Strong Patient Outcomes Earns Holy Cross Health High Performing Recognition in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals Rankings

Five High Performing ratings recognize care for heart failure, pacemaker implantation and orthopedic procedures

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (October 13, 2026) – Cardiovascular and orthopedic issues are two of the most common reasons patients seek hospital care. Holy Cross Health earned High Performing ratings for five conditions and procedures—heart failure, pacemaker implantation, hip fracture, hip replacement and knee replacement—in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals rankings. 

For most patients, health care isn’t defined by one specialty. It’s defined by confidence that they’ll receive high-quality care, regardless of why they walk through the door. Holy Cross Health’s five High Performing ratings reflect strong performance across a broad range of procedures and conditions, offering patients another independent measure to consider when choosing where to receive care. 

“Every patient who walks through our doors deserves exceptional care,” said Pierre Monice, FACHE, President and CEO of Holy Cross Health. “Patients place an incredible amount of trust in us, often during some of the most difficult moments of their lives. Recognition like this is meaningful because it reflects the commitment our physicians, nurses and colleagues bring to earning that trust every day.”

For the 2026-2027 Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties and 23 procedures and conditions. Hospitals earning a High Performing rating performed significantly better than the national average for a specific procedure or condition based on objective measures, including patient outcomes, complication rates, nursing care and other indicators of clinical performance. Only 16% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals designation. 

This year’s recognition highlights two of Holy Cross Health’s clinical programs:

• Jim Moran Heart & Vascular Center – 2 High Performing: Heart Failure and Pacemaker Implantation
• Holy Cross Orthopedic Institute – 3 High Performing: Hip Fracture, Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement

“High-quality care doesn’t happen by chance,” said Jason Boren, Chief Operating Officer of Holy Cross Health. “It’s built decision by decision, patient by patient. Whether someone comes to us for heart failure, joint replacement or a pacemaker, every member of the care team plays a role. That’s what these ratings recognize.” 

U.S. News & World Report recognizes the physicians, nurses, technicians and many other providers who shape each patient’s experience from the first evaluation through recovery and highlights the depth of expertise across Holy Cross Health’s cardiovascular and orthopedic programs. 

 

ABOUT HOLY CROSS HEALTH 

A member of Trinity Health, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital, dba Holy Cross Health, is a full-service, not-for-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy for more than 70 years. Holy Cross Health earned High Performing ratings for five Types of Care in U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospital rankings; received the American Heart Association’s Commitment to Quality award for achieving high performance across three or more clinical areas in the Get With The Guidelines® program for two years running in 2025 and 2026; received "LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2026 Healthcare Equality Index; and received four out of five stars in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for two consecutive years in 2025 and 2026. Additionally, Holy Cross Wound Healing and Hyperbarics program earned the 2025 Center of Distinction award by Healogics®, Physicians Outpatient Surgery Center at Holy Cross HealthPlex landed a spot on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2025 and Holy Cross Health Foundation is designated as a High Performer from the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy. Holy Cross Health was also named among the 2024 America’s Best-In-State Hospitals by Newsweek and selected as a Forbes America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals in 2025 and 2026. Through strategic collaborations and a commitment to being a patient-centered, transformative and healing presence, the 557-bed hospital offers progressive inpatient, outpatient and community outreach services and clinical research trials to serve as the community’s trusted health partner for life. Holy Cross Health also includes the new Holy Cross Health Center & Emergency Care — Deerfield Beach, which opened in May 2026; Holy Cross HealthPlex outpatient facility; The Holy Cross Health Family Health Center in Oakland Park; urgent care centers; and more than 40 Holy Cross Medical Group offices, a multi-specialty physician-employed group of 200+ physicians providing services throughout Broward County. Holy Cross Health Center & Emergency Care – Fort Lauderdale at Sunrise is currently under construction and is expected to open in August 2027. To learn more about Holy Cross Health, visit holy-cross.com, and connect with them on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.