In the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) ratings of American hospitals, over 800 hospitals were graded on their effectiveness at delivering cancer care to adults.  The analysis scored hospitals on various measures related to their cancer patient outcomes, the range of their cancer services, and the level of recognition earned by a facility from the wider cancer care community.  Nine hospitals in the Western U.S. rated among the top 50 U.S. hospitals for adult cancer care in the 25-26 survey.  This included three hospitals that ranked among the ten best cancer hospitals nationally.  Here's a summary view of where these nine Western U.S. hospitals rated nationally for adult cancer care in the 25-26 USNWR survey:

Top Cancer Hospitals in the Western U.S.

1. UCSF Medical Center
   Location:  San Francisco
   National Rank:  #7 (See ranking details)
   
   
2. Stanford Hospital
   Location:  Palo Alto, CA
   National Rank:  #9 (See ranking details)
   
   
3. City of Hope Cancer Center
   Location:  Duarte, CA
   

   National Rank:  #10 (See ranking details)

   
   
4. UCLA Medical Center
   Location:  Los Angeles
   National Rank:  #13 (See ranking details)
   
   
5. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
   Location:  Los Angeles 
   National Rank:  #18 (See ranking details)
   
   
6. USC Norris Cancer Hospital
   Location:  Los Angeles
   

   National Rank:  #25 (See ranking details)
   
   
7. OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

   Portland, OR

   National Rank: #27 (See ranking details)
   
   
8. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

   Location:  Seattle, WA
   National Rank:  #37 (See ranking details)
   
   
9. UC San Diego Health

   Location: San Diego

   National Rank:  #41 (See ranking details)

For a closer look into the metrics used to rate adult cancer care hospitals in the 25-26 U.S. News survey, or to find the cancer care rating of other Western U.S. hospitals, visit Best Hospitals for Adult Cancer Care.

Patient surveys done from time to time by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (the "CMS") aim to measure user satisfaction with recent inpatient stays at hospitals that treat Medicare and Medicaid enrollees. The CMS survey collects information from recent patients about their recent hospital stay, then consolidates that information into an all-encompassing patient satisfaction rating on a 1 to 5-star scale, with the scale's highest score being 5-stars.  Based on the most current CMS patient surveys, six Missouri hospitals earned a five-star rating from patients.  Listed alphabetically, here are the Missouri hospitals that rated as five-stars for patient experience according to CMS surveys (as of April 27, 2026):

Missouri Hospitals Rated Five-Star in CMS Patient Surveys

1. Cox Barton County Hospital
   Location:  Lamar
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2. Cox Monett Hospital
   Location:  Monett
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3. Freeman Neosho Hospital
   Location:  Neosho
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4. Hedrick Medical Center
   Location:  Chillicothe
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5. Lafayette Regional Health Center
   Location:  Lexington
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6. Mercy Hospital Aurora
   Location:  Aurora
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