91探花Medical Center moved up one place in its ranking among the top hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2002 annual guide to 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best Hospitals,鈥� which was updated in its July 22 issue.
91探花Medical Center was ranked 11th in the nation among the 1,958 major medical centers considered in this year鈥檚 survey, tied with New York Presbyterian Hospital. It is the only hospital west of Rochester, Minn., and north of San Francisco to achieve an 鈥渉onor roll鈥� ranking. Last year, UWMC was ranked 12th. 91探花Medical Center has been consistently ranked among the top hospitals nationally by U.S. News since 1993.
In specialty rankings, 91探花Medical Center ranked among the top 10 hospitals nationwide in rehabilitation (3rd). It received rankings in the top 20 in several additional specialties: hormone disorders (11th); orthopaedics (11th); ear, nose and throat (12th); geriatrics (12th); respiratory disorders (13th); cancer (16th); and kidney disease (16th).
Children鈥檚 Hospital and Regional Medical Center, which is closely affiliated with the 91探花School of Medicine, ranked 18th in pediatrics.
Harborview Medical Center, which is owned by King County and operated by the 91探花, ranked 12th in orthopaedics.
鈥淲e are pleased to have 91探花 Medical Center again honored as one of the best hospitals in the nation,鈥� said Kathleen Sellick, UWMC executive director. 鈥淚 am very proud of our faculty, nurses and staff and the way they are making a difference every day for our patients.鈥�
鈥淎ll of us at UWMC are dedicated to one central mission 鈥� to care for patients,鈥� said Dr. Eric Larson, UWMC medical director. 鈥淭his national recognition attests to the exceptional commitment to high-quality care, and outstanding professionalism and skill that exists at UWMC.鈥�
For 13 of the 17 specialties ranked, U.S. News, in conjunction with the National Opinion Research Center, evaluated hospitals using a mathematical model combining reputation among board-certified specialists, death rate statistics, and other medical data such as the various medical technologies available.
In the other four specialties 鈥� ophthalmology, pediatrics, psychiatry and rehabilitation 鈥� rankings were based on a reputational survey of physicians.
Besides 91探花Medical Center, U.S. News鈥� Honor Roll of the nation鈥檚 best hospitals includes Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, UCLA Medical Center, Duke University Medical Center, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital in Boston, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University Hospital, University of Chicago Hospitals, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Vanderbilt University Hospital and Clinic in Nashville.
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