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So, how do you suppose they chose a hosp as " best " : consumer votes?  most # of admissions?  5 year survival rates? 

What about cost of care vs useful years of life.

 

Out of nearly 5,000 hospitals reviewed, only 152 made the cut. Each of these hospitals appears in the rankings for at least one of the 16 specialties, ranging from cancer to diabetes to heart surgery.Scores were based on objective and subjective measures such as death rates, patient safety, and reputation. U.S. News says it publishes the Best Hospitals list each year to help patients who need high-stakes care because of the complexity of their condition.

These 14 hospitals, in order by most points overall, made the “honor roll” list for ranking near the top in at least six of the specialties:

1. s Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore2. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.3. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston4. Cleveland Clinic5. Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles6. New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell

7. University of California, San Francisco Medical Center8. -Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis9. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia10. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.

11. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston12. University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle13. UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center14. University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor

And here are the No. 1 hospitals in each specialty category:

• Cancer: University of Texas M.D. Cancer Center, Houston• Diabetes & Endocrinology: Mayo Clinic, Rochester• Ear, Nose & Throat: s Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore• Gastroenterology: Mayo Clinic, Rochester

• Geriatrics: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York• Gynecology: s Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore• Heart & Heart Surgery: Cleveland Clinic• Kidney Disorders: Mayo Clinic, Rochester• Neurology & Neurosurgery: s Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore

• Ophthalmology: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami• Orthopedics: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York• Psychiatry: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston• Pulmonology: National Jewish Health, Denver

• Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago• Rheumatology: s Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore• Urology: s Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore