May 5 is World Hand Hygiene Day. To celebrate the occasion, the CDC has launched Clean Hands Count, a campaign to boost hand-washing and reduce healthcare-associated infections.
Rankings and Ratings
NorthShore University HealthSystem Evanston Hospital (Ill.). Evanston Hospital is the flagship facility of NorthShore University HealthSystem. Opened in 1891, the hospital has grown to include 354 beds, a Level I trauma center and programs for several medical specialties. The hospital…
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City). NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital was formed in 1998 with the merger of The New York Hospital and The PresbyterianHospital. Both of its founding hospitals have pioneered important medical services and innovations. The New York Hospital, the first…
Nebraska Medicine – Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha, Neb.). This 621-bed hospital and teaching facility was created in 1997 after University of Nebraska Hospital merged with Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital. More recently, Nebraska Medical Center integrated with Bellevue (Neb.) Medical Center, a 55-bed…
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (Bethesda, Md.). The NIH Clinical Center opened its doors to its first patients in 1953.As a research facility, only patients with the precise type or stage of illness under investigation are admitted for treatment,…
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Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City). Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1,171-bed general medical, surgical and teaching facility known across the country for excellence in clinical care and patient satisfaction. The Mount Sinai Health System was created from the combination…
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City). Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is composed of two related institutions: Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases and Sloan Kettering Institute. Memorial Hospital was founded in 1884 as New York Cancer Hospital.…
Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston). The Medical University of South Carolina opened in 1824 as a small private college for the training of physicians. The school has since grown into a state university with a medical center and six colleges…
Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). Founded in 1889, Mayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated nonprofit medical group practice in the U.S. The Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus is made up of two hospitals, 794-bed Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus and the…
Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston). Founded in 1811, Massachusetts General Hospital is the third oldest general hospital in the U.S. and the first teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. Today, it is considered the No. 1 overall hospital in the nation, according to…