U.S. News & World Report Names Exeter Hospital Among Best Hospitals for 2025-2026
Recognized as High Performing for Pneumonia in National Rankings
Exeter, NH – Exeter Hospital has been named by U.S. News & World Report a 2025-2026 Best Hospital and received one high performing rating in the group’s annual best hospital report.
“This recognition is the result of countless hours of teamwork, innovation and an unwavering focus on patient safety,” said Debra Cresta, president, Exeter Hospital. “I am proud of our exceptional team and their efforts that contributed to this.”
U.S. News evaluated more than 4,400 hospitals across 15 adult specialties and 22 procedures and conditions; only 13% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals designation.
Exeter Hospital was ranked as high performing for pneumonia in adult procedures and conditions.
To determine the Best Hospitals, U.S. News analyzed each hospital’s performance based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from over 800 million records of patient care.
About Exeter Hospital
For more than 125 years, Exeter Hospital has been integral to the health and wellness of communities in the Seacoast Region. The hospital opened in 1897 as a small cottage hospital on Pine Street in Exeter with accommodations for 10 patients. Since then, Exeter Hospital has grown into a 100-bed community-based acute care hospital that also provides extensive outpatient services.
Exeter Hospital is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a healthcare system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.
