The 25-26 U.S. News & World Report survey of American hospitals rated more than 1,000 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.  Although no hospitals in the region ranked among the top 10 nationally, nine hospitals rated among the 50 best U.S. hospitals for rehabilitation care in the 25-26 survey.  The Southeast's top rehabilitation hospitals, and where they ranked nationally for rehabilitation care in the 25-26 U.S. News survey, were:

The Southeast's Top Rehabilitation Hospitals

Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation

Location:  Charlotte, NC
National Rank:  #12 (See ranking details)

Shepherd Center

Location:  Atlanta, GA
National Rank:  #13 (See ranking details)

Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital

Location:  Jacksonville, FL
National Rank:  #19 (See ranking details)

Sheltering Arms Institute
Location:  Richmond, VA

National Rank:  #27 (See ranking details)

Lynn Rehabilitation Center at UHealth/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Location:  Miami, FL

National Rank:  #28 (See ranking details)

WakeMed Rehabilitation Hospital
Location:  Raleigh, NC
National Rank:  #29 (See ranking details)

Roper Hospital

Location:  Charleston, SC

National Rank:  #39 (See ranking details)

Frazier Rehabilitation Institute

Location:  Louisville, Kentucky

National Rank:  #40 (See ranking details)

UNC Hospitals

Location:  Chapel Hill, NC

National Rank:  #46 (See ranking details)

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

The 25-26 U.S. News & World Report hospital survey ranked in excess of 1,000 hospitals for their capabilities in delivering rehabilitation care to individuals recovering from severe injuries or illnesses.  The survey graded hospitals on various metrics ranging from rehabilitation care patient outcomes to the scale of a hospital's rehabilitation services to the level of recognition garnered by a hospital within the rehabilitation services community.  The Mid-Eastern U.S., a region that includes five states and the District of Columbia, was home to twelve hospitals that rated among the 50 best U.S. hospitals for rehabilitation care in the 25-26 survey.  No other region of the country had as many top 50 rehabilitation hospitals as did the Mid-Eastern U.S.  This included four hospitals that ranked among the ten best hospitals in the U.S. for rehabilitation care.  The top rehabilitation hospitals in the Mid-Eastern U.S., and where they ranked nationally in the 25-26 U.S. News survey, were:

Top Rehabilitation Hospitals in the Mid-Eastern U.S

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Location:  West Orange, NJ
National Rank:  #4 (See ranking details)

Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Hospitals

Location:  New York, NY
National Rank:  #5 (See ranking details)

MossRehab - Jefferson Health

Location:  Elkins Park, PA
National Rank:  #10 (See ranking details)

New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia and Cornell

Location:  New York, NY
National Rank:  #10 (See ranking details)

UPMC Mercy Rehabilitation
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
National Rank:  #14 (See ranking details)

Glen Cove Hospital at Northwell Health

Location:  Glen Cove, NY

National Rank:  #18 (See ranking details)

Mount Sinai Hospital

Location:  New York, NY
National Rank:  #21 (See ranking details)

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Location:  Baltimore, MD
National Rank:  #24 (See ranking details)

MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital

Location:  Washington, DC
National Rank:  #30 (See ranking details)

JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute

Location:  Edison, NJ
National Rank:  #33 (See ranking details)

Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Location:  White Plains, NY
National Rank:  #42 (See ranking details)

Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital

Location:  Hummelstown, PA

National Rank:  #47 (See ranking details)

For a more thorough 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 Mid-Eastern U.S. hospitals, visit Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation.

The 25-26 U.S. News & World Report hospital survey ranked more than 1,000 hospitals for their capabilities in delivering rehabilitation services to patients recovering from severe illnesses or injuries.  The survey ranked hospitals on various metrics related to the outcomes for their rehabilitation patients, the scale of their rehabilitation services, and the level of recognition garnered by a hospital from professionals within the rehabilitation care community.  Nine hospitals in the six-state Far West U.S. were rated among the top 50 U.S. hospitals for rehabilitation care in the 25-26 survey, including the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, which was rated the seventh-best rehabilitation hospital in the nation.  The top rehabilitation hospitals in the Far West, and where they ranked nationally in the 25-26 U.S. News survey, were:

Top Rehabilitation Hospitals in the Far West

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Location:  San Jose, CA
National Rank:  #7 (See ranking details)

University of Washington Medical Center

Location:  Seattle, WA
National Rank:  #15 (See ranking details)

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

Location:  Downey, CA
National Rank:  #23 (See ranking details)

California Rehabilitation Institute
Location:  Los Angeles
National Rank:  #24 (see ranking details)

Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center

Location:  Vallejo, CA
National Rank:  #38 (See ranking details)

Harborview Medical Center
Location:  Seattle, WA
National Rank:  #44 (See ranking details)

Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro
Location:  San Pedro, CA

National Rank:  #48 (see ranking details)

Providence St. Jude Medical Center
Location:  Fullerton, CA

National Rank:  #50 (see ranking details)

Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center

Location:  Portland, OR
National Rank:  #50 (See ranking details)

For a more thorough 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 Far West hospitals, visit Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation.

The latest (25-26) U.S. News & World Report survey of American hospitals graded over 1,000 hospitals for their capabilities in delivering rehabilitation services to patients recovering from severe illnesses or injuries.  The study graded these hospitals on multiple metrics related to the medical outcomes for their rehabilitation patients, the scale and scope of their rehabilitation programs, and the level of professional recognition a hospital received from the wider rehabilitation care community.  Two hospitals in the five-state Rocky Mountain ranked among the 50 best U.S. hospitals for rehabilitation care in the 25-26 survey.  The Rocky Mountain region's top rehabilitation hospitals, and where they ranked for rehabilitation care nationally in the 25-26 USNWR survey, were:

The Rocky Mountain Region's Top Rehabilitation Hospitals

Craig Hospital

Location:  Englewood, CO
National Rank:  #8 (See ranking details)

Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital

Location:  Salt Lake City, UT
National Rank:  #34 (See ranking details)

For a deeper examination of the metrics used to grade rehabilitation hospitals in the 25-26 U.S. News survey, or to find the rehabilitation care rating of other Rocky Mountain region hospitals, visit Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation.

The 25-26 U.S. News & World Report survey of American hospitals graded more than 1,000 hospitals for their capabilities to provide rehabilitation services to patients recovering from severe illnesses or injuries.  The study graded hospitals on multiple metrics related to the outcomes for their rehabilitation patients, the scale of their rehabilitation programs, and the amount of recognition garnered by a hospital from within the rehabilitation care community.  Only one hospital, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, in the six-state New England region graded out as a top 50 rehabilitation hospital in the 25-26 U.S. News survey.  That said, Spaulding is one of the preeminent rehabilitation hospitals in the nation, grading out in the survey as the 2nd best hospital in the country for rehabilitation care:

New England's Top Rehabilitation Hospital

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Location:  Boston, MA
National Rank:  #2 (See ranking details)

For a closer 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 New England hospitals, visit Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) most recent occupational employment data reported over 40,000 optometrists at work in the U.S. as of May 2024. At that time, 920 optometrists were at work in the five-state Rocky Mountain region. BLS data shows the region to be a weak one for optometrist pay, with only one state in the region recording an annual mean wage level for optometrists that topped the national average. Moreover, three Rocky Mountain states rated in the bottom third of all states in the nation for that pay metric, including two that ranked among the ten worst in the nation for optometrist annual mean wage levels. Colorado’s 2024 optometrist employment and wage data were not available due to an issue in BLS reporting. A deeper examination of BLS data from May 2024 details the following about optometrist pay in the Rocky Mountain region:

Optometrist Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CO	N/A	N/A	N/A
ID	270	$88,350	49th
MT	150	$114,630	47th
UT	90	$120,880	45th
WY	410	$140,770	21st
U.S.	40,900	$137,190	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on January 2, 2026