By: Martin David Harp
The annual Best Hospitals report from US News & World Report compares more than 4500 hospitals across 15 specialties and 22 procedures and conditions.
U.S. News & World Report has released its annual list of Best Hospitals, and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has once again achieved the top spot in the ophthalmology specialty, ranking first for the 22nd consecutive year.
The annual report compares more than 4500 hospitals across 15 specialties and 22 procedures and conditions, of which only 13% received a Best Hospitals designation. Ophthalmology is one of many specialties that are included in the ranking. Others include the following:
- Cancer
- Cardiology, heart & vascular surgery
- Diabetes & endocrinology
- Ear, nose & throat
- Gastroenterology & GI surgery
- Geriatrics
- Obstetrics & gynecology
- Neurology & neurosurgery
- Orthopedics
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonology & lung surgery
- Rehabilitation
- Rheumatology
- Urology