The WebMD Choice Awards are the only hospital recognition program based solely on the votes of patients and the health care providers who refer to them — no complicated formula, no pay-to-play. Since 2021, we've fielded two independent national surveys each year: one to patients through WebMD, one to physicians and clinicians through Medscape. Health systems can't apply or pay to be included — they qualify automatically based on market revenue, discharge volume, or bed count.
Each year, WebMD and Medscape survey patients and health care providers across 4,762 eligible providers and 46,128 eligible patients nationwide to identify the health systems they trust most — no self-nomination, no fee, no formula. The result: 1,075 awards across 9 health systems in 15 major U.S. markets for 2025-2026.
