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Jun 28, 2017 More on Operations

Gallery: Soliant names 2017's Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the U.S.

Wendy Almeida

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Thousands of votes were collected by Soliant Health to determine the Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in America in their 9th annual ranking.

There were several hospitals that tied in the rankings. Among the ties were hospitals in six states — Florida, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Utah. Nearly half of this year’s winners are new to the list this year. And for the first time in 9 years, no state has more than two hospitals on the list.There were thousands of votes to determine Soliant Health’s 9th annual Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in America.

Click through the slides to see this year’s winners. For more information about the annual list, visit Soliant Health’s website.

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20. Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, Texas

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19. Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah

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18. Broughton Hospital, Morganton, North Carolina

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17. Sioux Center Health, Sioux Center, Iowa

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16. La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

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15. St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

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14. Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, North Carolina

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13. Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah

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12. Pinnacle Health – West Shore, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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11. Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheaton, Illinois

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10. Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine, Florida

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9. Norton Sound Regional Hospital, Nome, Alaska

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8. Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri

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7. Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center’s Andrews Women’s Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas (tie)

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7. Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio (tie)

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6. Eskenazi Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana

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5. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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4. Summit Pacific Medical Center, Elma, Washington

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3. Doctors Memorial Hospital, Bonifay, Florida

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2. Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, Elmhurst, Illinois (tie)

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2. Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, New Jersey (tie)

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1. Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, New York

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