Two Aurora Health Care sites top ‘Best Hospitals’ in Wisconsin list by U.S. News & World Report

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center and Aurora Medical Center – Grafton earn recognition statewide and locally

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center

MILWAUKEE – Aurora Health Care has again achieved high marks by the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” 2025-26 ranking survey, released today. For the third consecutive year, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center was named the No. 1 hospital in the Milwaukee Metro area and the No. 2 hospital in Wisconsin. Aurora Medical Center – Grafton ranked No. 3 in the Milwaukee Metro area and No. 6 in the state.

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Also included on the coveted “Best Hospitals” list by U.S. News & World Report are nationwide specialty rankings. Aurora Health Care’s robust obstetrics and gynecology program in Southeastern Wisconsin, including Aurora Sinai Medical Center and Aurora St. Luke’s, ranked No. 36 in the nation. These services have been critical in advancing women’s health. Additionally, Aurora St. Luke’s joined the national list with a No. 43 spot for rehabilitation.

Aurora Health Care's specialty care was also rated “high performing” in seven additional specialties, including:  

  • Cancer
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
  • Geriatrics
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
  • Urology

“We are truly honored by this recognition. Our commitment is to continually meet the changing health needs of the communities we are privileged to serve,” said Gabrielle Finley-Hazle, president of Aurora Health Care. “This recognition underscores the exceptional hard work and dedication of our care teams, who consistently deliver innovative, high-quality patient care.”

Advocate Health, of which Aurora Health Care is part, has 29 award-winning hospitals on U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” 2025-26 list for adult specialties. In addition, the enterprise has 31 “high performing” specialty designations, signifying top 10% performance, and 209 “high performing” procedures and conditions.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated more than 4,400 hospitals across 15 adult specialties and 22 procedures and conditions; only one third of them earned an award. To determine the best hospitals, U.S. News & World Report analyzed each hospital’s performance based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. For the full list of rankings, visit USNews.com/Best-Hospitals.

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About Aurora Health Care

Aurora Health Care is the state’s largest health system caring for patients across eastern Wisconsin and a portion of Michigan as an integrated care network that includes 18 hospitals, nearly 300 sites of care and 70 pharmacies. Aurora Health Care is committed to continuously advancing how care is connected and delivered — ensuring communities have access to high-quality, coordinated services. It is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States. Advocate Health is a preeminent academic health system at the forefront of clinical excellence, innovation and research, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as its academic core. Nationally recognized for expertise in heart and vascular, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, Advocate Health is also a pioneer in the delivery of virtual health care. It’s accelerating discovery by making research participation part of the standard-of-care through its one-of-a-kind National Center for Clinical Trials, plus two affiliated life-sciences-focused innovation districts and one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs, with an experiential learning focus and specialized residencies to help protect the long-term sustainability of rural health care in America. With more than 165,000 teammates serving patients at 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations across eight states, Advocate Health reinvests over $6 billion each year to improve community health, making it one of the nation’s largest providers of community benefit.