U.S. News & World Report, a global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named TidalHealth Peninsula Regional the 5th Best Hospital (tie) in Maryland and a 2024-2025 High Performing hospital for nine challenging and elective health conditions; the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.

Additionally, TidalHealth Peninsula Regional was recognized as a BEST Regional Hospital on the Eastern Shore and a BEST Regional Hospital for Equitable Access.

The BEST equitable access recognition identifies the Salisbury hospital as achieving excellence in caring for patients in historically underserved communities while maintaining high quality care. It was one of only 98 honored across the United States.TidalHealth Peninsula Regional was recognized as high performing in the clinical fields of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); colon cancer surgery; treatment of heart attack, treatment of heart failure; hip replacement surgery; knee replacement surgery; lung cancer surgery and treatment of pneumonia.

The recognition by U.S. News acknowledges the care provided at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional is significantly better than the national average, as measured by factors such as patient outcomes.

TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford, was ranked on average with peer United States hospitals in 13 categories (COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, hip replacement, knee replacement, pneumonia, leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, stroke and kidney failure).

For the 2024-2025 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 21 procedures and conditions.

Hospitals, including TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, who were awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.

Only 11 percent of all hospitals earned a numerical ranking in a state or a medical specialty.