US News & World Report released their list of the best U.S. hospitals and several Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area hospitals made this list:
- Bethesda North ranked #1 locally and #3 in Ohio
- Good Samaritan ranked #2 locally and #7 in Ohio
- Christ and University of Cincinnati Medical Center tied #3 locally; Christ is #8 and UC Medical Center is #9 in Ohio
- St. Elizabeth Edgewood is #5 locally and #2 in Kentucky
- Jewish Hospital Mercy is #6 locally and #20 in Ohio
- West Chester Hospital is #7 locally and #24 in Ohio
- Fort Hamilton Hospital is #8 locally and #29 in Ohio
- St. Elizabeth Florence is #9 locally and #7 in Kentucky
In Dayton, Ohio…
- Kettering Medical Center and Miami Valley Hospital both ranked #17 in Ohio
- Good Samaritan Hospital and Heath Center ranked #20 in Ohio
- Grandview Medical Center ranked #27 in Ohio
- Greene Memorial Hospital ranked #32 in Ohio
Patient safety accounts for 10% of each hospital’s overall score for most specialties. Other factors included reputation, survival rates, adequacy of nurse staffing and patient volume.
Nationally, Bethesda North ranked high in 7 areas:
- #14 pulmunology
- #24 diabetes/endocrinology
- #29 gastroenterology/GI surgery
- #36 orthopedics
- #38 geriatrics
- #47 ears/nose/throat
- #48 cardiology/heart surgery
Nationally, Christ Hospital ranked #41 and Good Samaritan Hospital ranked #47 in diabetes/endocrinology. University of Cincinnati Medical Center ranked #43 in ears/nose/throat.
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