Thursday, July 19, 2007

Duke University Hospital is still one of the top 10 hospitals in the country
by Kelly Winget, DCRI Communications

Duke University Hospital is still one of the top 10 hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. The annual best hospitals edition is on newsstands now.

For the 2nd year in a row, Duke was ranked at seventh place, with 10 of the 16 specialties that are evaluated receiving top-10 rankings. Duke is the only hospital in the Southeast to make the top 10 list.

Duke improved its rankings in Gynecology (up three from last year), Orthopedics (up three), Digestive/Gastroenterology (up one), and Ophthalmology (up one).

The 18 medical centers that were named the best this year had to demonstrate a breadth of excellence by achieving a high ranking in no fewer than seven of the 16 specialties, according to the magazine. Last year, they needed to achieve high rankings in six out of 15 specialties.

The top 10 hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report's rankings were, respectively: Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Mayo Clinic, UCLA Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Duke, University of California-San Francisco, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

For more information about the U.S. News & World Report rankings, visit www.usnews.com/besthospitals.