ARLINGTON, Texas — Three Texas Health Resources hospitals are among the best in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the top 20 in Texas for complex care, according to an annual report by the U.S. News & World Report.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth ranked No. 4, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas No. 5 and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth No. 6 in the D-FW area in the publication’s annual 2020-2021 Best Hospitals report.

“Though we continue to meet consumers where and when they need us, hospitals remain an integral part of our health system,” said Barclay Berdan, FACHE, CEO of Texas Health Resources. “This recognition shows that beyond the courageous work being done for each patient inside our hospitals and practices during this COVID-19 pandemic, we also continue to excel in providing compassionate and outstanding care in an array of hospital-based specialties to best meet North Texans’ needs.”

Each year, U.S. News showcases the nation's highest performing hospitals based largely on objective data including risk-adjusted survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.

Overall, Southwestern Health Resources, the clinically integrated health network created by UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health, had four hospitals in the top 10, including the  region's No. 1 ranked facility.

A closer look at the hospital rankings:

• UT Southwestern Medical Center — ranked No. 1 in DFW and No. 2 in Texas; ranked nationally in the specialties of cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery and urology; rated as high-performing in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), colon cancer surgery, heart bypass surgery, heart failure and lung cancer surgery
• Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth — ranked No. 4 in DFW and tied for 10^th in Texas; ranked nationally in the specialties of cancer, gastroenterology & GI surgery, orthopedics and urology; rated as high-performing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, hip replacement and knee replacement
• Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas — ranked No. 5 in DFW and tied for 12^th in Texas; nationally ranked in the specialties of orthopedics and gastroenterology and GI surgery; rated as high-performing in COPD, colon cancer surgery, heart failure, hip replacement and knee replacement
• Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth — ranked No. 6 in DFW and tied for No. 16 in Texas; rated as high-performing in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, colon cancer surgery, COPD, heart bypass surgery and heart failure

For the 2020-21 rankings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 16 specialties, procedures and conditions. In the 16 specialty areas, 134 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and region, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.

Best Hospitals was produced by U.S. News with RTI International, a research organization based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.