North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health are pleased to announce that Newsweek named the health system among the Top 3 best-in-state Missouri hospitals in the Kansas City area. Sixteen Missouri hospitals made Newsweek’s Best-in-State 2025 list.
“This is a testament to the talent, teamwork and collaboration that residents of the Northland have come to expect,” said Stephen Reintjes Sr., MD, president and CEO of NKCH and MH.
In building the Best-in-State Hospitals 2025 list, Newsweek worked with the market research firm Statista. They used quality metrics from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data from the AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals Database, findings from HCAHPS patient experience surveys, and responses from a voluntary Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) implementation survey.
The ranking caps a remarkable period of honors and recognition. Earlier this year, U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in seven adult procedures and conditions, as well as Maternity Care, and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH in 2024 as a Top 20 employer in Missouri and a national Best Employer for Women.
About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health
For more than 65 years, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland’s preferred healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch.
NKCH is an acute care facility with 451 licensed beds and more than 600 physicians representing 49 medical specialties. From our award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs to our cancer, emergency, neuroscience, spine, women’s and other services, we provide a lifetime of care.
Through our Meritas Health subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of provider practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in over 35 convenient locations, including an express care clinic in the 64th Street Hy-Vee store.
Our accreditations demonstrate our commitment to providing quality healthcare, including:
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American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® designation
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services four-star rating
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The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® and certification for Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, Primary Stroke Center and Wound Care Management Certification
Our mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, the Northland community and beyond. U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in seven adult procedures and conditions, as well as Maternity Care, and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH as one of America’s Best Employers in 2024, ranking NKCH and MH a top 20 employer in Missouri, and among the Best Employers for Women in the nation.
Each year NKCH serves more than 12,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.