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26 Illinois Hospitals Named Best In State: U.S. News
In addition to ranking the best hospitals in the U.S., new rankings from U.S. News highlight the best hospitals by region, speciality.
ACROSS ILLINOIS — More than two dozen hospitals in Illinois are considered among the best in the nation, according to a new ranking.
The 2021-22 Best Hospitals rankings, released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report, rates the best overall hospitals as well as others that consistently deliver the best care.
To compile the rankings, U.S. News compared more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide in 15 specialties and 17 procedures and conditions including cardiology, neurology, geriatrics, orthopedics and more.
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U.S. News also added seven new procedures or conditions to the rankings this year, including heart attack, stroke, pneumonia, diabetes, kidney failure, hip fracture and back surgery.
The goal of the rankings is to help patients choose a hospital based on the specific type of care they need.
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Northwestern Medical Hospital in Chicago was named the top hospital in Illinois, receiving high marks in specialties including High Performing Adult Specialties, Cancer, and Gastroenterology and GI surgery.
Rush University Medical Center was also ranked at No. 2, delivering high-quality care in Adult Specialties, Cancer, Cardiology and Heart Surgery and Ear, nose and throat.
The following Illinois hospitals were also ranked
No. 3: University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago
No. 4: Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn
No. 5: Loyola University Medical Center
No. 6: NorthShore University Medical Center -Metro Chicago
No. 7: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge
No. 8: Edward Hospital, Naperville
No. 9: Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove
No. 10: Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana
No. 10: Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield
No: 12: Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington
No. 13: OSF Healthcare St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria
No. 13: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago
No. 15: Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
No. 16: Northwestern Medicine McHenry, Huntley, Woodstock
No. 17: Elmhurst Hospital
No. 17: Silver Cross Hospital, New Lenox
No. 19: Memorial Medical Center, Springfield
No. 19: Advocate Trinity Hospital, Chicago
No. 19: Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, Geneva
No. 22: HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield
No. 22: Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville
No. 24: Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora
No. 24: Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest
No. 26: Blessing Hospital, Quincy
In addition to the 26 Illinois hospitals that were ranked by the study, Chicago's Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), was ranked as thenation's top rehabilitation hospital. The hospital was ranked with a perfect score for adult specialty services and finished ahead of TIRR Memorial Herman in Houston (90 out of 100) and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown, Mass., which ranked third with a score of 85.4.
Data used to determine this year’s best hospitals came from a period predating the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning rankings were not affected by the pandemic’s effect on hospitals.
The methodology for the rankings is based largely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.
Learn more about the Best Hospitals methodology.
Of the hospitals analyzed by U.S. News, 531 were recognized as Best Regional Hospitals, based on their strong performance in multiple areas of care.
In addition to state, regional and specialty rankings, U.S. News also announced the 20 hospitals that made it to this year’s Honor Roll, which recognizes the top hospitals nationwide that deliver exceptional treatment across multiple areas of care.
For the sixth consecutive year, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. claimed the No. 1 spot on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll, while Cleveland Clinic ranked No. 2, followed by UCLA Medical Center at No. 3.
In the specialty rankings, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked No. 1 in cancer, the Cleveland Clinic is No. 1 in cardiology and heart surgery, and Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City is No. 1 in orthopedics.
See this year’s full Best Hospitals ranking.
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