Mercy Health—Clermont Hospital Named One of the Nation’s Top 100 Hospitals® by Modern Healthcare and Premier
Clermont County, Ohio – April 20, 2026 – Mercy Health—Clermont Hospital was identified as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® according to an independent quality analysis conducted by Premier, Inc. and published by Modern Healthcare.
For more than 30 years, Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals® program has used objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data to identify the top-performing hospitals in the United States. The program is designed to help healthcare leaders pursue higher performance and deliver added value to patients and communities by providing transparent, non-biased benchmarks and actionable insights.
Hospitals do not apply to participate in the study, and award recipients do not pay to market their honor.
“Being named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals is an honor that reflects the heart, skill, and commitment of our caregivers and physicians, who show up every day for our patients and our community,” said Tim Prestridge, president of Mercy Health—Clermont Hospital. “This recognition is especially meaningful because it’s based on independent, objective data, and it affirms our focus on delivering high-quality, compassionate care while continuously improving how we serve the people of Clermont County.”
100 Top Hospitals® Program Performance
Based on comparisons between the study’s top performers and peer hospitals, the analysis found that this year’s 100 Top Hospitals® delivered better outcomes while operating more efficiently.
Additionally, this year’s benchmark hospitals outperformed peer hospitals across all ten performance measures and in every comparison group. A key finding was a 36.8 percent difference in inpatient mortality between benchmark and peer hospitals nationally, and 55 hospitals were repeat winners from the previous year, reinforcing the role of sustained improvement and system-level performance.
“Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals program recognizes healthcare organizations that consistently deliver high-quality care while improving operational and financial performance,” said David Zito, President of Performance Services at Premier. “By highlighting top performers and providing transparent, data-driven insights, this program helps hospitals nationwide identify opportunities to enhance care delivery, strengthen financial sustainability and improve outcomes for the communities they serve.”
Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals® program focuses on short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of patients. Researchers evaluated 2,540 short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals.
All research was based on publicly available data sources from 2019 through 2024, including:
- Medicare Cost Reports
- Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) data
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare
Hospitals were evaluated using a balanced scorecard of ten performance measures, including:
- Inpatient Mortality Index
- Complications Index
- Healthcare-Associated Infections Index
- 30-Day Mortality Rate
- 30-Day Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission Rate
- Average Length of Stay
- Inpatient Expense per Discharge
- Medicare Spend Per Beneficiary
- Operating Profit Margin
- HCAHPS Top-Box Percent