- Aug 16, 2018
The 29th annual rankings of the U.S. News and World Report for the year 2018-2019 is here giving more insight into efficiency of Hospitals. As a global authority in hospital rankings, U.S. News strives to provide patients and physicians a clear view of the functioning of the hospital in the United States to help them make informed medical decisions. That is why every year; they come up with a fresh list of best hospitals across various specialties, procedure, and health conditions to put forward the real picture.
The basis of this year’s report mainly centered around two critical aspects – one is the patient outcome, and the other is the patient experience. These two parameters were used to judge the performance and quality of care delivered by more than 4500 medical centers across the nation. In the latest report, more than 1,100 hospitals were ranked as high performing in at least one condition or procedure, and 158 hospitals were rated in one specialty at the national level. There were various factors based on which evaluation was done which include patient volume, patient safety, quality of nursing, survival rate, number of readmission, and other related attributes.
Let’s go through the list of top 20 best hospitals as rated by the U.S. News and World Report for 2018-2019:
List of Best Hospitals Honor Roll-
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List of Best 3 Hospitals By Specific Procedures
For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
- Abrazo Central Campus, Phoenix, AZ
- Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
For Knee Replacement
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
- Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, IL
- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL
For Heart Failure
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
- Abrazo Central Campus, Phoenix, AZ
- Adena Medical Center, Chillicothe, OH
For Lung Cancer Surgery
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL
- Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
- Adena Medical Center, Chillicothe, OH
- Adventist Health-Glendale, Los Angeles, CA
For Hip Replacement
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
- Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, IL
- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL
For Heart Bypass Surgery
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, CA
List of Best 5 Hospitals in Selected Categories
Cardiology & Heart Surgery
- Cleveland Clinic
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
- Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell, N.Y.
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Cancer
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Boston
- Cleveland Clinic
Orthopedics
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
- Cleveland Clinic
- (tie) Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia
- (tie) Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Ear, Nose & Throat
- University of Michigan Hospitals-Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
- Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital, Stanford, CA
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Gynecology
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- University of Michigan Hospitals-Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Rheumatology
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, New York, NY
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Urology
- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
- University of Michigan Hospitals-Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
10 Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll
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List of 3 Best Children’s Hospital in Selected Categories
For Neonatology
- Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
- Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
For Pediatric Pulmonology
- Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
For Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
- Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
For Pediatric Nephrology
- Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
- Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
For Pediatric Orthopedics
- Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX
Wrapping Up
Such findings as stated above help maintain transparency in the healthcare sector. The comprehensive set of details as brought into light by the report acts as a valuable source of real-time information. It helps patients and their families to know their healthcare providers and accordingly make wise decisions. The report covers almost every hospital operating in the US, spreading awareness about the recent happenings in the sector.
