Presbyterian Hospital (Charlotte, N.C.)

This 531-bed hospital heads the Presbyterian Healthcare group, which operates two nearby community hospitals and is planning a third one. In turn, Presbyterian Healthcare is part of Novant Health, which operates a dozen hospitals with more than 3,000 beds. The Novant Medical Group consists of almost 1,100 physicians in 359 clinic locations seeing 3.9 million patients a year. Novant also operates outpatient surgery centers and 100 outpatient diagnostic imaging centers through its MedQuest subsidiary. Among other distinctions, Novant twice won the Ernest A. Codman Award from the Joint Commission for improving system-wide quality and safety.