U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals for the 2015-16 Best Hospitals rankings. Only 15 of them made the Honor Roll.
Hospitals on the exclusive list achieved high scores in at least six of the 16 Best Hospitals specialty rankings. Top-tier scores earned two points per specialty and slightly lower scores one point. Honor Roll rank is by total points. Here's the list, starting at 15 and working up.
15. Stanford Health-Stanford Hospital
(Courtesy of Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital)
Location: Stanford, California
Honor Roll points: 8
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 6
Highest rankings in: Ear, Nose & Throat (9th), Cancer (10th), Gynecology (11th), Diabetes & Endocrinology (13th), Urology (18th)
Honor Roll rank last year: Not ranked
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Honor Roll points: 8
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 6
Highest rankings in: Ear, Nose & Throat (9th), Cancer (10th), Gynecology (11th), Diabetes & Endocrinology (13th), Urology (18th)
Honor Roll rank last year: Not ranked
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Location: Durham, North Carolina
Honor Roll points: 9
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 6
Highest rankings in: Cardiology & Heart Surgery (6th), Pulmonology (7th), Ophthalmology (8th), Urology (9th), Rheumatology (12th), Nephrology (17th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 14
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Honor Roll points: 9
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 6
Highest rankings in: Cardiology & Heart Surgery (6th), Pulmonology (7th), Ophthalmology (8th), Urology (9th), Rheumatology (12th), Nephrology (17th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 14
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(Courtesy of UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
Location: Pittsburgh
Honor Roll points: 11
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 8
Highest rankings in: Ear, Nose & Throat (6th), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (7th), Rheumatology (8th), Psychiatry (9th), Orthopedics (10th), Geriatrics (11th), Pulmonology (11th), Rehabilitation (11th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 12 (tied)
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Honor Roll points: 11
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 8
Highest rankings in: Ear, Nose & Throat (6th), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (7th), Rheumatology (8th), Psychiatry (9th), Orthopedics (10th), Geriatrics (11th), Pulmonology (11th), Rehabilitation (11th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 12 (tied)
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(Courtesy of NYU Langone Medical Center)
Location: New York
Honor Roll points: 12
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 9
Highest rankings in: Orthopedics (5th), Geriatrics (6th), Neurology & Neurosurgery (9th), Rheumatology (9th), Rehabilitation (10th), Cardiology & Heart Surgery (11th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 15
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Honor Roll points: 12
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 9
Highest rankings in: Orthopedics (5th), Geriatrics (6th), Neurology & Neurosurgery (9th), Rheumatology (9th), Rehabilitation (10th), Cardiology & Heart Surgery (11th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 15
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(Courtesy of Northwestern Memorial Hospital)
Location: Chicago
Honor Roll points: 14
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 9
Highest rankings in: Diabetes & Endocrinology (7th), Urology (8th), Cardiology & Heart Surgery (9th), Orthopedics (9th), Neurology & Neurosurgery (10th), Geriatrics (12th), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (13th), Rheumatology (13th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 10
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Honor Roll points: 14
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 9
Highest rankings in: Diabetes & Endocrinology (7th), Urology (8th), Cardiology & Heart Surgery (9th), Orthopedics (9th), Neurology & Neurosurgery (10th), Geriatrics (12th), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (13th), Rheumatology (13th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 10
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(Courtesy of Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Honor Roll points: 14
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 12
Highest rankings in: Pulmonology (8th), Nephrology (10th), Neurology & Neurosurgery (11th), Urology (11th), Ear, Nose & Throat (12th), Diabetes & Endocrinology (13th), Ophthalmology (13th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 17
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Honor Roll points: 14
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 12
Highest rankings in: Pulmonology (8th), Nephrology (10th), Neurology & Neurosurgery (11th), Urology (11th), Ear, Nose & Throat (12th), Diabetes & Endocrinology (13th), Ophthalmology (13th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 17
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(Courtesy of the Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania)
Location: Philadelphia
Honor Roll points: 15
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 11
Highest rankings in: Ear, Nose & Throat (4th), Cardiology & Heart Surgery (8th), Diabetes & Endocrinology (10th), Pulmonology (10th), Cancer (11th), Urology (12th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 7
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Honor Roll points: 15
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 11
Highest rankings in: Ear, Nose & Throat (4th), Cardiology & Heart Surgery (8th), Diabetes & Endocrinology (10th), Pulmonology (10th), Cancer (11th), Urology (12th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 7
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(Courtesy of UCSF Medical Center)
Location: San Francisco
Honor Roll points: 18
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 12
Highest rankings in: Diabetes & Endocrinology (4th), Nephrology (4th), Neurology & Neurosurgery (4th), Urology (5th), Gynecology (6th), Ear, Nose & Throat (7th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 8
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Honor Roll points: 18
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 12
Highest rankings in: Diabetes & Endocrinology (4th), Nephrology (4th), Neurology & Neurosurgery (4th), Urology (5th), Gynecology (6th), Ear, Nose & Throat (7th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 8
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(Courtesy of New York-Presbyterian)
Location: New York
Honor Roll points: 20
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 12
Highest rankings in: Psychiatry (1st), Cardiology & Heart Surgery (3rd), Nephrology (3rd), Rheumatology (3rd), Neurology & Neurosurgery (5th), Diabetes & Endocrinology (6th), Urology (6th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 6
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Honor Roll points: 20
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 12
Highest rankings in: Psychiatry (1st), Cardiology & Heart Surgery (3rd), Nephrology (3rd), Rheumatology (3rd), Neurology & Neurosurgery (5th), Diabetes & Endocrinology (6th), Urology (6th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 6
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(Courtesy of Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Location: Boston
Honor Roll points: 22
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 12
Highest rankings in: Gynecology (2nd), Cancer (4th), Cardiology & Heart Surgery (4th), Nephrology (5th), Pulmonology (5th), Neurology & Neurosurgery (6th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 9
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Honor Roll points: 22
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 12
Highest rankings in: Gynecology (2nd), Cancer (4th), Cardiology & Heart Surgery (4th), Nephrology (5th), Pulmonology (5th), Neurology & Neurosurgery (6th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 9
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(Courtesy of Cleveland Clinic)
Location: Cleveland
Honor Roll points: 26
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 14
Highest rankings in: Cardiology & Heart Surgery (1st), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (2nd), Nephrology (2nd), Rheumatology (2nd), Urology (2nd), Diabetes & Endocrinology (3rd), Gynecology (3rd), Orthopedics (3rd), Pulmonology (3rd)
Honor Roll rank last year: 4
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Honor Roll points: 26
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 14
Highest rankings in: Cardiology & Heart Surgery (1st), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (2nd), Nephrology (2nd), Rheumatology (2nd), Urology (2nd), Diabetes & Endocrinology (3rd), Gynecology (3rd), Orthopedics (3rd), Pulmonology (3rd)
Honor Roll rank last year: 4
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(Courtesy of UCLA Medical Center)
Location: Los Angeles
Honor Roll points: 26
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 15
Highest rankings in: Geriatrics (2nd), Urology (3rd), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (4th), Ophthalmology (5th), Cancer (6th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 5
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Honor Roll points: 26
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 15
Highest rankings in: Geriatrics (2nd), Urology (3rd), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (4th), Ophthalmology (5th), Cancer (6th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 5
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(Courtesy of Johns Hopkins Hospital)
Location: Baltimore
Honor Roll points: 26
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 15
Highest rankings in:Rheumatology (1st), Ear, Nose & Throat (3rd), Neurology & Neurosurgery (3rd), Ophthalmology (3rd), Psychiatry (3rd), Urology (4th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 3
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Honor Roll points: 26
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 15
Highest rankings in:Rheumatology (1st), Ear, Nose & Throat (3rd), Neurology & Neurosurgery (3rd), Ophthalmology (3rd), Psychiatry (3rd), Urology (4th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 3
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(Courtesy of Mayo Clinic)
Location: Rochester, Minnesota
Honor Roll points: 29
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 15
Highest rankings in: Diabetes & Endocrinology (1st), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (1st), Geriatrics (1st), Gynecology (1st), Nephrology (1st), Neurology & Neurosurgery (1st), Pulmonology (1st), Urology (1st)
Honor Roll rank last year: 1
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Honor Roll points: 29
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 15
Highest rankings in: Diabetes & Endocrinology (1st), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (1st), Geriatrics (1st), Gynecology (1st), Nephrology (1st), Neurology & Neurosurgery (1st), Pulmonology (1st), Urology (1st)
Honor Roll rank last year: 1
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(Courtesy of Massachusetts General Hospital)
Location: Boston
Honor Roll points: 29
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 16
Highest rankings in: Ear, Nose & Throat (1st), Diabetes & Endocrinology (2nd), Neurology & Neurosurgery (2nd), Psychiatry (2nd), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (3rd), Geriatrics (4th), Gynecology (4th), Ophthalmology (4th), Orthopedics (4th), Pulmonology (4th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 2
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Honor Roll points: 29
Number of Honor Roll specialties: 16
Highest rankings in: Ear, Nose & Throat (1st), Diabetes & Endocrinology (2nd), Neurology & Neurosurgery (2nd), Psychiatry (2nd), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (3rd), Geriatrics (4th), Gynecology (4th), Ophthalmology (4th), Orthopedics (4th), Pulmonology (4th)
Honor Roll rank last year: 2
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The Honor Roll of Best Hospitals 2015-6 was originally published on U.S. News & World Report.
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