The honor roll highlights 20 hospitals that excel in most or all types of care as evaluated by US News. Northwestern Memorial is ranked 9th and Rush University Medical Center is 20th in the nation. Mayo Clinic in Minnesota came in 1st, followed by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, NYU Langone Hospitals in New York, Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. SEE ALSO | 2 Chicago-area universities ranked among America’s 10 most expensive colleges More than 4,500 hospitals nationwide were analyzed and ranked in 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. The University of Chicago Medical Center was ranked among the best in 10 specialties, with four in the top 20. and Throat (49th), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (14th), Geriatrics (47th), Neurology and Neurosurgery (45th), OB-Gynecology (16th), Pulmonology and Lung Surgery (38th) and Urology (31st). NorthShore University HealthSystem was also ranked among the nation’s top 50 hospitals for Orthopedics (29th), Diabetes & Endocrinology (18th) and Urology (46th). In Illinois, Rush ranks as the best of all hospitals in four specialties: gynecology, orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery, and ENT. Rush is also among the best nationally in 10 of the 15 specialties ranked: Neurology and Neurosurgery (4th in the nation, 1st in Illinois). Orthopedics (5th in the nation, 1st in Illinois). Gynecology – (13th in the nation, 1st in Illinois). Geriatrics (14th in the country). Urology (14th in the country); Pulmonology and Lung Surgery (20th in the country), Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (25th in the country). Cancer (31st in the country); Ear, Nose & Throat (34th in the country, 1st in Illinois) and Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Surgery (40th in the country). Advocate Christ Medical Center was ranked 42nd in the nation in cardiology and cardiac surgery and 29th in obstetrics and gynecology. Lutheran ranked 40th in pulmonology and lung surgery. The Good Samaritan was ranked 43rd in orthopedics. Illinois Masonic ranked 44th in gastroenterology and gastroenterology. and St. Luke’s ranked 50th in obstetrics and gynecology. Advocate Children’s Hospital was recognized with the No. 34 pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery program in the nation and ranked No. 3 among children’s hospitals in Illinois. Several Northwestern Medicine hospitals were recognized as Best Hospitals in Metro Chicago and Illinois, including: Northwestern Medicine McHenry, Huntley, Woodstock Hospitals ranked 9th in metro Chicago and 9th in Illinois. Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital are tied, both ranked 12th in metro Chicago and 12th in Illinois. Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital ranked 14th in Chicago and 14th in Illinois, and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital ranked 18th in metro Chicago and 20th in Illinois. Eight Advocate Aurora Health hospitals also ranked among the top 25 in Illinois: Advocate Christ Medical Center, Advocate Condell Medical Center, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Advocate Shermans Advocate Trinity Hospital . Copyright © 2022 WLS-TV. All rights reserved.
