For the 2011-12 America's Best Hospital survey, U.S. News evaluated about 5,000 hospitals nationwide in 16 specialties, reviewing patient safety, reputation and other factors. Just 140 ranked nationally in even one specialty and only 17 entered the honor roll by scoring high in six or more specialties.
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ranked fifth nationally to make the honor roll and was best in the western United States for the 22nd consecutive year. UCLA ranked in the top 20 nationally in 15 of the 16 specialties: cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; diabetes and endocrine disorders; ear, nose and throat; gastroenterology; geriatrics; gynecology; kidney disorders; neurology and neurosurgery; ophthalmology; orthopaedics; psychiatry; pulmonology; rheumatology; and urology.
UC San Francisco Medical Center ranked seventh nationally, also earning honor roll status with its 11th straight appearance in the top 10. UCSF placed among the top 10 nationally in eight specialties: cancer, diabetes and endocrine disorders, gynecology, kidney disorders, neurology and neurosurgery, ophthalmology, rheumatology, and urology.
In addition, UC San Diego Medical Center ranked among the top 50 hospitals nationally in six specialties: cancer, diabetes and endocrine disorders, kidney disorders, orthopaedics, psychiatry, and pulmonology. UC Irvine Medical Center, which made the Best Hospitals roster for the 11th consecutive year, ranked in four specialties: cancer, gynecology, kidney disorders and urology. UC Davis Medical Center ranked in two specialties: cancer and orthopaedics.
Survey results are available online at www.usnews.com/besthospitals. Overall, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore ranked first; Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston was second; the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was third; and the Cleveland Clinic was fourth. New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell was sixth.
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