I'm going to copy the article from heartwire that talks about it, then the link to the US news site
http://www.theheart.org/article/120...medium=email&utm_source=20110331_EN_Heartwire
Washington, DC - US News & World Report today released its first-ever ranking of hospitals within 52 metropolitan areas [1].
In greater Chicago, IL, for example, Northwestern Memorial Hospital tops the list of 46 ranked institutions. In the Denver, CO metro area, first place belongs to the University of Colorado Hospital, followed by 13 others.
The magazine based these metro bragging rights on the same data and methodology that produce its annual "Best Hospital" rankings, which are released during the summer. Of the 600-plus institutions in the metro rankings, 132 are among the 152 already identified by US News & World Report last year as the best.
Of note, the top-10 hospitals for heart and heart surgery from last year's US News & World Report's overall "Best Hospital" rankings almost universally were identified as top metro hospitals in this new report, with the exception of the Methodist Hospital in Houston, which beat out the #4 ranked Texas Heart Institute in the 2010 heart and heart-surgery listing. Brigham and Women's hospital, ranked seventh overall as a heart hospital, lost out in its metro area to Massachusetts General (ranked #5 for heart procedures in 2010's Best Hospital list), while Durham, NC, where Duke University Hospital ranked #9 on the heart and heart surgery listing from last year, is not included in the list of metropolitan areas included in this new report.
US News stated that it created the metro rankings to help consumers find a good, all-around hospital in their community and health insurance network [2].
"These are hospitals capable of providing first-rate care for the majority of patients, even for those with serious conditions or who need demanding procedures," said US News health rankings editor Avery Comarow.
To produce its metro rankings, US News first picked hospitals that met its standards for patient volume and other important measures. It then selected facilities that scored in the top 25% in at least one of 16 medical specialties, such as oncology or orthopedics, and ranked those located in metropolitan areas of one million residents or more. The metro rankings reflect the number of specialties for which a facility was nationally ranked as well as the number of specialties in which it was among the top 25% nationwide.
The metro rankings indicate whether a hospital is ranked nationally or considered a high performer in a given specialty. They also include the top children's hospital in the area.
The magazine will update its metro ranking this July when it publishes its national hospital rankings for 2011-2012.
this goes to the main page
http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area
ps just quickly looking there is alot of info there, you can look by specialties pull up info on the hospitals etc.
http://www.theheart.org/article/120...medium=email&utm_source=20110331_EN_Heartwire
Washington, DC - US News & World Report today released its first-ever ranking of hospitals within 52 metropolitan areas [1].
In greater Chicago, IL, for example, Northwestern Memorial Hospital tops the list of 46 ranked institutions. In the Denver, CO metro area, first place belongs to the University of Colorado Hospital, followed by 13 others.
The magazine based these metro bragging rights on the same data and methodology that produce its annual "Best Hospital" rankings, which are released during the summer. Of the 600-plus institutions in the metro rankings, 132 are among the 152 already identified by US News & World Report last year as the best.
Of note, the top-10 hospitals for heart and heart surgery from last year's US News & World Report's overall "Best Hospital" rankings almost universally were identified as top metro hospitals in this new report, with the exception of the Methodist Hospital in Houston, which beat out the #4 ranked Texas Heart Institute in the 2010 heart and heart-surgery listing. Brigham and Women's hospital, ranked seventh overall as a heart hospital, lost out in its metro area to Massachusetts General (ranked #5 for heart procedures in 2010's Best Hospital list), while Durham, NC, where Duke University Hospital ranked #9 on the heart and heart surgery listing from last year, is not included in the list of metropolitan areas included in this new report.
US News stated that it created the metro rankings to help consumers find a good, all-around hospital in their community and health insurance network [2].
"These are hospitals capable of providing first-rate care for the majority of patients, even for those with serious conditions or who need demanding procedures," said US News health rankings editor Avery Comarow.
To produce its metro rankings, US News first picked hospitals that met its standards for patient volume and other important measures. It then selected facilities that scored in the top 25% in at least one of 16 medical specialties, such as oncology or orthopedics, and ranked those located in metropolitan areas of one million residents or more. The metro rankings reflect the number of specialties for which a facility was nationally ranked as well as the number of specialties in which it was among the top 25% nationwide.
The metro rankings indicate whether a hospital is ranked nationally or considered a high performer in a given specialty. They also include the top children's hospital in the area.
The magazine will update its metro ranking this July when it publishes its national hospital rankings for 2011-2012.
this goes to the main page
http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area
ps just quickly looking there is alot of info there, you can look by specialties pull up info on the hospitals etc.
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