U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospital Rankings

Hospital rankings have become an important way for people to learn which hospitals have the greatest level of expertise and offer the highest-quality care in selected specialties.

Since 1990, U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals list has ranked hospitals nationwide according to data such as procedure volumes, nurse-to-patient ratios, and patient safety and survival.

U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals for the 2012-13 Best Hospitals list. The University of Kansas Hospital ranked among the nation's best 50 in 10 specialties.

• Cancer, ranked #37 
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery, ranked #24 
• Diabetes & Endocrinology, ranked #38
• Ear, Nose & Throat, ranked #20 
• Gastroenterology, ranked #20
• Geriatrics, ranked #17
• Nephrology, ranked #15 
• Neurology & Neurosurgery, ranked #22
• Pulmonology, ranked #15 
• Urology, ranked #45

We are ranked as the #1 hospital in Kansas City, the region and the state of Kansas. This is the sixth consecutive year our hospital has ranked on the Best Hospitals list. Read about our other national awards and recognition.

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