Once Again on the Honor Roll of America’s Top 20 Hospitals, 91Ƶ Langone Was Evaluated Alongside More Than 4,500 Medical Centers Nationally
91Ƶ Langone was named best in the United States in four specialties: neurology and neurosurgery; cardiology, heart, and vascular surgery; pulmonology and lung surgery; and geriatrics.
Credit: Joe Carrotta
NYU Langone Health has more No. 1–ranked specialties than any other medical center in the United States, according to rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report, naming the system best in the nation for neurology and neurosurgery (for the fourth straight year); cardiology, heart, and vascular surgery; pulmonology and lung surgery; and geriatrics.
U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Hospitals” rankings also placed 91Ƶ Langone on its Honor Roll of the top 20 hospitals in the nation and among the No. 1 hospitals in the New York metro area. These rankings extend to 91Ƶ Langone’s Tisch Hospital, Kimmel Pavilion, and 91Ƶ Langone Orthopedic Hospital in Manhattan; 91Ƶ Langone Hospital—Long Island; and 91Ƶ Langone Hospital—Brooklyn.
“Thanks to the incredible employees working across our integrated health system, 91Ƶ Langone has achieved something unmatched this year: the most top-ranked medical specialties among any of our peers across the nation,” said Robert I. Grossman, MD, CEO of 91Ƶ Langone and dean of 91Ƶ Grossman School of Medicine. “91Ƶ Langone has always maintained one consistently high standard of care, regardless of location and specialty, allowing us to consistently deliver the best quality and outcomes to our patients.”
All 13 of 91Ƶ Langone’s ranked clinical specialties were in the top 20 nationally, with 9 in the top 5:
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Additionally, 91Ƶ Langone received high performing designations in all common care procedures and conditions, including the two new categories added this year, heart arrhythmia and pacemaker implantation.
About 91Ƶ Langone Health
91Ƶ Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked 91Ƶ Langone No. 1 out of 115 comprehensive academic medical centers across the nation for three years in a row. 91Ƶ Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 7 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and more than 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise.
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