US News Releases 20th Annual Ranking of America’s Best Hospitals – Local Hospitals Included on List

The OSU Medical Center, Grant Medical Center and Riverside Methodist Hospital have all been ranked by US News & World Report as Best Hospitals in America for 2009 with OSU Medical Center being included on the list’s Honor Roll for excellence in at least six specialties. 

This marks the 20th time US News has published the list which is based on key indicators including mortality rates, reputation, technology, certifications and patient and community services across various specialties. 

OSU’s Ross Heart Hospital was recognized as a leader in heart care, ranking 37th out of 4861 hospitals from around the nation.  The James Cancer Hospital was ranked 18th in the nation for cancer treatment, moving up one position from last year’s rankings.  Other OSU specialties on the list include ear, nose and throat, diabetes  and endocrinology, gynecology, kidney disease, orthopedics, respiratory disorders, rehabilitation and urology. 

Grant was recognized in two categories, ranking 32nd out of 50 in orthopedics and 42nd out of 50 in diabetes and endocrine disorders.  Riverside was recognized for its excellence in diabetes and endocrine disorders. Grant Hospital and Riverside Methodist are both part of the OhioHealth family of hospitals and healthcare providers in the region.    

The “America’s Best Hospitals” issue, considered by many consumers and health care industry analysts as a leading indicator of quality care and performance, is compiled using data collected annually from nearly 5,000 U.S. hospitals. This year, only 174 scored high enough in measures of quality such as mortality and patient volume to be ranked in any specialty and three of these are in Central Ohio.  
In addition, earlier this month, Nationwide Children’s Hospital was included on US News’ list of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.

For more information, see the release from OSU Medical Center.

See also the release from OhioHealth. 

And the release from Nationwide Children’s Hospital.