In its "best hospitals" rankings, U.S. News & World Report not only determined the best hospitals in Georgia, but they also gave high achievements to multiple facilities for specialty services. Here's what we know:
How did US News find the best hospitals?
U.S. News analyzed each hospital's performance based on measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and patient experience. The specialty, procedures, and conditions rankings measured patient outcomes using data from over 800 million records of patient care.
This year, risk-adjusted outcome measures play a larger and more dominant role in determining the rankings and ratings.
Best hospitals in Georgia
- Emory University Hospital
- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
- EmorySt. Joseph's Hospital
- Emory University Hospital Midtown and Northside Hospital Cherokee
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Best hospitals in US
Five hospitals in Georgia were nationally ranked in at least one specialty:
- Emory University Hospital in Atlanta was No. 45 in cancer, No. 36 in geriatrics, No. 39 in urology, and No. 28 in neurology and neurosurgery
- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital is No. 11 in cardiology, heart, and vascular surgery.
- Northside Hospital Atlanta is No. 46 in cancer.
- Shepherd Center in Atlanta is No. 9 in rehabilitation.
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is No. 26 in neonatology, No. 13 in pediatric cancer, No. 14 in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery, No. 34 in pediatric diabetes and endocrinology, No. 15 in pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery, No. 17 in nephrology, No. 19 in pediatric neurology and neurosurgery, No. 9 in pediatric orthopedics, No. 20 in pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery, and No. 20 in pediatric urology.
Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for USA Today. Find him on Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: 5 of the best hospitals in the country are in Georgia, US News says
