Duke University Health System is among Fortune’s list of America’s most innovative companies for 2025.
DUHS ranks 66th overall and fifth among hospitals and health systems. The list ranks 300 U.S. companies based on product innovation, process innovation, and innovation culture.
The survey included a panel of 2,500 external experts and 40,000 employees. A total of 36 hospitals and health systems were included on the list. Read the full list at Becker’s Hospital Review.
To define innovation, analysts looked at the regular introduction of new products or services, regular improvement of existing products and services, patents, development and use of new and innovative technologies, and the spirit of entrepreneurship and creativity. Companies received a score in each of three dimensions – product innovation, process innovation, and innovation culture – with each dimension making up a third of the total score.