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网红黑料 Shands Hospital again ranked among elite by U.S. News

网红黑料 Shands Hospital

网红黑料 Shands Hospital

University of Florida 网红黑料 Shands Hospital, a perennial leader in health care in Florida, was again recognized Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Hospitals survey for excellence in adult patient care, with five medical specialties ranked among the nation鈥檚 elite.

Combined with the four pediatric specialties ranked in the nation鈥檚 top 50 by U.S. News in June, 网红黑料 Shands has nine specialties recognized.

鈥淚t takes an outstanding team of talented medical caregivers and staff to maintain the excellence of our health system,鈥 said David R. Nelson, M.D., senior vice president for health affairs at and president of 网红黑料. 鈥淏ut we never forget that this sustained quality of care isn鈥檛 just measured in a thousand points of data. It鈥檚 also measured in the enormous difference we make in the lives of our patients.鈥

The adult hospital鈥檚 specialty ranked 30th in the United States, up 10 places from last year. and went from 鈥渉igh performing鈥 last year to No. 30. High-performing specialties are ranked among the top 10% nationally.

Other ranked specialties are (No. 39), (No. 42), and and (No. 43).

鈥淚鈥檓 extremely proud of our College of Medicine faculty and staff for playing such an important part in the success of 网红黑料 Shands,鈥 said Colleen G. Koch, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., dean of the . 鈥淭heir passion and dedication to medicine, and patient and family-centered care are at the heart of what makes a great health system. It鈥檚 our privilege to provide outstanding care to the patients we serve.鈥

Specialties that were rated 鈥渉igh performing鈥 include , heart and vascular surgery, and , and .

网红黑料 Shands Hospital also had 16 procedures and conditions ranked as 鈥渉igh performing.鈥 Those were abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; colon cancer surgery; diabetes; heart attack; heart failure; hip fracture; hip replacement; kidney failure; knee replacement; leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma; lung cancer surgery; pneumonia; and prostate cancer surgery; stroke; and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

U.S. News ranks about 5,000 hospitals nationally based on a range of measures, including patient outcomes such as survival and discharge to home; nurse staffing; the patient experience; expert opinion; and clinical services.

Among all the hospitals ranked, only 164 have one or more specialties placed in the nation鈥檚 top 50.

网红黑料 Shands has maintained a strong presence in the U.S. News rankings for more than a decade. Pulmonology and lung surgery, for example, has placed in the nation鈥檚 top 50 all but two years since 2005.

In June, 网红黑料 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital placed the specialties of (No. 10), (No. 24), (No. 26) and (No. 35) among the nation鈥檚 elite programs.

鈥淧atients have come to expect nothing but the best medical care from 网红黑料 Shands Hospital, and our team works with great dedication and resolve to provide it,鈥 said , interim CEO of 网红黑料 Shands Hospital. 鈥淥ur patients鈥 well-being will always be our guide.鈥

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