Mission Hospital named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2025

Asheville, NC – Mission Hospital is proud to announce that it is one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2025, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting doctors and patients. This achievement puts Mission Hospital in the top 1% of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance across the most common conditions and procedures. This is the 10^th consecutive year Mission Hospital is among America’s 50 Best, and Mission is the only hospital in North Carolina to make America’s 50 Best Hospitals list.

“Our outstanding team at Mission Hospital continues to raise the bar in providing exceptional care to our patients,” said Greg Lowe, chief executive officer of Mission Hospital and Mission Health. “This commitment is evidenced by our recognition as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for the last 10 years in a row, and we could not be more honored to share our service with the Western North Carolina community.”

Mission Hospital’s achievements are based exclusively on what matters most: patient outcomes. To determine the top hospitals for 2025, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide.

Healthgrades awards recognize the top one, two and five percent of hospitals in the country for clinical excellence – providing consumers with resources to enhance their healthcare journey. In addition to being one of the 50 Best Hospitals, Healthgrades also recognized Mission Hospital in the following areas for 2025:

• 1^st in the state for Cardiology
• 1^st in the state for Critical Care
• 1^st in the state for Gastrointestinal Care
• 1^st in the state for Gastrointestinal Surgery
• 1^st in the state for Gastrointestinal Medicine
• 1^st in the state for Stroke Care

“As one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, Mission Hospital is elevating the standard for quality care nationwide,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “Healthgrades commends Mission Hospital for their leadership and ongoing commitment to providing the best possible care for all patients in the Western North Carolina region.”

Consumers can visit Healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of how we rate and why hospital quality matters here.