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Inside the news: U.S. News selects 19 hospitals for honor roll

HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, July 15, 2008

After analyzing data on 5,453 medical centers in 16 specialty areas ranging from cancer to orthopedics, U.S. News and World Report recently named its top 50 hospitals in the country.

Of those 50, only 19 achieved “honor roll” status. To make the honor roll, facilities had to earn high scores in six or more specialties. Additional points were awarded to hospitals that have achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation.

Out of the 19 honor roll facilities, the following 12 have achieved designation:

1. Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
2. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
3. Cleveland (OH) Clinic
4. Massachusetts (Boston) General Hospital
5. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
6. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (PA)
7. University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
8. Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
9. Vanderbilt University Hospital and Clinics—Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN
10. Stanford (CA) Hospital and Clinics
11. University of Chicago (IL) Medical Center
12. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Source: U.S. News and World Report

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