KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (February 3, 2025) — Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, is delighted to announce it has once again been selected by Fortune as one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" in 2025. Fortune polled over 3,300 corporate executives, directors and analysts to find out which companies are the world’s corporate role models.
The list measures a company's fiscal management, services provided and its sustained commitment to social responsibility. The ranking is considered the gold standard for corporate reputation.
“This is the 15th year that UHS has been named to the Fortune ranking in recognition of our leadership position in the healthcare industry and the delivery of quality care in our served markets,” said Marc D. Miller, President and CEO, UHS. “The staying power of UHS on this esteemed global ranking is a further demonstration of the commitment by our 96,700 employees in caring for patients. Our team is recognized for accountability and delivering results.”
National, state and local organizations honor UHS employees and facilities for achieving excellence in clinical measures, quality metrics and for its commitment to community service.
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Fortune Methodology
As we have in the past, Fortune collaborated with our partner Korn Ferry on this survey of corporate reputations. We began with a universe of about 1,500 candidates: the 1,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue, along with non-U.S. companies in Fortune’s Global 500 database that have revenues of $10 billion or more. We winnowed the assortment to the highest-revenue companies in each industry, a total of 650 in 30 countries. The top-rated companies were picked from that pool of 650; the executives who voted work at the companies in that group.
To determine the best-regarded companies in 51 industries, Korn Ferry asked executives, directors, and analysts to rate enterprises in their own industry on nine criteria, from investment value and quality of management and products to social responsibility and ability to attract talent. A company’s score must rank in the top half of its industry survey to be listed.
Results were not published in the following categories due to insufficient response rates: Food and Drug Stores, Mining-Crude Oil Production, Motor Vehicles, and Network and Communications Equipment.
To select our 50 All-Stars, Korn Ferry asked 3,380 executives, directors, and securities analysts who had responded to the industry surveys to select the 10 companies they admired most. They chose from a list made up of the companies that ranked in the top 25% in last year’s surveys, plus those that finished in the top 20% of their industry. Anyone could vote for any company in any industry.
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since our inception into an esteemed Fortune 300 corporation, our annual revenues during 2023 were approximately $14.3 billion. In 2024, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #299 on the Fortune 500; and ranked #399 among U.S. companies on Forbes Global 2000 World’s Largest Public Companies.
Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was upon the Company’s founding in 1979, enabling us to provide compassionate care to our patients and their loved ones. Our strategy includes building or acquiring high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, investing in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and becoming the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 27 inpatient acute care hospitals, 333 inpatient behavioral health facilities, 40+ outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. It acts as the advisor to Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust (NYSE:UHT).
