Northwell’s Mather Hospital announced today it has been recognized as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for pulmonary care, critical care and coronary intervention procedures. These distinctions place Mather among the top five percent of hospitals in the nation for these procedures.

“These awards are not just statistics; they are a direct reflection of the extraordinary care our team members provide every single day to our patients and community. Each ranking, every star, and every ‘years in a row’ distinction speaks to our commitment to excellence, patient safety, and clinical outcomes,” said Mather Hospital President Kevin McGeachy.

Among Mather’s other specialty awards:

Cardiac Care

  • Healthgrades Coronary Intervention Excellence Award (2025-2026)
  • Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Coronary Interventional Procedures (2025-2026)
  • Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Interventional Procedures (2025-2026)
  • Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack (2023-2026)

Neurosciences

  • Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke (2024-2026)

Pulmonary

  • Recipient of the Healthgrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award (2016-2026)
  • Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services (2025-2026)
  • Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services (2016-2026)
  • Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Pneumonia (2005-2026)

Gastrointestinal

  • Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of GI Bleed (2025-2026)

Critical Care

  • Recipient of the Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award (2025-2026)
  • Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Critical Care (2025-2026)
  • Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Sepsis (2017-2026)
  • Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Respiratory Failure (2025-2026)

Outpatient

  • Five-Star Recipient for Outpatient Total Knee Replacement (2025-2026)

These achievements further affirm Mather Hospital’s status as a premier destination for specialty care and underscore the organization’s longstanding commitment to excellent patient care.

“Healthgrades’ specialty awards identify the nation’s top-performing hospitals in key service areas, helping consumers find high quality care tailored to their specific needs,” said Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “We’re proud to recognize Mather Hospital for its consistent superior outcomes in key service areas.”

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

 

About Mather Hospital

Mather Hospital is an accredited 249-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital dedicated to providing a wide spectrum of high-quality health care services to Suffolk County residents, showing compassion, respect and treating each patient in the manner we would wish for our loved ones. Mather received its third top five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for outcomes, patient experience and process and the prestigious Magnet® recognition three times from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. The hospital was rated high performing by U.S. News & World Report 2025-2026 Best Hospitals rankings in two medical specialties of gastroenterology and GI surgery and pulmonology and lung surgery, and for congestive heart failure, kidney failure, and pneumonia. Mather also was named one of America’s 250 best hospitals for 2023, 2024 and 2025 by Healthgrades and in 2025 received Healthgrades’ Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ for the fifth consecutive year. The Leapfrog Group awarded Mather its 22nd top A grade for patient safety in the spring 2025 ratings. Our Graduate Medical Education program prepares physicians for future careers through Internal Medicine, Transitional Year, Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Psychiatry and Pharmacy residency programs and gastroenterology and hematology/oncology fellowships. For information about Mather Hospital, visit matherhospital.org or follow us @MatherHospital on Facebook.

 

About Northwell Health

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, western Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees – including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners and Nuvance Health Medical Practices – who are working to change health care for the better. Northwell, named a TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025, is making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Northwell is training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn.

 

About Healthgrades

Healthgrades is dedicated to empowering meaningful connections between patients, doctors, and hospitals. As the #1 platform for finding a doctor and a leader in healthcare transparency, we help millions of consumers each month find and schedule appointments with their healthcare professional of choice and prepare for their appointments with best-in-class, treatment-focused content. For over 20 years, our health system, group practice, and life sciences marketing solutions have helped our partners reach and engage consumers on their way to the doctor. Healthgrades is part of RVO Health, a partnership between Red Ventures and Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group. RVO Health has the largest consumer health and wellness audience online across its brand portfolio, including Healthgrades, Healthline, Medical News Today, Greatist, Psych Central and Bezzy, which touch every part of the health and wellness journey. RVO Health helps more than 100 million unique visitors live their strongest and healthiest lives each month.