America's Richest Hospitals

Healthy & Wealthy

Here are the 10 top grossing short-term acute-care hospitals in the United States listed by gross revenue, according to CMS cost report data analyzed by American Hospital Directory. Note: The hospital total patient revenues and bed counts reported here are reported to CMS by the hospitals in their most recent cost reports and, in some cases, may include patient revenue and beds from other facilities that share a provider number with the main hospital.

1. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian — $9.8 billion. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian is a 1,600-bed medical-surgical referral hospital and works in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The hospital is a renowned center for organ transplantation, and a distinguished leader in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, critical care medicine and trauma services and neurosurgery.
2. The Cleveland Clinic — $9.1 billion. The Cleveland Clinic located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a non-profit multispecialty academic medical center with more than 1,200 beds. The clinic maintains an outstanding reputation for quality care. The Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute heart program has been ranked number one in America for 15 years in a row by US News & World Report, and the programs in urology, rheumatology and gastrointestinal disorders all rank among America's top two, also according to U.S. News & World Report.
3. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) — $7.2 billion. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center opened in 1902, and is the largest academic medical center in the western United States with 947 beds. The hospital is affiliated with more than 2,000 physicians and is home to 10,000 employees. In Aug. 2010, the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute opened California's first 30-bed in-patient unit devoted to providing advanced heart failure patients with an intensive, multidisciplinary approach to inpatient care.
4. Florida Hospital Orlando (Fla.) — $7.1 billion. Florida Hospital Orlando opened its doors as the Florida Sanitarium and Benevolent Association in October 1908. Today the full-service, acute-care hospital features 2,000 patient beds. In March of the year, the hospital has launched the only heart transplant program in Central Florida by adding Cardiologist Barbara Czerska, MD, and Transplant Surgeon Lawrence McBride, MD, to the Florida Hospital Transplant Center.
5. New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center (New York City) — $6.8 billion. New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is a 2,200-bed academic medical center which includes, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Payne Whitney Westchester and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. The hospital employs more than 18,000 people and was recently ranked for the tenth year in a row to U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals, ranking in 15 adult and 10 pediatric specialties.

6. Stanford (Calif.) Hospital — $6.0 billion. Stanford Hospital is known for pioneering medical advances. The first successful adult human heart transplant in the country and the first combined heart-lung transplant in the world were performed at this facility. Continuing in its cutting-edge style, in June 2010, 466-bed Stanford debuted a hybrid medicine room in which the patient can stay in one place to be treated or diagnosed. The hospital has 1,910 physicians on staff and is home to more than 850 medical residents and interns.
7. University of California San Francisco Medical Center at Parnassus — $5.6 billion. The Parnassus campus of the University of California San Francisco Medical Center opened in 1898 after the 13-acre site overlooking Golden Gate Park was donated by San Francisco Major Adolph Sutro. Today, the hospital features 660 beds and features top programs in cancer care, cardiac care, neurosurgery and orthopedics. The UCSF Children's Hospital, which includes the Center for Mothers and Newborns, a pediatric intensive care unit, a neonatal intensive care nursery linked to a birth center and a pediatric surgical suite, is located on the sixth, seventh and 15th floors of Parnassus
8. Temple University Hospital (Philadelphia) — $5.5 billion. Temple University Hospital opened as Samaritan Hospital in Jan. 1892. The facility is the chief clinical training site for the Temple University School of Medicine and it is located on the University's Health Sciences Center Campus. As one of the most recognized academic medical centers in the country, the hospital offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to the surrounding community and highly specialized tertiary services to the entire region.
9. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) — $5.4 billion. The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania opened in 1765 as the nation's first medical school, and its top quality patient care has continued for more than two centuries. The facility was named one of the 30 Best Hospitals in America by Becker's Hospital Review in March 2010. Additionally, the 728-bed hospital is ranked as one of the top 10 hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, for the third consecutive year.
10. Montefiore Medical Center – Moses Division Hospital (New York City) — $5.4 billion. Montefiore Medical Center was founded by leaders of New York's Jewish community in 1884, and today it serves nearly two million individuals from the Bronx and nearby Westchester County. Montefiore serves as the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The hospital is home to centers of excellence in cancer care, cardiovascular services, pediatrics, transplantation and neurosciences. The hospital receives more than 93,000 inpatient visits per year.