Houston Hospitals Fare Well in Magazine Rankings
Posted on: Saturday, 9 July 2005, 00:00 CDT
Jul. 9--Six Houston institutions rank on Top 10 lists for specialty care in U.S. News & World Report's new survey of the nation's best hospitals, but none made its "honor roll" of the best comprehensive hospitals.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center ranked highest in any category among Texas Medical Center institutions on the list, although it dropped to the No. 2 provider of cancer care after three years at No. 1. It was a tenth of a percentage point behind No. 1 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, its traditional rival for the top slot.
The Methodist Hospital made the most lists among Houston hospitals, ranking in seven specialty areas. Like last year, only one Methodist department ranked in the Top 10 -- neurology and neurosurgery, again at No. 10.
The rankings consider professional reputation, mortality rates adjusted for conditions treated and a group of criteria related to patient care. Hospitals must belong to the Council of Teaching Hospitals and be affiliated with a medical school or offer nine technology services from a specific list.
The other Top 10 finishers:
--Texas Children's Hospital ranked fourth for pediatric care, the same as it did last year.
--The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research ranked fifth for rehabilitation, down from No. 3 last year.
--The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital ranked eighth for heart and heart surgery, up from ninth last year.
--The Menninger Clinic ranked 10th in psychiatric care, down from sixth last year.
M.D. Anderson also ranked fifth in gynecology and 11th in both ear, nose and throat and urology. Methodist's rankings include ear, nose and throat (17th), gynecology (42), heart and heart surgery (16), ophthalmology (14), psychiatry (19), and urology (13). St. Luke's ranked 40th in urology and 42nd in kidney disease, and Memorial Hermann Hospital ranked 41st in kidney disease and 49th in urology.
Hospitals had to achieve high rankings in at least six specialties to make the U.S. News & World Report honor roll. Johns Hopkins, the Mayo Clinic and Massachusetts General were the top three among the 16 hospitals earning the highest distinction.
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