UI Hospitals and Clinics Ranked Again Among National Elite

7/16/2009

20 Years in a Row in U.S. News List

University of Iowa Health Care leaders announced that for the 20th time in 20 years, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics appears on the list of the leading hospitals in the United States.

"The Best Hospitals in America" listing is compiled annually by U.S.News & World Report.

At UI Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center, seven specialties are ranked overall.

Three of the honored specialties rank among the nation's top 10 in their respective categories:

  • Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), 3rd.
  • Ophthalmology and visual sciences (eyes), 6th.
  • Orthopaedics and rehabilitation, 8th.

The other ranked specialties at UI Hospitals and Clinics include:

  • Neurology/neurosurgery, 22nd.
  • Cancer, 27th. 
  • Kidney, 34th.
  • Gynecology 36th.