Latest Poll Shows Two Birmingham Hospitals Among the Nation's Best

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Two hospitals in Birmingham received national attention this week, as U.S. News and World Report released its annual rankings of the best hospitals in the country for 2017-18 - ranking more than 4,500 medical centers in the U.S. in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. The rankings also looked at the best hospitals in every state and the 20 hospitals that made it to the honor roll, a distinction given to hospitals that deliver exceptional treatment across multiple specialties.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital was named the top hospital in Alabama in the study, And Children's of Alabama was named the top children's hospital in the state, with both hospitals ranking among the top hospitals nationally in several specialties. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Birmingham Patch morning newsletter.)

UAB ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the U.S. in 10 different fields:

Cardiology - No. 30

Diabetes and Endocrinology: No. 21

Ear, Nose and Throat: No. 50

Geriatrics: No. 47

Gynecology: No. 26

Nephrology: No. 14

Neurology and Neurosurgery: No. 34

Pulmonology: No. 17

Rheumotology: No. 10

Urology: No. 20

Children's of Alabama ranked in the top 50 in seven different categories:

Pediatric Cancer: No. 40

Pediatric Diabetes: No. 49

Pediatric Gastroenterology: No. 37

Pediatric Nephrology: No. 30

Pediatric Neurology: No. 29

Pediatric Orthopedics: No. 44