Boston hospitals score high on US News list

E-mail|Link|Comments (0) Posted by Elizabeth Cooney July 16, 2009 09:02 PM

Boston hospitals made a strong showing in the newest US News & World Report rankings.

Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital both scored high on the honor roll for hospitals with top scores in at least six of the 16 specialties rated. Mass. General was fifth and the Brigham was 10th on the 21-member list.

The rankings are based on patient outcomes, reputation, and care-related measures. Out of 4,861 hospitals in the country, 174 scored high enough to be included on the specialty lists.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center made the top 50 in eight specialties and Boston Medical Center was ranked in three.

Here are the specialties and rankings for hospitals in Massachusetts:

Cancer
5 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
7 Mass. General
15 Brigham and Women's
43 Beth Israel Deaconess

Diabetes and endocrine disorders
2 Mass. General
7 Brigham and Women's
13 Joslin Clinic and Beth Israel Deaconess
23 Baystate Medical Center
40 Boston Medical Center

Digestive disorders
4 Mass. General
11 Brigham and Women's
19 Beth Israel Deaconess

Ear, nose, and throat
5 Mass. Eye and Ear
28 Mass. General
37 Brigham and Women's
40 Beth Israel Deaconess

Geriatric care
4 Mass. General
17 Beth Israel Deaconess
21 Boston Medical Center
23 Brigham and Women's

Gynecology
1 Brigham and Women's
9 Mass. General
21 Beth Israel Deaconess

Heart and heart surgery
4 Mass. General
6 Brigham and Women's
41 Beth Israel Deaconess

Kidney disorders
1 Brigham and Women's
4 Mass. General
24 Beth Israel Deaconess

Neurology and neurosurgery
4 Mass. General
23 Brigham and Women's

Ophthalmology
4 Mass. Eye and Ear

Orthopedics
3 Mass. General
14 Brigham and Women's
23 New England Baptist

Psychiatry
1 Mass. General
2 McLean Hospital
12 Austen Riggs Center

Rehabilitation
6 Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Respiratory disorders
5 Mass. General
13 Brigham and Women's

Rheumatology
6 Mass. General
7 Brigham and Women's
24 Boston Medical Center

Urology
11 Mass. General
19 Brigham and Women's

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Elizabeth Cooney is a former health reporter for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, where she also was a business reporter and an editor. Earlier in her career, she edited medical books and journals at Little, Brown, and worked for Boston magazine.