UCLA Health once again top-ranked in annual assessment of hospital patient care

Sustained strength reflects focus on innovation, collaboration, service

UCLA Health placed #1 in both California and Los Angeles* in a broad assessment of excellence in hospital-based patient care released July 15, 2024.

UCLA Health also earned a spot once again on the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll, a distinction reserved for only 20 hospitals or systems among nearly 5,000 evaluated across 15 medical specialties and 20 common procedures and conditions. UCLA Health has appeared on the national honor roll each year since U.S. News & World Report launched the rankings in 1990.

Twelve UCLA Health medical specialties placed in the top 10 nationally. They are: ear, nose and throat (#1); pulmonology and lung surgery (#3); diabetes and endocrinology (#4); gastroenterology/gastrointestinal surgery (#4); urology (#4); geriatrics (#5); ophthalmology (#5); psychiatry (#5); rheumatology (#8); cancer (#9); neurology and neurosurgery (#9); and orthopaedics (#9).

UCLA Health was designated high performing in all 20 procedures and conditions rated. They include various cancers, hip and knee replacement, heart attack and bypass surgery, stroke and diabetes.

UCLA Health also consistently performs well in a variety of other assessments of quality and safety conducted by independent publications, accreditation bodies, advocacy groups and disease-specific organizations using a wide range of methodologies.

“The world-class care our patients receive is a reflection of the skill, compassion and continuous pursuit of excellence displayed by UCLA Health physicians, nurses and our other health care professionals,” said Johnese Spisso, president of UCLA Health and CEO of the UCLA Hospital System. “Our caregivers are international leaders in their fields who collaborate to develop and harness the latest medical and scientific innovations in service to the community.”

U.S. News & World Report said the honor roll distinction “signifies a hospital’s exceptional performance in delivering high-quality medical care.” It no longer includes an ordinal ranking.

The evaluation considered such factors as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience. Detailed methodologies for the medical specialty rankings and the procedures and conditions ratings are available on the U.S. News & World Report website.

UCLA Health offers an integrated network of primary and specialty care services at more than 280 clinics across Southern California and the Central Coast and at five medical centers and hospitals – Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and UCLA West Valley Medical Center.

UCLA Health also includes the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. More at About UCLA Health.

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