The largest hospitals and health systems in the U.S. are growing.
Whether through new patient towers, acquisitions or adding staff beds, many of the largest health systems in the U.S. are on an upward growth trajectory. Below is a list of the 40 largest health systems by number of hospitals and 60 largest hospitals by number of beds. Data was compiled by the Becker's Healthcare editorial team based on organization websites as of December 2024.
This is not a definitive list of all hospitals and health systems. If you have an addition or update to the list, please contact Anna Falvey at [email protected].
Health systems:
1. HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.): 186 hospitals
2. Veterans Health Administration: 170 hospitals
3. CommonSpirit Health (Chicago): 137 hospitals
4. Ascension (St. Louis): 136 hospitals
5. LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): 128 hospitals
6. Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.): 93 hospitals
7. ScionHealth (Louisville, Ky.): 92 hospitals
8. Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): 69 hospitals
9. Advocate Health (Charlotte, N.C.): 69 hospitals
10. Christus Health (Irving, Texas): 61 hospitals
11. AdventHealth (Altamonte Springs, Fla.): 54 hospitals
12. Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): 52 hospitals
13. Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas): 52 hospitals
14. Providence (Renton, Wash.): 51 hospitals
15. Mercy (St. Louis): 50 hospitals
16. Bon Secours Mercy Health (Cincinnati): 49 hospitals
17. Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 48 hospitals
18. Indian Health Service (Rockville, Md.): 46 [22 Federal and 24 Tribal] hospitals
19. Ochsner Health (New Orleans): 46 hospitals
20. Prime Healthcare (Ontario, Calif.): 44 hospitals
21. UPMC (Pittsburgh): 40 hospitals
22. Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.): 40 hospitals
23. UnityPoint Health (West Des Moines, Iowa): 36 hospitals
24. Avera Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 36 hospitals
25. Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City): 34 hospitals
26. Banner Health (Phoenix): 33 hospitals
27. Ardent Health Services (Nashville, Tenn.): 30 hospitals
28. Texas Health Resources (Arlington): 29 hospitals
29. Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): 28 hospitals
30. Adventist Health (Roseville, Calif.): 28 hospitals
31. Great Plains Health Alliance (Wichita, Kan.): 26 hospitals
32. Piedmont Healthcare (Atlanta): 25 hospitals
33.Orlando (Fla.) Health: 25 hospitals
34. Community Hospital Corp. (Plano, Texas): 24 hospitals
35. West Virginia University Health System (Morgantown): 24 hospitals
36. SSM Health (St. Louis): 23 hospitals
37. Baptist (Memphis, Tenn.): 23 hospitals
38. Cleveland Clinic: 23 hospitals
39. Sutter Health (Sacramento, Calif.): 22 hospitals
40. Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.): 22 hospitals
Hospitals:
1. AdventHealth Orlando (Fla.): 2,247 beds
2. Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx, N.Y.): 1,588 beds
3. Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami): 1,550 beds
4. Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital: 1,541 beds
5. Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis): 1,315 beds
6. Cleveland Clinic: 1,288 beds
7. Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saint Marys Campus (Rochester, Minn.): 1,265 beds
8. UAB Hospital (Birmingham, Ala.): 1,207 beds
9. The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore): 1,146 beds
10. Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City): 1,139 beds
11. Saint Francis Hospital (Tulsa, Okla.): 1,112 beds
12. UF Health Shands Hospital (Gainesville, Fla.): 1,111 beds
13. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (Houston): 1,104 beds
14. Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (Royal Oak, Mich.): 1,101 beds
15. Bergen New Bridge Medical Center (Paramus, N.J.): 1,070 beds
16. Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.): 1,062 beds
17. Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston): 1,059 beds
18. OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (Columbus): 1,059 beds
19. Michigan Medicine (Ann Arbor): 1,043 beds
20. Christiana Hospital (Newark, Del.): 1,039 beds
21. UH Cleveland Medical Center: 1,032 beds
22. UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill, N.C.): 1,000+ beds
23. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.): 1,000+ beds
24. Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital: 981 beds
25. ECU Health Medical Center (Greenville, N.C.): 974 beds
26. Texas Children's Hospital (Houston): 973 beds
27. Grady Hospital (Atlanta): 953 beds
28. Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center of Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee): 938 beds
29. Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church, Va.): 928 beds
30. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia): 926 beds
31. Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas): 914 beds
32. MedStar Washington Hospital Center: 912 beds
33. Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health: 910 beds
34. Houston Methodist Hospital: 907 beds
35. Baptist Hospital of Miami (Fla.): 902 beds
36. Ohio State University Hospital (Columbus): 900 beds
37. Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (Baton Rouge, La.): 900 beds
38. Methodist Hospital (San Antonio): 900 beds
39. The University of Kansas Hospital (Kansas City): 900+ beds
40. Medical City Dallas: 899 beds
41. Sarasota Memorial Hospital (Fla.): 897 beds
42. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago): 894 beds
43. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles): 886 beds
44. Parkland Memorial Hospital (Dallas): 882 beds
45. Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston): 881 beds
46. Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital: 881 beds
47. Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit, Mich.): 877 beds
48. Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, N.C.): 874 beds
49. Hartford (Conn.) Hospital: 867 beds
50. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center (New York City): 862 beds
51. Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.): 859 beds
52. NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City): 844 beds
53. Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock (Ark.): 827 beds
54. Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston): 826 beds
55. University of Chicago Medical Center: 811 beds
56. Orlando (Fla.) Health Orlando Regional Medical Center: 808 beds
57. New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Wilmington, N.C.): 800 beds
58. Vanderbilt University Hospital (Nashville, Tenn.): 800 beds
59. Mayo Clinic Hospital-Methodist Campus (Rochester, Minn.): 794 beds
60. ProMedica Toledo (Ohio) Hospital: 794 beds
61. Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston): 793 beds
62. Froedtert Hospital (Milwaukee): 766 beds