Pittsburgh's Best is One of America's Best Too
UPMC has once again received national recognition as one of “America’s Best Hospitals,” earning 13th position in U.S. News & World Report’s annual guide. The 2009 results mark UPMC’s 10th year on the prestigious Honor Roll, which this year includes only 21 hospitals nationwide that are considered the “best of the best,” according to the publication.
In addition, UPMC is nationally ranked in 13 of the 16 medical specialties surveyed—and is the only local hospital to receive recognition in any category on this influential list.
Of the 4,800 medical centers in the nation that were analyzed, only 174 were ranked in one or more specialties. To be in the elite Honor Roll group, hospitals had to achieve high scores in six or more specialties, demonstrating “breadth of excellence,” according to the guide.