UofL Health – Frazier Rehab Institute has been named by U.S. News & World Report a 2025-2026 Best Hospital.
Frazier ranked No. 40 in Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation in U.S. News’ latest edition of the annual Best Hospitals report. This year, U.S. News announced 504 Best Regional Hospitals across 49 states and 95 metro areas that have demonstrated superior outcomes.
“We could not be more honored to receive this recognition,” said Dan Hudson, CEO, UofL Health – Frazier Rehabilitation Institute. “Being named a U.S. News Top Rehab Hospital and the No. 1 rehab hospital in Kentucky reflects the exceptional patient care our team provides. They truly care about what they do and about the patients they serve – you don’t find that everywhere.”
U.S. News evaluated more than 4,400 hospitals across 15 adult specialties and 22 procedures and conditions; only 13% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals designation.
“Helping patients regain their lives with hope and dignity is the focus for our providers and employees, and we get some pretty amazing results,” said Darryl Kaelin, MD, medical director at Frazier Rehab Institute. “Being a part of UofL Health, Frazier Rehab is part of a larger academic environment encouraging a greater focus on more aggressive research and cutting edge-treatment.
To determine the Best Hospitals, U.S. News analyzed each hospital’s performance based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from over 800 million records of patient care.
“For more than three decades, U.S. News has been an invaluable guide for patients,” said Managing Editor and Chief of Health Analysis Ben Harder at U.S. News. “With a ‘Best Hospital’ recognition, Americans, in consultation with their medical providers, can confidently choose a regional hospital known for providing superior care for their specific illness or condition.”
Recently, UofL’s School of Medicine, the academic partner of UofL Health, also ranked among the best in the nation through the U.S. News & World Report 2025 edition of Best Graduate Schools.
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