Five Long Island hospitals have ranked among the nation’s best while one ranked at the bottom, according to an annual survey by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The CMS , a federal agency, awarded five-star ratings to NYU Langone Hospital — Long Island, Catholic Health’s St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center, and Northwell’s Glen Cove Hospital, Huntington Hospital and Mather Hospital.

Ten percent of the 4,609 star-rated hospitals nationwide earned five-star status, based on data gathered by CMS between 2020 and 2023, the agency said.

The CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System is the only hospital ranking service that is run by a federal organization, and allows prospective patients to view specific data about hospitals, including how a facility is faring in a specific expertis

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