University of Michigan Health gets state's top hospital ranking: See the list

Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
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University of Michigan Health has been recognized as the top hospital in Michigan by U.S. News and World Report.

The Ann Arbor-based health system, the clinical division of Michigan Medicine, is the only one in the state to make the U.S. News Best Hospital ranking's Honor Roll, which lists the top 22 hospitals in the country. It made the Honor Roll both for adult care as well as pediatric care at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.

U-M Health is ranked No. 8 in the country for ophthalmology, and received national rankings in the following specialties: cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; diabetes and endocrinology; ear, nose and throat; gastroenterology and GI surgery; geriatrics; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedics; pulmonology; rehabilitation; urology, and rheumatology. It also was rated "high-performing" for 19 adult procedures and conditions.

Rankings made after evaluation of 4,500 hospitals

“It’s an honor for U-M Health to receive continued recognition for our exceptional level of patient care,” said Dr. David Miller, president of the U-M Health System and executive vice dean for clinical affairs for the U-M Medical School, in a statement.

U.S. News issues annual rankings after evaluating data from 4,500 hospitals in four categories, including patient experiences, health outcomes, care-related factors and expert opinions from physician surveys. It also evaluates the top 50 hospitals for 15 specialties and uses sources such as Medicare to evaluate care.

The specialties included in the rankings are:

  • Cancer

  • Cardiology, heart and vascular surgery

  • Diabetes and endocrinology

  • Ear, nose and throat

  • Gastroenterology and GI surgery

  • Geriatrics

  • Obstetrics and gynecology

  • Neurology and neurosurgery

  • Orthopedics

  • Pulmonology and lung surgery

  • Rehabilitation

  • Urology

In three other specialties — ophthalmology, psychiatry and rheumatology — the ranking is determined by physician specialists who, over three years of surveys, were asked to name which hospitals they would recommend to their sickest patients.

One Michigan hospital ranked in the top 10 nationally in the specialty of rehabilitation on the U.S. News list.

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids moved up from 17th place in the U.S. the last two years to 10th-place spot, based on an analysis that included how well the hospital cared for patients recovering from such conditions as stroke, traumatic brain injuries and severe burns.

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids was named the 10th best hospital for rehabilitation in the nation by U.S. News and World Report during its annual rankings released Aug. 1, 2023.
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids was named the 10th best hospital for rehabilitation in the nation by U.S. News and World Report during its annual rankings released Aug. 1, 2023.

“People turn to the U.S. News & World Report rankings as they determine where to seek treatment, and this list does the research for them,” said Kent Riddle, Mary Free Bed CEO, in a statement. “The top 10 ranking helps guide patients, families and their doctors to extraordinary outcomes and patient care. It’s an incredible achievement and a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire Mary Free Bed staff, volunteers and donors.”

Here is how Michigan's other hospitals fared on the U.S. News rankings:

No. 2 in Michigan: Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak

Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, is nationally ranked in 10 adult specialties — cardiology, heart and vascular surgery; diabetes and endocrinology; ear, nose and throat; gastroenterology and GI surgery; geriatrics; neurology and neurosurgery; obstetrics and gynecology; orthopedics; pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology — and rated high-performing in one adult specialty, cancer, and 15 procedures and conditions, according to U.S. News. The evaluation includes data from Beaumont Children's Hospital.

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No. 3 in Michigan: Beaumont Hospital, Troy

Beaumont Hospital, Troy, is nationally ranked in two adult specialties, orthopedics and gastroenterology and GI surgery, and rated high-performing in five adult specialties — cardiology, heart and vascular surgery; geriatrics; neurology and neurosurgery; pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology — and 11 procedures and conditions.

No. 4 in Michigan: Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital

Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital, formerly known as St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, is not nationally ranked in any specialty. It is rated high-performing in one adult specialty, pulmonology and lung surgery, and 16 procedures and conditions.

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No. 5 in Michigan: Henry Ford Hospital

Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit is not nationally ranked in any specialty. It is rated high-performing in five adult specialties — cancer; cardiology, heart and vascular surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology — and 12 procedures and conditions.

No. 6 in Michigan: Spectrum Health-Butterworth and Blodgett hospitals

Spectrum Health-Butterworth and Blodgett campuses in Grand Rapids includes Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. It is nationally ranked in two pediatric specialties, cancer and neurology and neurosurgery. It is rated high-performing in three adult specialties — gastroenterology and GI surgery; orthopedics, and pulmonology and lung surgery — along with 15 procedures and conditions.

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No. 7 in Michigan: Munson Medical Center

Munson Medical Center in Traverse City is not nationally ranked in any specialty, but is rated high-performing in 14 adult procedures and conditions.

No. 8 in Michigan: Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe

Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe, is nationally ranked in one adult specialty, geriatrics, and rated high-performing in three adult specialties — diabetes and endocrinology; orthopedics, and pulmonology and lung surgery — and eight procedures and conditions.

No. 9 in Michigan: Bronson Methodist Hospital

Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo was evaluated including data from Children's Hospital at Bronson. It is not nationally ranked in any specialty, but is rated high-performing in 11 adult procedures and conditions.

No. 10 in Michigan: a 3-way tie

These three hospitals tied for 10th place in the U.S. News rankings in Michigan:

  • Ascension Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc: It is not nationally ranked in any specialty, but it is rated high-performing in nine adult procedures and conditions.

  • Ascension Providence Hospital in Southfield: It is not nationally ranked in any specialty, but it is rated high-performing in nine adult procedures and conditions. (The evaluation also included data from Ascension Providence Park Hospital, Novi Campus.)

  • Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn: It is not nationally ranked in any specialty, but it is rated high-performing in one adult specialty, orthopedics, and nine procedures and conditions.

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