Portsmouth Regional Hospital (PRH), part of the HCA Healthcare network, has achieved numerous five-star ratings for specialty care, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital.
PRH’s Five-Star ratings include: Coronary bypass surgery (two years in a row); valve surgery (two years in a row); treatment for heart attack (three years in a row); hip fracture treatment (four years in a row); treatment of stroke (three years in a row); colorectal surgery (two years in a row); gallbladder removal surgery (two years in a row); treatment of sepsis (11 years in a row); and outpatient total hip replacement. These five-star ratings reflect Portsmouth Regional Hospital’s commitment to consistently delivering the best care possible and places the organization in the upper echelon of hospitals for specialty care nationwide.
“At Portsmouth Regional Hospital, we strive to provide our patients with safe, high-quality care, and an exceptional patient experience,” said Brian Sanders, MD, chief medical officer for the Seacoast market of HCA New England Healthcare. “These ratings from Healthgrades demonstrate that commitment, and recognize the outstanding work our providers and teams are doing every day to care for our patients.”
In addition to the five-star ratings, PRH received the following honors from Healthgrades:
- Healthgrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™, two consecutive years
- Among top 5% in the nation for cardiac surgery, two consecutive years
- Healthgrades Stroke Care Excellence Award™, two consecutive years
- Among top 10% in the nation for treatment of stroke, two consecutive years
- Healthgrades 2025 Critical Care Excellence Award™
- Among top 10% in the nation for critical care
- Healthgrades Surgical Care Excellence Award™, two consecutive years
- Among the 5% in the nation for surgical care, two consecutive years
Portsmouth Regional Hospital’s achievements are based solely on what matters most: Patient outcomes. As part of its 2025 hospital assessment, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine the top performers in specialty care. By offering easy access to objective performance measures, Healthgrades helps consumers find and select a hospital that excels in providing the care they need.
As variation in performance among hospitals continues to grow, it is increasingly important for consumers to seek care at top-rated programs. Healthgrades’ 2025 analysis revealed that if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to five-star hospitals during the 2021-2023 study period, on average, 224,958 lives could potentially have been saved and 141,692 complications could potentially have been avoided.*
“Healthgrades commends Portsmouth Regional Hospital for its clear commitment to delivering consistently superior patient outcomes in critical service areas, including cardiac surgery, orthopedics, neurosciences, gastrointestinal, critical care, surgical care and outpatient services,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “Portsmouth Regional Hospital’s leadership, expertise, and unwavering dedication to clinical excellence set a high mark for specialty care in New Hampshire and nationwide.”
Consumers can visit Healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of how we rate and why hospital quality matters here.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for 2020 through 2022 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2024 Specialty Excellence Awards and Ratings Methodology.