CLEVELAND, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cleveland Clinic Heart Center celebrates a decade of being ranked as the nation's No. 1 cardiac care center with the release today of U.S. News & World Report's 2004 "America's Best Hospitals" survey.
With the new rankings, The Cleveland Clinic also continues its tradition of being recognized as one the nation's best overall hospitals. For 2004, the hospital is ranked No. 4. In addition, the new survey ranks 16 Cleveland Clinic specialty care areas among the nation's best, with 10 of those areas ranked among the Top 10 in the United States.
"The standards for ranking in 'Best Hospitals' are rigorous," according to U.S. News & World Report. "Of all 6,012 U.S. medical centers (military and veterans' hospitals are not included), only 177, or fewer than 1 in 30, were of high-enough quality to be ranked in even a single specialty this year."
Complete ranking information will be published in U.S. News & World Report's July 12 issue, available at newsstands July 5.
Complete 2004 rankings for The Cleveland Clinic are: heart and heart surgery, 1; digestive disorders, 2; urology, 2; rheumatology, 3; kidney disease, 5; orthopaedics, 5; neurology and neurosurgery, 6; ear, nose and throat, 8; gynecology, 8; hormonal disorders, 10; geriatrics, 11; respiratory disorders, 11; eyes, 14; rehabilitation, 24; psychiatry, 26; and cancer, 30.
The ranking model used by U.S. News & World Report was devised and is conducted by the National Opinion Research Center, a social science research group at the University of Chicago. Rankings for 12 of the 17 specialties are based on a combination of factors including number of procedures performed, reputation and care-related factors, such as nursing. Rankings for five other specialties --- ophthalmology, pediatrics, psychiatry, rehabilitation and rheumatology -- are based on reputation alone.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for- profit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. The Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S. News & World Report consistently names The Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation's best hospitals in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" survey. Approximately 1,200 full-time salaried physicians at The Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2003, patients came for treatment from every state and nearly 90 countries. The Cleveland Clinic website address is http://www.clevelandclinic.org/ .
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationCONTACT: Angela Calman, +1-216-445-1546, or Eileen Sheil,+1-216-444-8927, both of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Web site: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/
