Saint Francis Hospital named to Forbes Top Hospitals 2026 list

Wilmington, Del. – (March 23, 2026) – Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is pleased to announce that Saint Francis Hospital has been recognized on the Forbes Top Hospitals 2026 list, a national ranking of high-performing general acute care hospitals across the United States. This distinction highlights the hospital’s continued commitment to excellence in clinical care, patient outcomes and operational best practices.

Developed through a partnership between Forbes and leading health care data and analytics experts, the Forbes Top Hospitals list is an unbiased, data-driven evaluation of U.S. hospitals based on quality metrics. The assessment places strong emphasis on clinical outcomes—including mortality, readmissions and infection rates—value and evidence-based best practices, adjusting for social determinants of health to provide fair comparisons among hospitals.

“We are honored to be recognized by Forbes as one of the nation’s top hospitals,” says Marlow Levy, RN, MBA, FACHE, president of Saint Francis Hospital. “This achievement reflects the dedication and expertise of our physicians, nurses and care teams who work tirelessly every day to deliver high-quality, compassionate care for our patients and community. Being included among the leading hospitals in the country illustrates that our efforts are making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.”

Saint Francis joins a select group of hospitals nationwide that met stringent inclusion criteria in the Forbes evaluation and were ranked based on validated performance measures. This recognition underscores the hospital’s commitment to providing safe, effective, patient-centered care while continuously seeking opportunities to advance quality and service excellence.

For more information about the Forbes Top Hospitals list and methodology, visit Forbes.com/lists/top-hospitals.