Victorville– April 20, 2026 – Desert Valley Hospital was identified as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® according to an independent quality analysis conducted by Premier, Inc. and published by Modern Healthcare.
For more than 30 years, Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals® program has used objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data to identify the top-performing hospitals in the United States. The program is designed to help healthcare leaders pursue higher performance and deliver added value to patients and communities by providing transparent, nonbiased benchmarks and actionable insights.
Hospitals do not apply to participate in the study, and award recipients do not pay to market their honor.
“Earning a place among the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® speaks to the consistency and accountability our team brings to delivering high-quality care,” said Dr. Imran Siddiqui, Chief Medical Officer at Desert Valley Hospital. “This recognition reflects our focus on measurable outcomes, patient safety, and continuous performance improvement across every level of the organization. We remain committed to advancing care delivery in a way that is both clinically effective and responsive to the needs of our community.”
Desert Valley Hospital continues to advance quality through evidence-based clinical protocols, patient safety initiatives, and performance improvement programs aligned with national benchmarks. The hospital actively invests in care coordination, infection prevention, and readmission reduction strategies to enhance patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Through ongoing staff education, advanced technology integration, and multidisciplinary collaboration, Desert Valley Hospital remains focused on delivering high-quality care.
100 Top Hospitals® Program Performance
Based on comparisons between the study’s top performers and peer hospitals, the analysis found that this year’s 100 Top Hospitals® delivered better outcomes while operating more efficiently. If all hospitals performed at the level of this year’s top performers, the impact for Medicare inpatients could include:
- More than 279,000 additional lives saved
- More than 477,000 additional patients’ complication-free
- More than $14.3 billion in inpatient cost savings
- More than 21,700 fewer patients readmitted within 30 days
Additionally, this year’s benchmark hospitals outperformed peer hospitals across all ten performance measures and in every comparison group. Key findings from the study include:
- A 36.8 percent difference in inpatient mortality between benchmark hospitals and peer hospitals nationally
- Small community hospitals showed the largest inpatient mortality difference, with a 49.3 percent improvement compared to peers
- Teaching hospitals demonstrated the largest difference in complications, outperforming peer hospitals by 30 percent
- Fifty-five hospitals were repeat winners from the previous year, reinforcing the role of sustained improvement and system-level performance
“Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals program recognizes healthcare organizations that consistently deliver high-quality care while improving operational and financial performance,” said David Zito, President of Performance Services at Premier. “By highlighting top performers and providing transparent, data-driven insights, this program helps hospitals nationwide identify opportunities to enhance care delivery, strengthen financial sustainability and improve outcomes for the communities they serve.”
About the Study
Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals® program focuses on short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of patients. Researchers evaluated 2,540 short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals.
All research was based on publicly available data sources from 2019 through 2024, including:
- Medicare Cost Reports
- Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) data
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare
Hospitals were evaluated using a balanced scorecard of ten performance measures, including:
- Inpatient Mortality Index
- Complications Index
- Healthcare-Associated Infections Index
- 30-Day Mortality Rate
- 30-Day Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission Rate
- Average Length of Stay
- Inpatient Expense per Discharge
- Medicare Spend Per Beneficiary
- Operating Profit Margin
- HCAHPS Top-Box Percent
Hospitals are stratified and ranked within peer groups to allow fair comparisons. For more information, including methodology details, visit www.modernhealthcare.com/awards/mh-premier-100-top-hospitals-2026/.
About Desert Valley Hospital
Desert Valley Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, is an innovative 148-bed acute care hospital located in the High Desert in Southern California. Desert Valley Hospital is in the top 5% of more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide for clinical performance. The hospital has achieved numerous quality award distinctions including “100 Top Hospital” recognition by Merative, named “Top Community Hospital” by Becker’s Healthcare, Patient Safety Excellence Award, Women’s Health Excellence Award, “A”-ranked by the Lown Institute Hospital Index and received Distinguished Hospital Clinical Excellence Award. Desert Valley Hospital, along with Desert Valley Medical Group, offers key services to the community including heart care, emergency services, labor and delivery, surgical services and more. For more information visit www.DVMC.com.