Mayor declares 'Mayo Clinic Day' in Rochester

Jul. 30—Rochester Mayor Kim Norton has declared Friday as Mayo Clinic Day in the city.

The mayoral proclamation is in recognition of Mayo being named the No. 1 hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Reports for the sixth consecutive year.

The magazine released its annual ranking of the nation's top 20 Best Hospitals late Monday.

While data used by U.S. News & World to calculate all of the 2021-2021 rankings predated the COVID-19 pandemic, Norton's proclamation also praises the work of Mayo Clinic staff in responding to the pandemic, noting it was important in supporting local and global efforts.

"The City of Rochester recognizes the hard work, commitment, compassion and excellence that Mayo Clinic staff bring to patients every day, which helps make Rochester a beacon for patients from around the world," the mayor stated in the proclamation signed Friday morning.

The annual U.S. News & World Reports rankings also included separate categories for 15 medical specialties this year. Out of the 4,750 hospitals that were evaluated, 175 were nationally ranked in at least one specialty.

Mayo Clinic was No. 1 in diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, gynecology, nephrology, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

It was second in cardiology and heart surgery as well as orthopedics. It was third in cancer treatment and rheumatology.

In overall rankings, Cleveland Clinic landed at No. 2 and UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, is No. 3, taking the spot from Johns Hopkins Hospital. Johns Hopkins was ranked fourth with Massachusetts General rounding out the top five.

Mayo Clinic in Arizona was ranked in the 15th, up from 16 on last year's list.