Wooster Community Hospital named to Forbes’ Top Hospitals 2026 list

Wooster Community Hospital Health System announced the hospital has been included in Forbes’ newest list: Top Hospitals 2026.

This first-ever list was compiled using a data-driven rating system to identify general acute care hospitals across the country offering high-quality health care services. These inaugural ratings are meant to serve the best interests of patients while offering hospital leaders a unique vantage point to evaluate their facility’s performance in comparison with their peers.

To produce this list, Forbes partnered with Inovalon, a health care data and analytics firm, and collaborated with nationally recognized measurement experts, physicians, statisticians, health policy researchers and patient advocates. Forbes’ approach emphasizes patient outcomes while factoring in the differences among hospital locations and patient populations.

“Wooster Community Hospital being recognized on Forbes’ inaugural list of America’s Top Hospitals reflects our team’s unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality, compassionate care for every patient, every day," said Scott Boyes, WCH CEO and president. "We are grateful for the validation of our team’s great work this award gives us.”

The inclusion on the Forbes list follows a series of accolades for the hospital in 2025 including the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, the American Heart Association’s Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite, American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll and inclusion in Becker's Hospital Review Great Community Hospitals list.

Wooster Community Hospital is an independent, locally governed health care institution. The largest nonprofit health service provider in the area, WCH receives no tax support and delivers care to all people regardless of their ability to pay. The hospital offers free transportation to those in need of hospital or physician services.