EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool City Hospital, Prime Healthcare Foundation has been identified as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® according to an independent quality analysis conducted by Premier, Inc. and published by Modern Healthcare.

For more than 30 years, Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals® program has used objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data to identify the top-performing hospitals in the United States. The program is designed to help healthcare leaders pursue higher performance and deliver added value to patients and communities by providing transparent, nonbiased benchmarks and actionable insights.

Hospitals do not apply to participate in the study, and award recipients do not pay to market their honor.

“Earning a place in the 100 Top Hospitals is a testament to the trust our community places in us, and the tireless work our team does to serve them with excellence and compassion. More importantly it inspires us to continue improving, innovating, and striving for an even higher standard of care for those we serve.” said Stephanie Conn, President, and CEO of East Liverpool City Hospital

East Liverpool City Hospital has earned a Leapfrog safety grade of “A” from 2018 to 2025 and is the only hospital in the region to receive the Grade A award which echoes East Liverpool City Hospital’s commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care. East Liverpool City Hospital was awarded the only five-star hospital award in 2023, and 2024, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Ohio Valley, consisting of Columbiana, Jefferson, Harrison, and Belmont County in Ohio and Marshall, Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio County in West Virginia. And the Forbes Top Hospital award in 2026.

One hundred Top Hospitals® Program Performance

Based on comparisons between the study’s top performers and peer hospitals, the analysis found that this year’s 100 Top Hospitals® delivered better results while operating more efficiently. If all hospitals performed at the level of this year’s top performers, the impact for Medicare inpatients could include:

— More than 279,000 additional lives saved

— More than 477,000 additional patients’ complication-free

— More than $14.3 billion in inpatient cost savings

— More than 21,700 fewer patients readmitted within thirty days

Additionally, this year’s benchmark hospitals outperformed peer hospitals across all ten performance measures and in every comparison group. Key findings from the study include:

— A 36.8 percent difference in inpatient mortality between benchmark hospitals and peer hospitals nationally

— Small community hospitals showed the largest inpatient mortality difference, with a 49.3 percent improvement compared to peers

— Teaching hospitals demonstrated the largest difference in complications, outperforming peer hospitals by 30 percent

— Fifty-five hospitals were repeat winners from the previous year, reinforcing the role of sustained improvement and system-level performance

“Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals program recognizes healthcare organizations that consistently deliver high-quality care while improving operational and financial performance,” said David Zito, President of Performance Services at Premier. “By highlighting top performers and providing transparent, data-driven insights, this program helps hospitals nationwide identify opportunities to enhance care delivery, strengthen financial sustainability and improve outcomes for the communities they serve.”

Hospitals are ranked within peer groups to allow fair comparisons. For more information, including methodology details, visit www.modernhealthcare.com/awards/mh-premier-100-top-hospitals-2026/.