Who ranks #1 in the Honor Roll—and also in the top 3 in almost every specialty?
Nearly 5,000 medical centers and survey responses from more than 30,000 physicians were used to rank hospitals in 16 adult specialties from cancer to urology. Death rates, patient safety and hospital reputation were among the factors weighed. Only 153 hospitals were nationally ranked in a specialty in 2016-17. The Honor Roll recognizes 20 hospitals for exceptional care in the specialties and in common procedures and conditions.
2016-2017 Best Hospitals Honor Roll
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles
- New York–Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, New York City
- UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
- Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania–Penn Presbyterian, Philadelphia
- NYU Langone Medical Center, New York City
- Barnes–Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, Pittsburgh
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Stanford Health Care–Stanford Hospital, California
- Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City
- Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor
- Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas
- University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora
Hospital Rankings by Specialty
Cancer
#1 University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
#2 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
#3 Mayo Clinic
See the full Cancer rankings list »
Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#1 Cleveland Clinic
#2 Mayo Clinic
#3 New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
See the full Cardiology & Heart Surgery rankings list »
Diabetes & Endocrinology
#1 Mayo Clinic
#2 Massachusetts General Hospital
#3 Cleveland Clinic
See the full Diabetes & Endocrinology rankings list »
Ear, Nose & Throat
#1 Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts General Hospital
#2 Mayo Clinic
#3 Johns Hopkins Hospital
See the full Ear, Nose & Throat rankings list »
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#1 Mayo Clinic
#2 Cleveland Clinic
#3 Johns Hopkins Hospital
See the full Gastroenterology & GI Surgery rankings list »
Geriatrics
#1 Mayo Clinic
#2 UCLA Medical Center
#3 Mount Sinai Hospital
See the full Geriatrics rankings list »
Gynecology
#1 Mayo Clinic
#2 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
#3 Cleveland Clinic
See the full Gynecology rankings list »
Nephrology
#1 Mayo Clinic
#2 Cleveland Clinic
#3 UCSF Medical Center
See the full Nephrology rankings list »
Neurology & Neurosurgery
#1 Mayo Clinic
#2 Johns Hopkins Hospital
#3 New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
See the full Neurology & Neurosurgery rankings list »
Ophthalmology
#1 Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital
#2 Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
#3 Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital
See the full Ophthalmology rankings list »
Orthopedics
#1 Hospital for Special Surgery
#2 Mayo Clinic
#3 Cleveland Clinic
See the full Orthopedics rankings list »
Psychiatry
#1 Massachusetts General Hospital
#2 McLean Hospital
#3 New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
See the full Psychiatry rankings list »
Pulmonology
#1 Mayo Clinic
#2 National Jewish Health, Denver-University of Colorado Hospital
#3 Cleveland Clinic
See the full Pulmonology rankings list »
Rehabilitation
#1 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
#2 TIRR Memorial Hermann
#3 Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
See the full Rehabilitation rankings list »
Rheumatology
#1 Johns Hopkins Hospital
#2 Hospital for Special Surgery, New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
#3 Cleveland Clinic
See the full Rheumatology rankings list »
Urology
#1 Mayo Clinic
#2 Cleveland Clinic
#3 UCLA Medical Center
See the full Urology rankings list »
More information on the US News best hospital report is available on the magazine’s website.
