Rankings and Ratings

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (Richmond, Va.). VCU Medical Center is a 1,125-bed regional referral center for the state and the region’s only Level I trauma center for adults and children. The hospital is affiliated with the VCU School of…

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.). Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s history stems back to 1874, one year after Vanderbilt University was founded with a grant from Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Today, VUMC is home to Vanderbilt University Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr.…

UPMC Presbyterian (Pittsburgh). With roughly 650 beds and a Level I trauma center, UPMC Presbyterian is the flagship of UPMC’s sprawling academic medical campus. The hospital is one staple of Pittsburgh’s academic health hub: Since it was founded in 1893,…

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (Madison). The Wisconsin legislature established the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in 1924, originally naming it Wisconsin General Hospital. Today, the 592-bed hospital is a critical teaching facility in the Midwest with ties…

University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle). When University of Washington Medical Center opened as University Hospital in 1959, it was one of the smallest teaching hospitals in the country. Years later, UW Medicine is one of the most influential academic…

University of Michigan Medical Center (Ann Arbor). The University of Michigan board of regents established a three-member medical department in 1848, which is today known as the University of Michigan Medical School. This eventually led the opening of U-M’s academic…

Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital. Yale-New Haven Hospital is a 1,541-bed academic medical center and flagship of Yale New Haven Health System. The hospital dates back to 1826, when it opened as the 13-bed General Hospital Society of Connecticut, the first…

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.). In 1941, the Wake Forest School of Medicine joined with North Carolina Baptist Hospital to create what today is known as Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. This 885-bed teaching hospital includes the region’s…

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The mission of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is straightforward: eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation and the world. The hospital was created in 1941 and accepted its first patient in…

University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center. University of Rochester Medical Center was founded in 1921. George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company, was the hospital’s first benefactor. In the early 1900s, Eastman agreed to fund a medical school with…