The 25-26 U.S. News & World Report survey of American hospitals rated over 1,000 hospitals for their proficiency and effectiveness in delivering rehabilitation services to patients recovering from severe injuries or illnesses.  The study rated hospitals on various metrics related to the outcomes for their rehabilitation care patients, the scale of their rehabilitation services and programs, and the amount of professional recognition garnered by a hospital from within the rehabilitation care community.  Seven hospitals in the U.S. Southwest rated among the top 50 U.S. hospitals for rehabilitation care in the 25-26 survey, including TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, which was rated the second-best rehabilitation hospital in the nation.  The Southwest's top rehabilitation hospitals, and where they ranked nationally for rehabilitation care in the 25-26 U.S. News survey, were:

The Southwest's Top Rehabilitation Hospitals

TIRR Memorial Hermann

Location:  Houston, TX
National Rank:  #2 (See ranking details)

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas

Location:  Dallas, TX
National Rank:  #8 (See ranking details)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Location:  Dallas, TX
National Rank:  #15 (See ranking details)

Banner Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix and West

Location:  Phoenix, AZ
National Rank:  #26 (See ranking details)

Barrow Neurological Institute

Location:  Phoenix, AZ
National Rank:  #32 (See ranking details)

St. David's Rehabilitation Hospital
Location:  Austin, TX
National Rank:  #34 (See ranking details)

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Frisco

Location:  Frisco, TX
National Rank:  #36 (See ranking details)

For a deeper look at the metrics used to score rehabilitation hospitals in the 25-26 U.S. News survey, or to find the rehabilitation care rating of other Southwestern hospitals, visit Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation.