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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ranks overall as
one of "America's Best Hospitals" with 10 of the hospital's
specialties listed among the nation's top 50 in an annual
survey published by U.S.News & World Report magazine.
It was the 14th time in the 14 years that UI Hospitals
and Clinics has been honored in the magazine survey.
Three of the specialties--Otolaryngology (ear, nose and
throat), Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (eyes), and
Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (bones and joints)--rank
among the nation's top 10 in the magazine's July 21 issue.
Also ranked were:
- Psychiatry
- Urology
- Respiratory Disorders
- Hormonal Disorders
- Cancer
- Rheumatology
- Gynecology
Donna Katen-Bahensky, director and CEO of UI Hospitals
and Clinics, said the rankings confirm the organization's
commitment to overall excellence. "This honor is truly
deserved," she said. "Our faculty and staff provide world
class health care, and we are very proud of all of them."
Jean Robillard, M.D., dean of the University of Iowa Roy
J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, said The
University of Iowa is one of the few academic medical
centers in the U.S. that is highly ranked not just in
patient care, but also in research and education.
U.S.News & World Report also rates the UI Carver
College of Medicine among the top graduate schools for
medical education. Those ranked programs include: primary
care schools, rural medicine, physician assistants, physical
therapy, family medicine, and internal medicine.
Robillard and Katen-Bahensky caution that no one should
make decisions about their health care based solely upon
such rankings. That decision should be made after
considering an array of factors and be made in consultation
with the patient's personal physician, they said.
Katen-Bahensky added, "There are many excellent community
hospitals in Iowa. When physicians around the state are
faced with a complex or difficult case, they know that they
can refer their patients to us and that they will receive
the best health care available anywhere."
The complete hospital rankings are available on the Web
at www.usnews.com.
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