North Shore Medical Center has been ranked as one of the best hospitals in Greater Boston and Massachusetts by U.S. News World Report for the second consecutive year. NSMC is the only hospital on the North Shore to be named to either the Boston or Massachusetts lists.
NSMC joins an esteemed array of medical centers, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in receiving the U.S. News and World Report honors.
North Shore Medical Center was also designated as a high-performing hospital in both Geriatrics and Pulmonology based on clinical quality data such as patient survival, safety and volume.
“It is the dedication and achievement of our nurses, physicians and staff who make the care at NSMC so exceptional,” says Robert G. Norton, NSMC President and CEO. “We are so grateful to our patients for their trust and confidence and share this extraordinary recognition, not only with some of the best hospitals in the nation, but with each and every patient who turns to us for care.”
The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients. In addition to its national rankings, U.S. News evaluates hospitals in 16 adult specialties. In most specialties, it ranks the nation’s top 50 hospitals and recognizes other high-performing hospitals that provide care at nearly the level of their nationally ranked peers.
Hard numbers — on patient safety, procedure volume and other objective data — stand behind the rankings in most specialties, according to the magazine. Responses to a national survey, in which physicians were asked to name hospitals they consider best in their specialty for the toughest cases, also were factored in.
“A hospital that emerges from our analysis as one of the best has much to be proud of,” said Avery Comarow, U.S. News health-rankings editor. “Only about 15 percent of hospitals are recognized for their high performance as among their region’s best.”
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 have been published at health.usnews.com/best-hospitals.
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