Not for quality but on consumer (or rather, patient) satisfaction.  The people who publish Consumer Reports magazine looked at eight measures - clarity of discharge orders, communication about new medications, noise levels, nurse and doctor communications, overall patient experience, pain control, room cleanliness, and staff attentiveness. 92% of hospitals ranked at the bottom for communication about new medications. 82% ranked near the bottom on discharge orders, and nearly a third got low marks for staff attentiveness.

You can see the rankings but you have to pay a minimum of a monthly subscription fee to Consumers Union for access. (Subscribing to the magazine gives you a discount NOTan automatic IN) 
Find the web site here.
A local take on the findings in the Raleigh News and Observer, here.

Money Awarded to Beat Childhood Cancers

All those head shavings have paid off. Eleven and a half million dollars has been awarded to people working to end childhood cancer by the folks that give you baldness to beat cancer. According to the St. Baldrick's Foundation, so far this year, more than 32,000 men and women have had their heads shaved at more than 600 events in the United States and around the globe to raise money. Read more about this year's scholars, fellows, and other funding awards, here.