	Price Transparency
#1	Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester Rochester, MN	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 1 (Gold)	A+
#2	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	B-
#3	Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 1 (Gold)	A
#4	University of Utah Hospital Salt Lake City, UT	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A+
#5	Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 1 (Gold)	B
#6	St. Luke's University Hospital, Bethlehem Bethlehem, PA	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	C
#7	UC San Diego Medical Center, Hillcrest San Diego, CA	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 2 (Silver)	A
#8	Mather Hospital Port Jefferson, NY	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 1 (Gold)	A-
#9	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A
#10	Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A
#11	Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 1 (Gold)	A+
#12	Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, PA	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A
#13	Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA	A+			Standard Emergency Department	A
#14	The University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS	A+			Standard Emergency Department	B
#15	Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL	A+			Standard Emergency Department	B+
#16	Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 1 (Gold)	A-
#17	Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla La Jolla, CA	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	B
#18	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 1 (Gold)	A+
#19	Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, CA	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 2 (Silver)	A
#20	Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL	A+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	B+
#21	Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A+
#22	Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A+
#23	WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary, NC	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 1 (Gold)	A-
#24	UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA	A			Standard Emergency Department	A-
#25	The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 2 (Silver)	A+
#26	WellSpan York Hospital York, PA	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A+
#27	UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Aurora, CO	A			Standard Emergency Department	B
#28	Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, CA	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 2 (Silver)	A
#29	White Plains Hospital White Plains, NY	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 2 (Silver)	B+
#30	Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	B-
#31	UC Irvine Medical Center Orange, CA	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 1 (Gold)	A+
#32	NYU Langone Tisch Hospital New York, NY	A			Standard Emergency Department	B-
#33	Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA	A			Standard Emergency Department	A+
#34	Scripps Memorial Hospital, Encinitas Encinitas, CA	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	B
#35	Duke University Hospital Durham, NC	A			Standard Emergency Department	A+
#36	EvergreenHealth Medical Center Kirkland, WA	A			Standard Emergency Department	A
#37	Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA	A			Standard Emergency Department	B
#38	North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 2 (Silver)	B+
#39	Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA	A			Standard Emergency Department	B-
#40	Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL	A			Standard Emergency Department	B-
#41	Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA	A			Standard Emergency Department	B-
#42	Adventist Health Castle Kailua, HI	A			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A+
#43	The Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD	A-			Standard Emergency Department	A+
#44	Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA	A-			Standard Emergency Department	A+
#45	Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL	A-			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A
#46	UW Health University Hospital Madison, WI	A-			Standard Emergency Department	A+
#47	Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA	A-			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A+
#48	UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX	A-			Standard Emergency Department	A+
#49	The Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH	A-			Standard Emergency Department	A
#50	Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE	A-			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 2 (Silver)	A+
#51	Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest Allentown, PA	A-			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	B-
#52	Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA	A-			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 2 (Silver)	B
#53	Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX	A-			Standard Emergency Department	B
#54	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Plano Plano, TX	A-			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A
#55	Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA	A-			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	B-
#56	Barnes-Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO	A-			Standard Emergency Department	A+
#57	Missouri Baptist Medical Center Town And Country, MO	A-			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A-
#58	Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN	A-			Standard Emergency Department	A
#59	Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA	A-			Standard Emergency Department	A
#60	Providence St. Patrick Hospital Missoula, MT	A-			Standard Emergency Department	A+
#61	Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke, VA	A-			Standard Emergency Department	A
#62	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA	B+			Standard Emergency Department	A+
#63	Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA	B+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 1 (Gold)	A+
#64	UF Health Shands Hospital Gainesville, FL	B+			Standard Emergency Department	A
#65	UNC Rex Hospital Raleigh, NC	B+			Standard Emergency Department	A+
#66	Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville, AR	B+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	B+
#67	UConn John Dempsey Hospital Farmington, CT	B+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 2 (Silver)	A+
#68	Huntington Hospital Pasadena, CA	B+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	B-
#69	St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center Roslyn, NY	B+			Standard Emergency Department	B
#70	WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA	B+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A
#71	Prisma Health Baptist Hospital Columbia, SC	B+			Standard Emergency Department	A
#72	Aurora Medical Center, Grafton Grafton, WI	B+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A-
#73	Northern Westchester Hospital Mount Kisco, NY	B+			Geriatric Emergency Department, Level 3 (Bronze)	A
#74	Maine Medical Center Portland, ME	B+			Standard Emergency Department	A+
#75	Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL	B+			Standard Emergency Department	A

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Best Hospitals 2026

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Best Hospitals for Geriatric Care

Best Hospitals for Geriatric Care

Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester

Rochester, MN

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, NJ

University of Utah Hospital

Salt Lake City, UT

Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, NJ

St. Luke's University Hospital, Bethlehem

Bethlehem, PA

UC San Diego Medical Center, Hillcrest

San Diego, CA

Mather Hospital

Port Jefferson, NY

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital

Cleveland, OH

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, NH

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital

Lancaster, PA

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, MA

The University of Kansas Hospital

Kansas City, KS

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, IL

Stony Brook University Hospital

Stony Brook, NY

Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla

La Jolla, CA

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Santa Barbara, CA

Advocate Sherman Hospital

Elgin, IL

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL

Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church, VA

WakeMed Cary Hospital

Cary, NC

UCSF Medical Center

San Francisco, CA

The Miriam Hospital

Providence, RI

WellSpan York Hospital

York, PA

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

Aurora, CO

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

Santa Barbara, CA

White Plains Hospital

White Plains, NY

Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Sarasota, FL

UC Irvine Medical Center

Orange, CA

NYU Langone Tisch Hospital

New York, NY

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

Burlington, MA

Scripps Memorial Hospital, Encinitas

Encinitas, CA

Duke University Hospital

Durham, NC

EvergreenHealth Medical Center

Kirkland, WA

Scripps Green Hospital

La Jolla, CA

North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, NY