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UPMC Makes Best Hospitals Honor Roll

July 8, 2005 -- According to U.S. News & World Report, the Honor Roll recognizes those institutions that perform at a very high level across many specialties. UPMC placed 13th out of 6,000 eligible hospitals in the United States.

 
Where We Rank by Specialty in 2005
According to U.S. News & World Report, UPMC ranks in the top 50 in 14 of 17 specialty areas — two more areas than in 2004. In three specialties, UPMC ranks in the top 10. UPMC is the only Pittsburgh hospital to rank in any specialty.
Ranking
Specialty
6
Ear, nose, and throat
9
Psychiatry — Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
10
Cancer
12
Rheumatology
13
Orthopaedics
13
Kidney disease
14
Pediatrics — Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
14
Digestive disorders
16
Respiratory disorders
17
Gynecology — Magee-Womens Hospital
17
Neurology and Neurosurgery
19
Geriatrics
26
Rehabilitation
31
Urology
   

To be placed on the magazine's Honor Roll, hospitals not only had to rank in certain specialty areas but they also had to be close to the top in a number of them. Also included on this select list of nationally prestigious institutions are Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore; the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.; and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

This year, UPMC is recognized in 14 of 17 specialty areas. No other Pittsburgh hospital is ranked in any specialty. UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside placed in 12 specialty areas, UPMC's Magee-Womens Hospital was ranked in gynecology, and UPMC's Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh was ranked in pediatrics.

U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Hospitals is an assessment of the nation's hospitals based on an index made up of three equal parts related to quality of care: reputation, mortality, and various factors such as procedure volume and nursing care. These rankings will appear in the July 18 issue of U.S. News & World Report, which will be on newsstands Monday, July 11.

 

View UPMC's 2004 rankings.
View UPMC's 2003 rankings.
View UPMC's 2002 rankings.
View UPMC's 2001 rankings.

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