Hospital ranks high in specialties
UW Hospital and Clinics ranks among the top 50 of the nation’s nearly 2,000 major medical centers in 10 medical specialties, according to the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” guide.
The U.S. News guide analyzes and ranks hospital care in 17 specialties among 1,958 U.S. teaching hospitals. (There are more than 6,000 hospitals overall in the U.S.) UW Hospital was ranked among the nation’s top 50 hospitals in the following categories:
- Cancer
- Digestive disorders
- Geriatrics
- Hormonal disorders
- Kidney disease
- Orthopedics
- Urology
- Eye care
- Ear, nose and throat
- Gynecology
“It is always an honor to be recognized as a national leader in health care,” says Donna Sollenberger, UW Hospital chief executive officer. “While we are pleased with this recognition, every ranking of this type has both strengths and limitations. Therefore, it’s important for consumers to look at a number of rankings over time to get an accurate picture of overall quality.”
Of the 6,045 hospitals, U. S. News analyzed care at 1,958 major teaching institutions that are at the forefront of sophisticated patient care. Four categories — pediatrics, psychiatry, eye care and rehabilitation — are ranked based on a reputational score alone. The other 13 categories are assessed based on reputation, mortality rates and a mix of other data.
The magazine listed the top 50 hospitals in 13 of the 17 categories and various numbers of hospitals in the four categories ranked only by reputation.
UW Hospital and Clinics has been ranked in several medical specialties every year since the first U.S. News ranking in 1993.