Where does Saint Louis University Hospital stand when compared to other hospitals across the country?
According to the Web site for U.S. News and World Report, SLU Hospital did not make the honor roll. In the 13th annual edition of “America’s Best Hospitals,” U.S. News ranked 205 top medical centers and listed the overall top hospitals on its honor roll.
The top three hospitals on the honor roll were, respectively, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and the Cleveland Clinic.
SLU Hospital did make the grade in seven of the 17 specialties that U.S. News ranked this year:
– In the field of digestive disorders, SLU Hospital ranked 31.
– In the field of ear nose and throat, SLU Hospital ranked 43.
– In the field of geriatrics, SLU Hospital ranked 9.
– In the field of heart and heart surgery, SLU Hospital ranked 33.
– In the field of hormonal disorders, SLU Hospital ranked 31.
– In the field of kidney disease, SLU Hospital ranked 36.
– In the field of respiratory disorders, SLU Hospital ranked 21.
Best Doctors is a Web site created by Pulitzer-prize winner Greg Smith. According to the Web site, Best Doctors is completely independent and its mission is to link consumers to the medical knowledge they need in order to make the best healthcare choices for themselves and their loved ones.
The site states that they do not accept fees from doctors or hospitals in exchange for a listing on the databases.
Each year Best Doctors surveys thousands of leading specialists worldwide and ask them what doctors they themselves would go to for treatment in their specialty. More than one million individual evaluations were processed.
According to the Web site, only 30,000 doctors in the United States, which is about 4 percent of all U.S. doctors, are selected as outstanding doctors.
St. Louis Magazine compiles this information and features an annual “best doctors” issue.
More than 70 SLUCare physicians in a wide range of specialties, including dermatology, neurology and geriatrics, made this list.
