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The best hospitals in the United States for more than a dozen specialties and procedures have been revealed in a new report.
US News and World Report medical experts classified thousands of hospitals across the United States on its U.S. News 2024-2025 Best Hospitals list.
The institutions were grouped by 15 specialties, including cancer, gastroenterology, cardiology, orthopedics, rehabilitation and psychiatry, as well as 20 different types of surgery.
The report did not rank the best in numerical terms, but nationally renowned hospitals such as Brigham and Women’s in Boston, the Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic made the researchers’ “honor roll.”
It did, however, rank hospitals by best-performing specialties, and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, earned the top rating in eight specialties, the most of any institution.
These hospitals are on the US News Honor Roll for ranking high in several categories
California had the best-performing hospitals, with five in the state, followed closely by New York, with four, and Massachusetts, with three.
Of the 5,000 institutions analyzed, the researchers numerically ranked the top 50 for each specialty.
US News said about its classificationsUS News estimates that nearly 2 million hospitalized patients a year face the prospect of surgery or special care that presents unusual technical challenges or a significantly increased risk of death or harm due to age, physical condition or existing conditions.
‘Rankings are a tool that can help these patients and their families find sources of specialized hospital care.’
The team also compiled its “honor” hospitals, which were those that scored highest overall in specialty categories.
These included Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Cedars-Sinai in California, the Cleveland Clinic, Duke University Hospital in North Carolina, NYU Langone in New York, New York-Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia and Cornell, and the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center.
NYU Langone hospitals in New York City had the second-highest ranked specialties, including neurology, neurosurgery and cardiology.
Several hospitals tied for third place among top-rated specialties, including Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and New York-Presbyterian in New York City.
When it came to the best cancer care centers, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston took the top spot.
US News and World Report gave the institution a perfect score of 100 on its scorecard.
It earned a 5 out of 5, “excellent,” rating for having the most patients surviving after 30 days in the hospital, as well as for a pleasant patient experience.
Patients were also discharged home more often than sent to another hospital.
However, the storied institution was recently embroiled in scandal after immuno-oncologist Dr. Padmanee Sharma was accused by colleagues of cultivating a “toxic” and “abusive” environment and taking credit for others’ research.
Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City came in second with a score of 93 out of 100.
The institution received an “excellent” award in all categories except for the number of patients, which was “very high.”
The number of patients is calculated based on the volume of high-risk patients treated for cancer-related disorders over a three-year period. This is calculated from the total number of patients seeking care.
Memorial Sloan Kettering had 6,890, while MD Anderson had 13,354.
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, rounded out the top three cancer care centers.
This institution received a score of 84 out of 100. While it received an ‘excellent’ rating in several areas, its expert opinion score was ‘very good’ overall, at 13 percent.
This rating It comes from the percentage of cancer specialists who named the hospital among the best for “very difficult” patients. In the case of MD Anderson, just under a third of doctors recommended it, along with 28 percent for MSK.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, ranked first in eight specialties, according to data from U.S. News and World Report
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston was once ranked number one in cancer care. However, the institution has recently been embroiled in a scandal.
At the bottom of the cancer care list was the University of Kansas Hospital, which ranked 49th. It scored “excellent” in terms of patient survival after 30 days, the hospital is well staffed and has the latest technology.
But the patient experience was rated as “above average” and expert opinion was only average.
Less than one percent of cancer specialists named the institution as one of the best for caring for difficult patients. However, U.S. News and World Report noted that, overall, “most hospitals are named by few or no specialists.”
University Hospital of Kansas tied for cancer care with Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
Other top-ranked cancer institutions included Tampa General Hospital in Florida, the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha.
In diabetes and endocrinology, Mayo Clinic earned a perfect score of 100 out of 100, well ahead of Brigham and Women’s and New York-Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia and Cornell, which tied for second place.
Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu ranked 50th, with a score of 61 out of 100. Close behind were Northwell Health’s Plainview Hospital in New York and Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center in Houston.
And since heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, U.S. News and World Report also ranked cardiology practices. Cleveland Clinic took the top spot with a perfect score of 100, followed closely by NYU Langone (98) and Mayo Clinic (96).
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital came in last, ranking 50th with a score of 63 out of 100.
