U.S. News Ranks Best Chicago-Area Hospitals

Which hospitals in the Chicago-area should be considered "the best?"

U.S. News & World Reports has weighed in on the best hospitals in the nation — as well as the region — in its 2014-15 rankings released Tuesday. 

"The 2014-15 rankings cover nearly 5,000 medical centers across the country and span 16 medical specialties from cancer to urology," according to U.S. News & World Report. 

Only 17 hospitals made this year's list, including Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, which was ranked No. 10 in the nation and No. 1 in the Chicago area.

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., received a No. 1 ranking while Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston was  ranked as the No. 2 best hospital in the nation. 

U.S. News & World Report chose 41 of 118 hospitals in the Chicago metropolitan area as top-ranking. Here is a look at its top hospitals: 

• No. 1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago
• No. 2: Rush University Medical Center in Chicago
• No. 3: Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn
• No. 4: Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood
• No. 5: St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates
• No. 6: University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago
• No. 7: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge and Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village (all tied)
• No. 9 Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, Cadence Health-Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield and NorthShore Evanston Hospital in Evanston (all tied)