# Healthgrades

> Healthgrades is a U.S. healthcare discovery marketplace combining physician profiles, patient ratings, hospital outcome assessments and appointment tools. Consumers research care; health systems, large medical groups and life sciences companies buy advertising, patient acquisition and related services. Healthgrades Marketplace, LLC is part of RVO Health.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** Denver, United States
- **Founders:** Kerry Hicks (Co-founder and former CEO), David Hicks (Co-founder), Peter Fatianow (Co-founder), John Neal (Co-founder), Sarah Lochran (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Doctor search and physician profiles, Experience Check, Hospital Ratings and Awards, Healthgrades Choice, Zocdoc-powered appointment booking
- **Notable:** Long-running U.S. physician discovery and hospital outcome comparison platform, established in 1998., Homepage reports more than 15 million patient ratings., 2026 America’s Best Hospitals announcement describes evaluation of approximately 4,500 hospitals across more than 30 conditions and procedures.

## Products & services

- **Doctor search and physician profiles** — Search by specialty, condition, procedure, location and insurance; profiles combine background, clinical experience, affiliations and patient feedback.
- **Experience Check** — Claims-based information about a clinician’s experience with conditions and procedures, alongside available background information.
- **Hospital Ratings and Awards** — Risk-adjusted outcome assessments and distinctions for overall clinical care, specialties, patient safety and patient experience.
- **Healthgrades Choice** — Designation combining verified experience, hospital quality and patient satisfaction criteria; the designation is not purchased.
- **Zocdoc-powered appointment booking** — Real-time availability and booking for participating providers, announced December 4, 2025.
- **Sponsored Profiles and advertising** — Paid visibility for health systems and medical groups, plus targeted advertising for life sciences brands.
- **Hospital Quality Solutions** — Quality team services to improve outcomes and help qualifying hospitals promote licensed awards.
- **Medchat·ai automation solutions** — Partner offering for patient communications and workflow automation, marketed to health systems and large groups.
- **Health Library and Appointment Guides** — Medically reviewed educational articles, videos and preparation tools.
- **WriteMD** — Virtual point-of-care marketing offering for pharmaceutical advertisers.

## Achievements

- Long-running U.S. physician discovery and hospital outcome comparison platform, established in 1998.
- Homepage reports more than 15 million patient ratings.
- 2026 America’s Best Hospitals announcement describes evaluation of approximately 4,500 hospitals across more than 30 conditions and procedures.
- 2026 patient experience awards recognized 373 hospitals across 46 states.
- 2026 patient safety awards recognized 438 hospitals across 40 states.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published The Science Behind Matching Patients With the Right Doctors on August 13.
- **2026-05** — Announced 373 Outstanding Patient Experience Award recipients on May 12.
- **2026-03** — Announced 438 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipients on March 10.
- **2026-01** — Released 2026 America’s Best Hospitals awards on January 27.
- **2025-12** — Announced real-time appointment booking partnership with Zocdoc on December 4.

## Links

- Website: https://www.healthgrades.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthgrades
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Healthgrades
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HealthgradesInc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthgrades/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealthGradesInc

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Last updated: 2026-10-16