Stanford Hospital Named One of the Best by U.S. News & World Report
Stanford Hospital & Clinics has once again been named one of US News & World Report's Best Hospitals.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics has been named one of the top 20 hospitals in America by U.S. News & World Report, joining the journal’s select honor roll as one the nation’s best medical centers. U.S. News also ranked Stanford No. 1 among all hospitals in the San Jose metropolitan area.
The news magazine evaluated 4,825 U.S. hospitals in 16 medical specialties, such as cardiology and neurosurgery, for its 2011-12 “best hospitals” survey. Only 140 hospitals performed well enough to rank in even one specialty. Stanford Hospital & Clinics was named to the magazine’s honor roll, which recognizes hospitals that rank at or near the top in at least six specialties, demonstrating a breadth of excellence.
“This distinction reflects the outstanding efforts of our doctors, nurses, clinicians, researchers, educators, support staff and managers,” said Amir Dan Rubin, President and CEO of Stanford Hospital & Clinics. “Every day, our team strives to achieve our vision of healing humanity through science and compassion, one patient at a time.”
The goal of the survey is “to help guide patients who need an especially high level of care because of a difficult surgery, a challenging condition or added risk because of other health problems or age,” according to the magazine.
“These are referral centers where other hospitals send their sickest patients,” said Avery Comarow, U.S. News health rankings editor. “Hospitals like these are ones you or those close to you should consider when the stakes are high.”
Hospitals were scored on a combination of factors, including the presence of key certifications and capabilities, performance on mortality outcome measures and assessment of reputation by experts at other medical centers.
Stanford Hospital ranked among the top 25 in 10 specialties: cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; nephrology; urology; orthopaedics; ear, nose and throat; rheumatology; gynecology; and psychiatry.
Stanford has previously made U.S. News’ hospital honor roll 10 times.
For a full list of the magazine’s hospital rankings, visit http://health.usnews.com. To compare Stanford Hospital’s ranking to others in the San Jose metro area, go to http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/san-jose-ca/specialty.
About Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Stanford Hospital & Clinics is known worldwide for advanced treatment of complex disorders in areas such as cardiovascular care, cancer treatment, neurosciences, surgery, and organ transplants. It is currently ranked in the top 20 on the U.S. News & World Report’s "America's Best Hospitals" list and No. 1 in the San Jose Metropolitan area. Stanford Hospital & Clinics is internationally recognized for translating medical breakthroughs into the care of patients. The Stanford University Medical Center is comprised of three world renowned institutions: Stanford Hospital & Clinics, the Stanford University School of Medicine, the oldest medical school in the Western United States, and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, an adjacent pediatric and obstetric teaching hospital providing general acute and tertiary care. For more information, visit http://stanfordhospital.org/.