Here's how Northeast Ohio hospitals rank in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals list

Betty Lin-Fisher, Akron Beacon Journal
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Cleveland Clinic was named the fourth-best hospital in the nation and No. 1 in cardiology and heart surgery in the 2022-23 Best Hospitals listings by U.S. News & World Report.

The Goodyear blimp flies over Cleveland Clinic Akron General in 2020. Cleveland Clinic's main campus in Cleveland was named No. 4 in the nation and Akron General was No. 1 in the Akron region in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.
The Goodyear blimp flies over Cleveland Clinic Akron General in 2020. Cleveland Clinic's main campus in Cleveland was named No. 4 in the nation and Akron General was No. 1 in the Akron region in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.

Cleveland Clinic also was rated the No. 1 hospital in Ohio and placed nationally in 13 specialties — including nine in the Top 10 and six in the Top 5.

Among Northeast Ohio health systems, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center was ranked No. 3 in the state. Cleveland Clinic Akron General was ranked No. 7 in a tie statewide and Summa Health System was No. 16.

Canton's Aultman Hospital was No. 12 in the state and and “high performing” in 10 procedures.

Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton was No. 19 in the state.

For the seventh consecutive year, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Min was ranked the top hospital in the country.

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The rankings — now in their 33rd year — are meant to “assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive quality care,” the magazine said in a press release.

U.S. News evaluates hospitals in more than 30 medical and surgical services, including three new cancer ratings: ovarian cancer surgery, prostate cancer surgery and uterine cancer surgery.

This year's assessment also includes an expanded set of health equity measures that highlights which hospitals provide more care to low-income patients and which have racial disparities in certain surgical outcomes.

“For patients considering their options for where to get care, the Best Hospitals rankings are designed to help them and their medical professionals identify hospitals that excel in the kind of care they may need,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The new cancer ratings provide patients facing surgery for prostate cancer or gynecological cancer with previously unavailable information to assist them in making a critical health care decision.”

To view the full rankings, go to https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings?src=usn_pr 

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic’s main campus in Cleveland earned many honors in the report.

Six Cleveland Clinic specialties were listed in the Top 5 rankings in the nation: cardiology and heart surgery (1); gastroenterology & GI surgery (4); geriatrics (2); obstetrics and gynecology (4); urology (2) and rheumatology (2).

Nine Cleveland Clinic specialties were ranked in the Top 10 in the nation: cancer (6); neurology and neurosurgery (8) and pulmonology and lung surgery (6).

Other rankings included: diabetes and ndocrinology (11); ear, nose and throat (23); pphthalmology (11); and orthopedics (14).

Additionally, the health system was ranked “high performing” in 18 procedures and conditions.

“These rankings are a recognition of our caregivers’ compassion and expertise,” Cleveland Clinic CEO and President Dr. Tom Mihaljevic said in a press release. “While this has been a challenging time for all of health care, our commitment to delivering the best care possible has not changed. We continue to be dedicated to our goal to be the best place to receive care and best place to work in health care. Every day and with every patient, we strive to improve our high standards and outcomes.”

The Clinic also said “since 1995, no other hospital in America has outranked Cleveland Clinic in heart care.”

In the Akron metro area, Cleveland Clinic Akron General was ranked No. 1.

“We are pleased that our ongoing commitment to delivering the safest, highest quality and most compassionate care is being recognized,” said Dr. Brian Harte, president of Akron General in a press release. “Our staff works hard every single day to care for this community in a way that makes all of us proud.”

Summa Health

Akron-based Summa was ranked No. 2 in the Akron region. Summa also ranked “high performing” in seven procedures and conditions.

University Hospitals

Cleveland-based University Hospitals, which operates UH Portage Medical Center and is a minority owner of Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, was No. 3 in the state and ranked in four specialties.

UH Cleveland Medical Center ranked in the Top 50 nationally in cardiology and heart surgery (38); ear, nose and throat (17); geriatrics (46); and neurology and neurosurgery (39). UH was listed as "high performing" in cancer; gastroenterology and GI surgery; and urology. U.S. News also named UH Cleveland Medical Center as high-performing for 16 common adult procedures and conditions.

“We appreciate the efforts by all our caregivers for the work they do each and every day for our patients and the communities we serve,” UH CEO Dr. Cliff Megerian said in a press release.

Beacon Journal staff reporter Betty Lin-Fisher can be reached at 330-996-3724 or blinfisher@thebeaconjournal.com. Follow her @blinfisherABJ on Twitter or www.facebook.com/BettyLinFisherABJ. To see her most recent stories and columns, go to www.tinyurl.com/bettylinfisher

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