The 22-23 U.S. News & World Report survey of American hospitals rated nearly 800 hospitals for their effectiveness in delivering rehabilitation services to individuals recovering from severe afflictions.  The study analyzed hospitals on various metrics, ranging from the medical outcomes for their rehabilitation patients to the scope of their rehabilitation programs to the amount of professional recognition attained by a hospital from within the rehabilitation services community.  Eleven hospitals in the Southeastern U.S. rated among the 50 best U.S. hospitals for rehabilitation care in the 22-23 survey, including Shepherd Center in Atlanta, which was rated the eighth best rehabilitation hospital in the nation.  The Southeast's top rehabilitation hospitals, and where they ranked nationally for rehabilitation care in the 22-23 U.S. News survey, were:

The Southeast's Top Rehabilitation Hospitals

Shepherd Center

Location:  Atlanta, GA
National Rank:  #8 (See ranking details)

Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation

Location:  Charlotte, NC
National Rank:  #16 (See ranking details)

UAB Hospital

Location:  Birmingham, AL
National Rank:  #20 (See ranking details)

WakeMed Rehabilitation Hospital
Location:  Raleigh, NC
National Rank:  #21 (See ranking details)

Emory Rehabilitation Hospital

Location:  Atlanta, GA
National Rank:  #26 (See ranking details)

WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Location:  Marietta, GA
National Rank:  #32 (See ranking details)

Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Location:  Sarasota, FL
National Rank:  #35 (See ranking details)

Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital

Location:  Jacksonville, FL
National Rank:  #36 (See ranking details)

Tampa General Hospital

Location:  Tampa, FL
National Rank:  #40 (See ranking details)

University of North Carolina Hospitals

Location:  Chapel Hill, NC
National Rank:  #40 (See ranking details)

Roper Hospital

Location:  Charleston, SC
National Rank:  #43 (See ranking details)

For a more thorough look at the metrics used to grade rehabilitation hospitals in the 22-23 U.S. News survey, or to find the rehabilitation care rating of other Southeastern hospitals, visit Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation.