U.S. News & World Report Names BID Needham Among Best Hospitals for 2025-2026
BID Needham Earns National Recognition as a High-Performing Hospital
Needham, MA – Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham (BID Needham) has been named by U.S. News & World Report a 2025-2026 Best Hospital and received four high performing ratings in the group’s annual best hospital report.
“We are honored to be recognized for our commitment to high-quality care,” John Fogarty, president, BID Needham. “This recognition is a reflection of the trust our community places in us and the tireless work of our staff to earn that trust every day.”
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.
BID Needham was rated as high performing in four adult procedures and conditions: congestive heart failure, kidney failure, pneumonia and heart arrhythmia.
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 information, visit U.S. News and World Report’s best hospital rankings website.
About Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham
Beth Israel Deaconess-Needham (BID Needham) is a licensed 73-bed acute care community hospital. BID Needham has served residents in Needham and surrounding communities for more than 100 years. The hospital has been recognized by several organizations for quality and safety, including five-out-of-five stars from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an “A” grade from the Leapfrog Group, the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission and the 2019 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award.
Beth Israel Deaconess-Needham is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.
