The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 24th year, recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients. In Oregon Health and
“We have an incredible team of caregivers who make it possible to deliver the highest quality of care to the communities we serve,” said Jay Henry,
St. Charles Bend performed nearly at the level of nationally ranked U.S. News Best Hospitals in seven adult specialties, including:
- Ear, nose and throat
- Gastroenterology and GI surgery
- Gynecology
- Nephrology
- Orthopedics
- Pulmonology
- Urology
The hospital also scored high in patient safety, demonstrating commitment to reducing accidents and medical mistakes.
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.
“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. Just 3 percent of all hospitals earn a national ranking in any specialty.”
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 added risk because of other health problems or age. Objective measures such as patient survival and safety data, the 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
The rankings have been published at http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals and will appear in print in the
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