U-M Health ranked among nation’s best in more specialties than any other Michigan hospital by U.S. News & World Report

U-M Health among nation’s best hospitals, tied for No. 1 in Michigan

July 16, 2024 3:00 AM

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University of Michigan Health ranks among the nation’s best hospitals in more specialties than any other Michigan hospital, according to U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals Rankings for 2024-2025.

U-M Health was recognized as a top organization among the over 4,500 hospitals evaluated and as No. 1 in Michigan, tied with one other hospital.

U-M Health is the clinical division of Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan.

“It’s an honor to be recognized among the best in the country for innovation and exceptional patient care,” said David Miller, M.D., M.P.H., president of the U-M Health System and executive vice dean for clinical affairs for the U-M Medical School.

“We are fortunate to have top providers in so many fields and thank them for their hard work. We appreciate the recognition from U.S. News and World Report, but we work for our patients, not for the accolades. We are so proud of the care our teams deliver.”

U.S. News ranked nine U-M Health specialties as top in the state, and three more in the top 10 nationwide.

“These results reflect a commitment to providing the best care for every patient,” said Marschall S. Runge, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the U-M Medical School, CEO of Michigan Medicine and executive vice president of medical affairs for the University of Michigan.

“Our teams are among the very best in their fields and are dedicated to providing the high-quality care our patients expect and deserve.”

U-M Health is ranked No. 8 in the country for ophthalmology; No. 8 for ear, nose & throat; and No. 10 for rheumatology. It also received national rankings in the following specialties:

Cancer
Cardiology and Heart Surgery
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Ear, Nose, and Throat
GI and GI Surgery
Geriatrics
Neurology and Neurosurgery
Pulmonology
Rehabilitation
Rheumatology
Urology

U.S. News & World Report also evaluates performance regarding a number of specific procedures and conditions. They awarded U-M Health, UM Health-Sparrow and UM Health-West “high performing” in the following.

U-M Health high performing

Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Spinal fusion
Aortic valve surgery
Heart bypass surgery
Heart failure
Colon cancer surgery
COPD
Gynecological cancer
Heart attack
Hip replacement
Hip fracture
Kidney failure
Knee replacement
Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma
Lung cancer surgery
Pneumonia
Prostate cancer surgery
Stroke

UM Health-Sparrow high performing

COPD
Heart attack
Heart failure
Prostate cancer surgery

UM Health-West high performing

Heart attack
Hip replacement
Knee replacement

To learn more about other U-M clinical care honors, visit https://www.uofmhealth.org/about-umhs/honors-awards.

For detailed data about the safety and quality of care at U-M, visit https://www.uofmhealth.org/quality-safety.

About Michigan Medicine and University of Michigan Health

At Michigan Medicine, we advance health to serve Michigan and the world. We pursue excellence every day in our 11 hospitals and hundreds of clinics statewide, as well as educate the next generation of physicians, health professionals and scientists in our U-M Medical School.

Michigan Medicine includes U-M Medical School and University of Michigan Health, which includes the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital, University Hospital, the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Health-West, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow and the Rogel Cancer Center. The U-M Medical School is one of the nation's biomedical research powerhouses, with total research awards of more than $777 million.

More information is available at https://www.michiganmedicine.org/.

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