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Title: US: Top-Ranked Hospitals for Nephrology
Post by: okarol on July 25, 2011, 12:48:26 AM
Top-Ranked Hospitals for Nephrology
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More than 1,600 hospitals are listed in Nephrology. All are experienced in treating difficult cases—a hospital is listed only if at least 172 inpatients who needed a high level of expertise in this specialty were treated there in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The top 50 hospitals are ranked, based on score. The rest are listed alphabetically.
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#1
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Reputation with specialists   
Strong
Nurse staffing   
Highest
Survival   
Better than expected
Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of beds: 1302
Parent system: Mayo Clinic
Ranked #1 in Diabetes & Endocrinology
Ranked #1 in Gastroenterology
Ranked #1 in Gynecology
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#2
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Reputation with specialists   
Strong
Nurse staffing   
Highest
Survival   
Much better than expected
Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of beds: 1214
Parent system: Cleveland Clinic Health System
Ranked #1 in Cardiology & Heart Surgery
Ranked #2 in Gastroenterology
Ranked #2 in Nephrology
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#3
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Reputation with specialists   
Strong
Nurse staffing   
Highest
Survival   
Much better than expected
Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of beds: 918
Parent system: Johns Hopkins Health System
Ranked #1 in Ear, Nose & Throat
Ranked #1 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Ranked #1 in Psychiatry
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#4
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Reputation with specialists   
Strong
Nurse staffing   
Highest
Survival   
Better than expected
Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of beds: 907
Parent system: Partners HealthCare System, Inc.
Ranked #1 in Psychiatry
Ranked #2 in Diabetes & Endocrinology
Ranked #2 in Ear, Nose & Throat
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#5
New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
New York, NY

Reputation with specialists   
Strong
Nurse staffing   
Highest
Survival   
Better than expected
Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of beds: 2249
Parent system: New York Presbyterian Healthcare System
Ranked #4 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Ranked #4 in Psychiatry
Ranked #5 in Nephrology
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#6
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Reputation with specialists   
Strong
Nurse staffing   
Highest
Survival   
Better than expected
Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of beds: 773
Parent system: Partners HealthCare System, Inc.
Ranked #3 in Gynecology
Ranked #5 in Cancer
Ranked #5 in Rheumatology
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#7
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Reputation with specialists   
Strong
Nurse staffing   
Highest
Survival   
Much better than expected
Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of beds: 456
Parent system: University of California-Systemwide Administration
Ranked #2 in Geriatrics
Ranked #4 in Urology
Ranked #5 in Ophthalmology
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#8
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA

Reputation with specialists   
Significant
Nurse staffing   
Highest
Survival   
Much better than expected
Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of beds: 660
Parent system: University of California-Systemwide Administration
Ranked #4 in Diabetes & Endocrinology
Ranked #5 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Ranked #6 in Urology
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#9
Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University
Saint Louis, MO

Reputation with specialists   
Significant
Nurse staffing   
Highest
Survival   
Better than expected
Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of beds: 1258
Parent system: BJC HealthCare
Ranked #8 in Pulmonology
Ranked #9 in Nephrology
Ranked #9 in Orthopedics
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#9
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Reputation with specialists   
Significant
Nurse staffing   
Highest
Survival   
Better than expected
Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of beds: 798
Parent system: Duke University Health System
Ranked #5 in Geriatrics
Ranked #5 in Pulmonology
Ranked #6 in Orthopedics
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Title: Re: US: Top-Ranked Hospitals for Nephrology
Post by: lawphi on July 25, 2011, 03:57:01 PM
I seriously do not understand how Duke made the list. 
Title: Re: US: Top-Ranked Hospitals for Nephrology
Post by: lmunchkin on July 25, 2011, 04:37:33 PM
Iam really surprised that Vanderbuilt did not make a higher ranking than #12th,  but I guess out of all the hospitals in US, that's pretty darn good!

lmunchkin     :flower;
Title: Re: US: Top-Ranked Hospitals for Nephrology
Post by: cariad on July 26, 2011, 05:08:56 PM
I agree - from everything I've heard, Duke should not be there. Northwestern is only #31, below my original transplant hospital and below University of Wisconsin, which I have long believed should be shut down. Froedtert squeaked into the top 50 by the very skin of their teeth, and they don't even deserve that. (They had their ranking with US News framed when I was last there almost 10 years ago, and they were behind Beaumont which I know should be shut down.) I took some delight in the fact that Aurora's specialists apparently have NO reputation with specialists. That's where my last two nephrologists came from, and they were hopeless.

I find these lists so interesting, even though I know they are not to be taken seriously. UCSF below UCLA? In what universe?
Title: Re: US: Top-Ranked Hospitals for Nephrology
Post by: sullidog on July 26, 2011, 05:43:14 PM
I'm not surprised that cleveland clinick is ranked at the top. I've never been there but I hear they are better then our OSU