Seven Baylor Scott & White Health hospitals have been ranked some of the best in Texas for 2014-15 by U.S. News & World Report in the publication's annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings. The U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in its 25th year, recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients.
Two Baylor Scott & White Health hospitals have ranked in the top 10 in the state of Texas. Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas is ranked No. 1 in the Dallas metro area and No. 2 in Texas. Scott & White Memorial Hospital is ranked No. 10 in Texas, moving up eight spots from the previous year.
"We are so proud to see the two flagship hospitals of the new Baylor Scott & White Health both rank in the top 10 in the state," says Joel Allison, CEO, Baylor Scott & White Health. "When we merged Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare in 2013, we knew we were combining two exemplary systems known for high-quality care. These 2014-2015 U.S. News rankings are proof, as our new system now includes a total seven ranked hospitals throughout North and Central Texas."
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, which has been included in the U.S. News & World Report rankings for more than 20 years, was ranked nationally in 2014 for six medical specialties:
- Gastroenterology & GI surgery (No. 15 in the nation)
- Diabetes & endocrinology (No. 30 in the nation)
- Pulmonology (No. 35 in the nation)
- Nephrology (No. 38 in the nation)
- Neurology & neurosurgery (No. 40 in the nation)
- Orthopedics (No. 41 in the nation)
The hospital is also high-performing in cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, urology, and ear, nose & throat.
For 2014-15, U.S. News evaluated hospitals in 16 adult specialties and ranked the top 50 in most of the specialties. Just 3 percent of the nearly 5,000 hospitals that were analyzed for Best Hospitals 2014-15 earned national ranking in even one specialty.
Six Baylor Scott & White Health Hospitals rank in Dallas Metro Area by U.S. News & World Report
In its Metro Area Rankings, U.S. News & World Report gives consumers information about high-performing hospitals in their backyard. This year, U.S. News & World Report ranked six Baylor Scott & White Health hospitals in the Dallas metro area:
- Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas: No. 1
- Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano: No. 6
- Baylor Medical Center at Irving: No. 7
- Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth: No. 8
- Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine: No. 8
- Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation: No. 12
Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation is the only hospital recognized for rehabilitation in North Texas.
"The data tell the story – a hospital that emerged from our analysis as one of the best has much to be proud of," says U.S. News Health Rankings Editor Avery Comarow. "A Best Hospital has demonstrated its expertise in treating the most challenging patients."
U.S. News publishes Best Hospitals to help guide patients who need a high level of care because they face particularly difficult surgery, a challenging condition or extra risk because of age or multiple health problems. Objective measures such as patient survival and safety data, adequacy of nurse staffing levels and other data largely determined the rankings in most specialties.
The specialty rankings and data were produced for U.S. News by RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Using the same data, U.S. News produced the state and metro rankings.
The rankings are freely available at http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals and will appear in the U.S. News Best Hospitals 2015 guidebook, available in August.
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As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than 1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three million Texans. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com