NYU Langone is the first health system to top Vizient’s Comprehensive Academic Medical Center category five years in a row.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NYU Langone Health has been named the No. 1 health system in the United States by Vizient, Inc. for the fifth consecutive year, making it the first health system to earn a top ranking in this category five years in a row. The rankings by Vizient, the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, are among the most closely watched in healthcare and based on mortality and infection rates, patient experience scores, and other quality and safety measures.
NYU Langone’s Manhattan campus once again topped Vizient’s Comprehensive Academic Medical Center cohort, which includes 122 institutions nationwide. The system’s more than 400 ambulatory practices were also named the No. 1 physician practice network in the nation out of 70 participating networks.
Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island ranked No. 3 and NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn ranked No. 6 in Vizient’s Large, Specialized Complex Care Medical Center cohort of 225 institutions. NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk, which advanced to Vizient’s separate Complex Care Medical Center cohort last year, ranked No. 55 in that expanded field of 238 institutions.
“When patients look for the best place to receive their care, nothing matters more than quality and safety. Vizient understands that,” said Alec C. Kimmelman, MD, PhD, dean of NYU Grossman School of Medicine and CEO of NYU Langone Health. “That’s why NYU Langone is exceedingly proud of our teams, whose shared commitment to the highest standards led to this incredible, repeated recognition.”
Vizient’s nationwide survey, conducted annually since 2005, evaluated seven cohorts based on hospital size, services, and operational characteristics. It measured performance in six domains of patient care quality: safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness, and variation in care.
NYU Langone is consistently recognized for its quality and safety metrics by respected rating agencies. U.S. News & World Report recently ranked NYU Langone No. 1 in more clinical specialties than any other medical center in the country. NYU Langone hospitals have also earned 10 consecutive A ratings in safety from the Leapfrog Group and received multiple Magnet designations for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, considered the gold standard in nursing.
Vizient is a national healthcare performance improvement organization that provides data-driven solutions, helps healthcare organizations benchmark performance, and facilitates collaborative opportunities to enhance patient outcomes and reduce costs.
CONTACT: Arielle Sklar, Arielle.Sklar@nyulangone.org
SOURCE NYU Langone Health System
