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Emory Hospital 7th In Nation's-Best Rating

Greta Lorge
July 18, 2003

Emory University Hospital earned top marks in the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of America's best hospitals, released Thursday. Emory's cardiology program ranked seventh in the nation, placing it in the top 10 for the 13th time since the magazine's "best hospital" rankings began in 1990. Last year the program was ranked eighth.

"We believe the fact that our U.S. News & World Report ranking has risen a notch reflects the growing recognition among our medical colleagues across the nation that Emory provides some of the very best cardiology care available anywhere," said Dr. Douglas Morris, director of the Emory Heart Center.

Six other Emory programs rank among the nation's top 50 in their respective areas: eyes (15), geriatrics (41), gynecology (39), kidney disease (28), psychiatry (17) and urology (32). Emory was the only hospital in Georgia to make the top 50 in any of these specialty areas.

Shepard Center in Atlanta ranked 16th for rehabilitation, and Hughston Sports Medicine Hospital in Columbus ranked 24th for rheumatology.

The U.S. News rankings are based on the hospitals' professional reputation, patient mortality, and a host of other factors, including the nurse-to-patient ratio and access to advanced medical technology.

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