Valley Regional Medical Center has been recognized as a top performing hospital in the 2026 Modern Healthcare 100 Top Hospitals program powered by Premier.

“We are extremely proud of and grateful to our colleagues and clinicians on our medical staff whose dedication made this achievement possible,” said Joe Hernandez, CEO of Valley Regional Medical Center. “Our commitment to best practices helps us deliver high-quality care with our patients at the center of everything we do.”

Based on publicly available data from Medicare Cost Reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Care Compare, the 100 Top Hospitals are selected based on performance in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience and financial health. This year, researchers evaluated 2,540 short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals using these publicly available data sources. The program identifies top performers through an objective, quantitative analysis of hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of patients.

In addition to scoring among the top 100, Valley Regional Medical Center received the Everest Award, which honors hospitals that achieved both benchmark performance and the fastest long-term improvement over five years, demonstrating exceptional and sustained progress across Premier’s balanced scorecard of performance measures.