Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (Spokane, Wash.). Mother Joseph and the Sisters of Providence first founded Sacred Heart Medical Center in 1886 as a 31-bed hospital. The hospital has since grown into a major 644-bed regional medical center, featuring the…
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Porter Adventist Hospital (Denver). Porter Adventist Hospital, sponsored by the Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System and member of Englewood, Colo.-based Centura Health, was founded in 1930. Henry Porter helped found the hospital after receiving treatment at two Seventh-day Adventist…
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). HUP’s long history of patient care dates back to the founding of the nation’s first medical school, the University of Pennsylvania, in 1765. The hospital itself was established in 1874 as the nation’s…
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus). Central Ohio’s only academic medical, OSU Wexner Medical Center has roots in the 1800s, when the Willoughy (Ohio) Medical Center of Lake Erie was funded. Through several name changes and a move…
Oregon Health and Science University Hospital (Portland). Established in 1974, Oregon Health and Science University Hospital is Oregon’s only academic health center. Magnet-designated for nursing excellence, 572-bed OHSU is home to several specialized research centers and institutes, including the Oregon…
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OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (Columbus). With roots dating back to 1892, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Center was the first hospital in the state of Ohio to be certified by The Joint Commission as a comprehensive stroke center. The Magnet-designated hospital was…
Ochsner Medical Center (New Orleans). Founded in 1942, Ochsner Medical Center is the flagship hospital of Ochsner Health System, the largest nonprofit system in Louisiana. The 473-bed hospital boasts more than 600 physicians in 80 medical specialties and subspecialties. Ochsner…
NYU Langone Medical Center (New York City). Founded in 1841, NYU Langone Medical Center has grown to become one of the premier academic medical centers in the nation. Originally named NYU Medical Center, the hospital’s name was changed in 2008…
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago). Formed in 1972 when two of Chicago’s oldest hospitals merged, Northwestern Memorial Hospital is an academic medical center that serves as the primary teaching hospital for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The 894-bed hospital is…
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City). Holding the distinction of being the only comprehensive academic medical center in Iowa, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is also the best hospital in the state, according U.S. News & World…