It is difficult to rank hospitals anywhere in the world, let alone in the United States where some of the best hospitals in the world are located. It is also hard to rank hospitals in general as the results will become very subjective and as a result; a lot of gray areas may come out. To rank hospitals, several questions have to be asked:

• What is the death rate in this particular hospital?
• How does patient safety factor in the rankings?
• How the operating room procedures are handled and what is the success rate of operations completed in the operating room of this hospital?

To be able to rank hospitals objectively, you have to categorize them by specialty when it comes to diseases, say for example, best hospital in having your diabetes treated or best hospital to have kidney disorders taken care of and so on and so forth. You also have to factor in overall organization performance, patient care, operational efficiency, and financial stability.

With much research thrown into writing this, I came up with the Top 5 best hospitals in the United States in my opinion, based upon evidence that I have studied.

Coming in at #5 is Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, a 456 – bed general medical and surgical facility, located in Los Angeles. With 23,367 annual admissions, Ronal Reagan UCLA Medical Center ranked nationally in 15 adult and 9 pediatric specialties. On a side note, patient satisfaction is very high for Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center wherein 85% of their patients would recommend them to family and friends.

We have Cleveland Clinic at #4, with 1,214 – bed capacity. Another general medical and surgical facility, Cleveland Clinic which has 54,038 annual admissions, located in Cleveland, Ohio ranked nationally in 15 adult and 8 pediatric specialties. Also, 79% of the patients in Cleveland Clinic would actually recommend this hospital to friends and family.

At #3 we have Massachusetts General Hospital located in Boston, MA. The hospital is a 907 – bed general medical and surgical facility with an annual admission rate of 47,469. It ranked nationally in 16 adult and 4 pediatric specialties and because of its strong scores in 15 specialties, 88% of their patients would recommend them to family and friends.

Ranked at #2 is the Mayo Clinic located in Rochester, MN. The Mayo clinic has a 62,400 annual admission rate and boasts of a 1,302 – bed facility. It is also a general medical and surgical facility and ranked nationally in 16 adult and 7 pediatric specialties.

At Number 1 the top of the heap is Johns Hopkins Hospital located in Baltimore, MD. Johns Hopkins has 918 – beds and has attracted 47,275 annual admissions according to the latest data. Johns Hopkins ranked nationally in 16 adult and 9 pediatric specialties and 82% of patients in Johns Hopkins would recommend the hospital to family and friends.

Nevertheless, these ranking is just for the purpose of naming the Top 5 hospitals in the United States but ask any person what the best hospital is and the answer would surely be the hospital where his life was saved.

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