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U.S. News & World Report Hospital Rankings & Ratings
The U.S. News Best Hospitals analysis reviews hospitals' performance in adult and pediatric clinical specialties, procedures and conditions. Scores are based on several factors, including survival, patient safety, nurse staffing and more. Hospitals are ranked nationally in specialties from cancer to urology and rated in common procedures and conditions, such as heart bypass surgery, hip and knee replacement and COPD. Hospitals are also ranked regionally within states and major metro areas. The Best Hospitals Honor Roll recognizes 21 hospitals with outstanding performance across multiple areas of care. The Best Children's Hospital Honor Roll recognizes 10 hospitals with superior pediatric care.
2019-2020 Best Hospitals
U.S. News announces the 2019-20 Best Hospitals honor roll and specialty rankings, which includes the top 21 highest performing hospitals across 16 specialties and 9 procedures and conditions. This year 165 hospitals received a ranking in at least one adult specialty.
Adult Specialty Rankings
- Cancer
- Cardiology & Heart Surgery
- Diabetes & Endocrinology
- Ear, Nose & Throat
- Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
- Geriatrics
- Gynecology
- Nephrology
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
- Rehabilitation
- Rheumatology
- Urology
2019-2020 Best Children's Hospitals
U.S. News announces the 2019-20 Best Children's Hospitals honor roll and specialty rankings, which includes the top 10 children's hospitals overall and the top 50 highest performing hospitals across 10 pediatric specialties. View the top 10 honor roll hospitals and read about how we rank and rate hospitals.
Children’s Specialty Rankings
- Pediatric Cancer
- Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery
- Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology
- Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
- Neonatology
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Pediatric Orthopedics
- Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
- Pediatric Urology
2019-2020 Best Hospitals by Procedure & Conditions
In addition to the complex care evaluated in the Best Hospitals specialty rankings, U.S. News rates hospitals for their performance in treating more commonly occurring conditions and medical procedures. With ratings ranging from High Performing to Below Average, the Best Hospitals Procedure & Conditions ratings help patients choose the right medical center for the care they need.
Best Regional Hospitals
The Best Regional Hospital rankings help patients find the top rated hospitals in both specialty care and in more widely experienced conditions and needed procedures in metro, state and regional areas.
- Atlanta
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Chicago
- Cleveland
- Dallas
- Denver
- Houston
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Milwaukee
- Minneapolis
- New York
- Philadelphia
- Phoenix
- Pittsburgh
- Raleigh-Durham
- Salt Lake City
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Tampa
- Tucson
- Washington, DC
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