North Shore Medical Center Ranked Among Best Hospitals in State

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The North Shore Medical Center in Salem has been ranked among the top five best hospitals in the Boston metro area and among the top six in the state by U.S. News and World Report.

The rankings are available online, and will appear in the U.S. News “Best Hospitals 2016” guidebook, available in August from the U.S. News Store.

Other hospitals in the state that earned honors from U.S. News and World Report include Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

“NSMC’s recognition as a top hospital in Boston reflects the commitment of our exceptional staff. Their unwavering attention to the highest standards of care continues to improve our performance as a top healthcare provider on the North Shore, and one of the best in Boston,” said Robert G. Norton, NSMC President said in a news release.

In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals that perform best in one or more specialties, as well as hospitals that excel in multiple common procedures and conditions. In addition to top regional honors, NSMC is also being recognized as a high-performing hospital in hip replacement, knee replacement and heart failure care.

“This honor confirms, once again, that NSMC is a premier health care provider in Massachusetts,” said Mitchell Rein, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at NSMC. “Each member of our team shares in this honor, and makes a daily commitment to putting patients first.”

Objective measures such as patient survival and safety data, and other measures largely determined the U.S. News and World Report rankings in most specialties.

The specialty rankings and data were produced for U.S. News by RTI International, a research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.