YNHH only hospital in Connecticut nationally ranked
NEW HAVEN, CT (August 8, 2017) – Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) continues to rank among the top U.S. hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Hospitals” listing. Of the nearly 5,000 hospitals surveyed, YNHH ranks nationally in nine specialties.
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Psychiatry (11) and
Geriatrics (15) specialties rank in the nation’s top 15 while
Pulmonology ranks #19,
Ear, Nose and Throat #22,
Neurology and Neurosurgery ranks #28, while
Urology and
Diabetes and Endocrinology both rank #29.
Yale New Haven Hospital is ranked among the best nationally in two other medical specialties:
Gastroenterology ranks #33 and
Kidney Disorders #31.
“We are very proud that Yale New Haven Hospital continues to be recognized as one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report,” said Thomas Balcezak, MD, chief medical officer at YNHHS. “These rankings demonstrate our consistent ability to grow many of our patient-centered services and at the same time and deliver the highest quality of care. That U.S. News & World Report recognizes these achievements means we are fulfilling our goal to provide the best care to the people of Connecticut and beyond.”
According to U.S. News & World Report, hard numbers support the rankings in most specialties – death rates, patient safety, procedure volume and other objective data. The entire national listing is available online at
www.usnews.com/best-hospitals.
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