Pennsylvania's Top 10 Hospitals: Who Made The List?

What are the top 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania?

U.S. News and World Report sifted through data for nearly 5,000 hospitals and results from surveys of more than 140,000 physicians to rank the best centers in 16 adult specialties from cancer to urology, according to the publication.

Death rates, patient safety and hospital reputation were a few of factors considered. Only 137 hospitals were nationally ranked in a specialty.

The Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Presbyterian were ranked nationally, coming in at 9th overall in the nation and first in Pennsylvania. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center was ranked 13th in the nation and second in Pennsylvania.

Here is the list of top 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania:

1. Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian, Philadelphia

2. UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh

3. Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown

4. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia

5. Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster

6. Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood

7. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey

8. PinnacleHealth Hospitals, Harrisburg

9. Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr

*10.(Tie) Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia

*10.(Tie) Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, Bethlehem

An in-depth glance at the methodology used to compile these rankings is available here.