Cleveland Clinic Named No. 2 Hospital In U.S.

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Clinic was named the No. 2 hospital in the nation and the best for heart care in the newest hospital rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

“Cleveland Clinic is constantly focused on safety and quality because it’s the right thing to do,” said Dr. Tom Mihaljevic, CEO and president of Cleveland Clinic. “Rankings like these by U.S. News – along with those by Leapfrog, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Vizient – are an affirmation of our caregivers’ continued commitment to providing patients with the best care anywhere.”

For 26 straight years, the Cleveland Clinic has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in the U.S. for cardiology and heart surgery. This is the 22nd year the hospital has earned a top 5 overall ranking in U.S. News & World Report's rankings.

The Cleveland Clinic was ranked in 13 specialties:

• Cardiology and heart surgery (1),
• Geriatrics (2),
• Gynecology (2),
• Rheumatology (2),
• Gastroenterology and GI surgery (3),
• Pulmonology and lung surgery (4),
• Urology (4),
• Cancer (5),
• Nephrology (Kidney Disorders) (5),
• Diabetes and endocrinology (6),
• Neurology and neurosurgery (9),
• Orthopedics (9), and
• Ophthalmology (10)

The full U.S News & World Report hospital rankings have been posted online.