This slideshow features the 15 hospitals that appeared on the Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospitals list for the first time this year. Click on the images to enlarge.

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System is based in Texarkana, Texas, but serves the entire Texarkana region of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. The health system is located on a 129-acre campus that includes the 312-bed CHRISTUS St. Michael Acute-Care Hospital, a 50-bed Rehabilitation Hospital, an Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, an Outpatient Imaging Center and a community Health & Fitness Center.

Also part of the Baylor Health Care System, All Saints Medical Center is a 525-bed not-for-profit facility based in downtown Fort Worth. In addition to cardiology and oncology services, All Saints also has a neuroscience center.

Based in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Ponca City Medical Center is the only Oklahoma hospital on Thomson Reuters’ list this year. With 140 beds, it was recognized in the “Small Community Hospitals” category.

A 72-bed acute care facility, Kosciusko Community Hospital includes a cancer care center, urgent care and occupational health, family healthcare services and more. KCH employs 71 active medical staff and 100 courtesy medical staff members.

Naperville, Ill.-based Edward Hospital comprises 309 private patient rooms and 4,300 employees. Seventy medical and surgical specialties are represented. The hospital has invested nearly $100 million in a renovation project that includes upgraded ORs and ICU, improved labor and delivery rooms and more.

A not-for-profit, acute care hospital, Russell Medical Center serves Central Alabama. Russell Medical Center was also named an Everest Award winner by Thomson Reuters, which recognizes hospitals that have shown the most improvement in the last five years.

Carle Foundation Hospital is part of The Carle Foundation, a parent company of an integrated network of healthcare services. The 325-bed regional care facility is a Magnet designated hospital and is based in Urbana, Ill.