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List of the best hospitals as ranked by U.S. News & World Report 2010

This is the new annual 2010 rankings of the best hospitals ranked by specialty. Out of nearly 5,000 hospitals reviewed, only 152 made the annual list based on 16 specialties.
Scores were based on objective and subjective measures such as death rates, patient safety, and reputation.
Thanks to U.S. News they publishes the Best Hospitals list each year to help patients who need high-stakes care because of the complexity of their condition.
These 14 hospitals, in order by most points overall, made the �honor roll� list for ranking near the top in at least six of the specialties:

1. Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
2. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
3. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
4. Cleveland Clinic
5. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles
6. New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
7. University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
8. Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis
9. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
10. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
11. Brigham and Women�s Hospital, Boston
12. University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle
13. UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
14. University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor

And here are the No. 1 hospitals in each specialty category:

Cancer: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Diabetes & Endocrinology: Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Ear, Nose & Throat: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
Gastroenterology: Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Geriatrics: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
Gynecology: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
Heart & Heart Surgery: Cleveland Clinic
Kidney Disorders: Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Neurology & Neurosurgery: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
Ophthalmology: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami
Orthopedics: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Psychiatry: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Pulmonology: National Jewish Health, Denver
Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Rheumatology: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
Urology: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore