Well the numbers are in: The 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report has published a list of the best hospitals in the country. The rankings are based on specialty and focus less on routine care and more on the extraordinary cases that require more expertise and pose more of a challenge.
Just to be clear, making the list is already a big deal. Only 148 facilities in the country made the list at all. Only 17 in the country made the Honor Roll, where the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania ranked #15.
That being said, here is where Philadelphia area hospitals rank in the country:
Cancer
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #19
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #20
- Fox Chase Cancer Center #50
Cardiology and Heart Surgery
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #15
Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #25
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #28
Ear, Nose and Throat
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #8
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #16
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center #33
Gastroenterology
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #22
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #23
Geriatrics
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #16
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #31
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center #40
Gynecology
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #23
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #40
Nephrology
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #17
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #39
Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #21
Orthopedics
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #7
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #32
- Pennsylvania Hospital #46
Pulmonology
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #12
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #13
Urology
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #14
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #27
Ophthalmology
- Wills Eye Hospital #3
Psychiatry
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania #14
Rehabilitation
- Moss Rehab-Albert Einstein, Elkins Park, PA #9
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital #14
- Magee Rehabilitation Hospital #16
Rheumatology
Didn’t make the list
Children’s Hospitals
Children’s hospital of Philadelphia tied for #1 across the board
