St. David’s Medical Center and St. David’s North Austin Medical Center recognized among America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers by Newsweek
AUSTIN, Texas—St. David’s Medical Center, which includes St. David’s Rehabilitation Hospital, a 64-bed rehab hospital offering comprehensive care and industry-leading programs, and St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, which houses a 20-bed rehabilitation unit at its St. David’s Surgical Hospital campus, were recently recognized among Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2025. This is the fourth consecutive year for St. David’s Rehabilitation Hospital to receive this recognition and the second year for St. David’s Surgical Hospital to be recognized.
“Earning this prestigious national recognition is a testament to the dedication of the physicians, nurses and staff at St. David’s Rehabilitation Hospital who work tirelessly to deliver the highest-quality and most comprehensive care every day,” Todd Steward, chief executive officer of St. David’s Medical Center, said. “We are proud to serve the Central Texas community by providing advanced care across a wide range of complex conditions, from traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries to orthopedic and neurological conditions.”
Newsweekpartnered with statistics portal and industry ranking provider Statista to identify hospitals that provide the highest-quality inpatient rehabilitation services. There were 320 inpatient physical rehabilitation centers in the country that made the list of America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2025, including 38 in Texas.
“Being named among the best in the nation reflects the outstanding collaboration between our surgical and rehabilitation teams,” Jeremy Barclay, chief executive officer of St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, said. “At St. David’s Surgical Hospital, our clinicians and care teams deliver specialized, patient-focused care in a setting designed to promote healing and recovery. We are proud to see their work recognized on this national stage.”
The ranking is based on four data sources: Results from a nationwide online survey of experts with knowledge about physical rehabilitation centers; data on physical rehabilitation centers provided by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC); results from the U.S. Centers for Medicaid and Medicaid Services; and reviews from Google.
St. David’s Medical Center
St. David’s Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a full-service medical center offering comprehensive medical care at three locations—St. David’s Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital.
Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center includes a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. The hospital provides a full spectrum of women’s services, including its acclaimed Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team, the region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. It also offers outpatient breast imaging services operated through on-site provider Solis Mammography and features a 24-hour emergency department and comprehensive stroke center. Additionally, the hospital specializes in treating high acuity surgical patients, including complex spine, total joint, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric and general surgery, and it is home to the prestigious Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute. St. David’s Medical Center is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet® hospital, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing practice and quality patient care.
St. David’s Rehabilitation Hospital
St. David’s Rehabilitation Hospital, located at St. David’s Medical Center, is a 64-bed hospital that features private rooms and industry-leading programs. St. David’s Rehabilitation facilities provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitative care for patients with neurological conditions, including stroke, spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries; orthopedic illnesses and injuries; cancer illnesses and amputations.
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a full-service medical center providing comprehensive medical care at two locations – St. David’s North Austin Medical Center and St. David’s Surgical Hospital.
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center is a 465-bed multi-specialty, acute care facility dedicated to the highest level of women’s health services, including maternity and newborn care with Level I, II and III nurseries at the adjacent St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas; minimally invasive gynecological surgery; and comprehensive breast imaging services operated through on-site provider Solis Mammography. The facility also features a 24-hour emergency department, a Level IV epilepsy center, pediatric emergency care and intensive care at St. David’s Children’s Hospital, the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery, bariatric surgery, Heart and Vascular Center, neurology and neurosurgery, a kidney transplant program, inpatient and outpatient surgery, and acute inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, among many others.
St. David's Surgical Hospital
St. David's Surgical Hospital, a campus of St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, is a destination surgical hospital specializing in orthopedic, gynecological, urological, breast and reconstructive surgery, among others. Located in North Austin, the facility includes 46 spacious inpatient rooms, 10 operating room suites, an inpatient rehabilitation unit with a therapy gym and 20 private rooms, ADL/occupational therapy suite, imaging, pharmacy, lab services and core nursing, therapy, and leadership teams.
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August 25, 2025
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