2008 Woodie Awards
Rush Among the Nation's best according to U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals"
Courtesy of Rush University Medical Center
Issue date: 7/17/06 Section: Opinions
Ten Rush University Medical Center programs are ranked among the best in the nation according to the July 17 issue of U.S.News & World Report magazine. The magazine lists the top hospitals across the country for 16 medical specialties as part of the magazine's annual "America's Best Hospitals" issue.
Just 176 out of 5,189 hospitals scored high enough this year to rank in even a single specialty, according to the magazine.
In three of the specialty areas, no other hospital in Illinois ranks higher than Rush. These include Orthopedics (number 6 in the nation), Neurology and Neurosurgery (number 12 in the nation), and Kidney Disease (number 21 in the nation).
The rankings of other Rush programs are: Endocrinology, number 21; Pulmonary (Respiratory Disorders), number 23; Urology, number 25; Heart and Heart Surgery, number 29; Gastroenterology (Digestive Disorders), number 29; Cancer, number 35; and Gynecology, number 40.
"Rush continues to do great work in its various programs, and these rankings are representative of the quality of care provided at Rush," said Dr. Larry J. Goodman, president and CEO, Rush University Medical Center. "Our academic medical center has earned its place among America's best."
According to U.S.News & World Report, the purpose of "'America's Best Hospitals' is to "identify centers that take on and excel at tough procedures and conditions - rare cancers, worsening heart failure, seemingly untreatable leg artery blockages. That is why most of the institutions ranked are referral centers, where the sickest patients are sent for advanced care. Such hospitals, follow, and often pioneer, new treatment guidelines."
Just 176 out of 5,189 hospitals scored high enough this year to rank in even a single specialty, according to the magazine.
In three of the specialty areas, no other hospital in Illinois ranks higher than Rush. These include Orthopedics (number 6 in the nation), Neurology and Neurosurgery (number 12 in the nation), and Kidney Disease (number 21 in the nation).
The rankings of other Rush programs are: Endocrinology, number 21; Pulmonary (Respiratory Disorders), number 23; Urology, number 25; Heart and Heart Surgery, number 29; Gastroenterology (Digestive Disorders), number 29; Cancer, number 35; and Gynecology, number 40.
"Rush continues to do great work in its various programs, and these rankings are representative of the quality of care provided at Rush," said Dr. Larry J. Goodman, president and CEO, Rush University Medical Center. "Our academic medical center has earned its place among America's best."
According to U.S.News & World Report, the purpose of "'America's Best Hospitals' is to "identify centers that take on and excel at tough procedures and conditions - rare cancers, worsening heart failure, seemingly untreatable leg artery blockages. That is why most of the institutions ranked are referral centers, where the sickest patients are sent for advanced care. Such hospitals, follow, and often pioneer, new treatment guidelines."
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Anonymous
posted 7/17/06 @ 3:03 PM EST
what about UIC? This is a UIC paper.
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