These Hospitals In Virginia, DC Are Among Nation's Greatest

WASHINGTON, DC – A new report says five hospitals in Virginia and Washington, D.C., are among the greatest in the nation. Becker's Healthcare, which publishes business and legal information for the healthcare industry, released its annual "100 great hospitals in America" list last week.

Below are the region's hospitals that made the list:

Carilion Roanoke (Va.) Memorial Hospital. The 703-bed Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital is the flagship facility for Carilion Clinic. The hospital offers patients a level 1 trauma center, neonatology ICU and pediatric ICU. The hospital offers residencies and fellowships in partnership with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke.

Children's National Medical Center (Washington, D.C.). Children's National Medical Center is the only health system in the District of Columbia dedicated to pediatric care. The medical center gives back to the medical community, providing pediatric training for third- and fourth-year medical students at George Washington University, Howard University and other medical schools, as well as 120 pediatric residents and 170 fellows each year. The medical care provided at Children's National puts it among the top 10 pediatric hospitals in the nation for 2017-18, according to U.S. News & World Report.

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (Washington, D.C.). Founded in 1898, the faith-based hospital is recognized nationally for nursing excellence. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital was the first in Washington, D.C., to earn Magnet recognition in 2004. Last year, MedStar Georgetown became the first U.S. hospital to receive the Patient Blood Management Certification, a prestigious award recognizing excellence in patient blood treatment.

University of Virginia Medical Center (Charlottesville). University of Virginia Medical Center, part of the University of Virginia Health System, is the academic healthcare center partner of the University of Virginia. University of Virginia Medical Center was ranked the No. 1 hospital in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report for 2017-18. The publication also ranked six specialties among the top 50 nationally: cancer; ear, nose and throat; orthopedics; urology; diabetes and endocrinology; and cardiology and heart surgery.

Sentara Norfolk (Va.) General Hospital. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, housed on the Norfolk-based Eastern Virginia Medical Campus, is a 525-bed teaching hospital. Sentara Norfolk Hospital gained worldwide fame when America's first in-vitro baby was born there in 1981. Sentara Norfolk is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2017-18 in two adult specialties: cardiology and heart surgery, and diabetes and endocrinology.

The group says the hospitals that made the list have received national recognition for excellence in clinical care, patient outcomes and staff and doctor satisfaction. The list is in alphabetical order and are not to be taken as rankings.

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"These institutions are industry leaders that have achieved advanced accreditation and certification in several specialties," the group said on its website. "The list also includes industry innovators that have sparked trends in healthcare technology, hospital management and patient satisfaction."

Becker's Healthcare has a portfolio that includes trade publications, such as the magazine Becker's Hospital Review.

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The hospital list is based on the group's analysis of ranking and awards agencies, including the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, letter grades from The Leapfrog Group and Truven Health Analytics.

Becker's also sought nominations for the list.

Patch reporter Dan Hampton contributed to this report. Image via Shutterstock