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Mayo Clinic named to U.S. News & World Report ‘best hospital' honor roll

For the 22nd consecutive year Mayo Clinic joined an elite group of the highest ranked hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. The Best Hospitals rankings help guide patients who need high stakes care because of the complexity or difficulty of their condition or procedure.

Nearly 5,000 hospitals were considered and only 152 hospitals made it into the 2010-2011 Best Hospitals rankings. U.S. News & World Report analyzed 4,852 hospitals in 16 specialties from cancer and heart disease to respiratory disorders and urology.

Mayo Clinic is ranked in 16 adult and seven pediatric specialties. The highest-ranked hospitals on the Honor Roll, had high scores in 15 of the 16 specialty rankings. Mayo scored in the top five in 13 specialties and was ranked first or second in eight specialties.

Mayo Clinic was ranked in the following adult specialties:

Diabetes & Endocrinology (1)

Gastroenterology (1)

Kidney Disorders (1)

Gynecology (2)

Heart & Heart Surgery (2)

Neurology & Neurosurgery (2)

Orthopedics (2)

Pulmonology (2)

Cancer (3)

Urology (3)

Rheumatology (4)

Ear, Nose & Throat (5)

Geriatrics (5)

Rehabilitation (6)

Psychiatry (8)

Ophthalmology (11)

Mayo Clinic’s approach to health care stems from a culture of collaboration. More than 3,700 physicians and scientists and 49,000 medical support staff work together across medical specialties to provide every patient with the best quality care.

For more information on the survey findings, visit the U.S. News & World Report website.