The Best U.S. Hospitals for 2009
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles
- Cleveland Clinic
- Massachusetts General, Boston
- New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
- University of California-San Francisco Medical Center
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston & Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
- University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle
- UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor
- Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, Calif.
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
- New York University Medical Center
- Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
- Methodist Hospital, Houston
- Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus
Top Hospitals by Specialty in the U.S.
- Cancer: M.D. Anderson Center, University of Texas, Houston
- Diabetes and endocrine disorders: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
- Digestive disorders: Mayo Clinic
- Ear, nose, throat: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
- Geriatric care: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles
- Gynecology: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
- Heart and heart surgery: Cleveland Clinic
- Kidney disorders: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Neurology and neurosurgery: Mayo Clinic
- Ophthalmology: Bascon Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
- Orthopaedics: Mayo Clinic
- Psychiatry: Massachusetts General, Boston
- Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- Respiratory disorders: National Jewish Hospital, Denver
- Rheumatology: Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Urology: Johns Hopkins Hospital
REFERENCES:
- News release, U.S. News & World Report.
- U.S. News & World Report: “America’s Best Hospitals.”
- Avery Comarow, health rankings editor, U.S. News & World Report.
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