U.S. News Best Regional Hospital
Stanford Hospital & Clinics has been ranked #1 in San Jose, CA, in U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best Hospitals metro area rankings, available online at www.usnews.com/hospitals
The new rankings recognize 622 hospitals in or near major cities with a record of high performance in key medical specialties, including 132 of the 152 hospitals already identified as the best in the nation. There are nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide.
To be ranked in its metro area, a hospital had to score in the top 25 percent among its peers in at least one of 16 medical specialties. Out of all hospitals in the nation, Stanford Hospital &&Clinics was ranked nationally in 12 of the 16 specialties (Cancer - #11, Diabetes & Endocrinology - #28, Ear, Nose & Throat - #16, Geriatrics - #37, Gynecology - #12, Heart & Heart Surgery - #16, Kidney Disorders - #25, Neurology & Neurosurgery - #27, Orthopedics - #17, Psychiatry - #13, Rheumatology - #13, Urology - #22).
Three other specialty areas were also honored as "high performing," including Gastroenterology, Pulmonology and Rehabilitation.
View a comparison to other San Jose metro area hospitals here.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics consistently ranks among the top institutions in the U.S. News & World Report annual list of "America's Best Hospitals."
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