Rankings and Ratings

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

Ochsner Medical Center (New Orleans). Ochsner Medical Center is a 473-bed acute-care hospital with roots dating back to 1942. That’s when surgeon Alton Ochsner, MD, and four colleagues opened The Ochsner Clinic, the first physician group practice in the Deep…

University of Maryland Medical Center (Baltimore). The University of Maryland Medical Center is one of the country’s oldest academic medical centers, founded in 1823 as the Baltimore Infirmary. Over the years, the 816-bed hospital has become a staple institution for…

UF Health Shands Hospital (Gainesville, Fla.). After William A. Shands was elected as a Florida state senator in 1940, he worked tirelessly to ensure the Gainesville community had a teaching hospital. Two years after the University of Florida College of Medicine…

University of Colorado Hospital (Aurora). University of Colorado Hospital, the crown jewel of the newly formed University of Colorado Health, was founded in 1921. The hospital is the only academic medical center in the region, and physician faculty members —…

 University of Chicago Medicine. University of Chicago Medicine got its start in 1927. The university board of trustees set aside money to create an academic medical center in 1916, but World War I hindered the development. During the 1950s and 1960s,…

The University of Arizona Medical Center’s parent corporation, The University of Arizona Health Network, was formed in 2010 as a merger between the hospital’s predecessor, University Medical Center, and University Physicians Healthcare. Today, the main campus, opened in 1971, has 479…

UAB Hospital (Birmingham, Ala.). UAB Hospital was established in 1945 as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Today, the 1,046-bed facility stands as the centerpiece of UAB Health System and is the largest academic medical…

 Oregon Health & Science University (Portland). Oregon Health & Science University, a 544-bed hospital established in 1974, is the state’s only public academic health center.  Oregon Health & Science University is a Level I trauma center and Magnet-designated for nursing excellence.…

Novant Presbyterian Medical Center (Charlotte, N.C.). Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center opened in 1903 with 20 beds. It has since expanded to 622 beds and diversified its clinical offerings to become one of the state’s most comprehensive healthcare providers.  …