US News & World Report: Huntington Hospital Among Nation's Best

Huntington Hospital was named as one of the nation's 50 best, according to a US News & World Report which named the nations top 50 hospitals based on five clinical areas.

was recognized for the first time in the report, ranking 43rd in gastroenterology, 44th in ear, nose and throat and 50th in geriatrics. NSUH was 48th in the country with the report highlighting its neurology and neurosurgery departments and being 49th for gastroenterology. 

“Huntington has never received such a high US News ranking before and we are honored to be listed among the nation’s top hospitals in several clinical areas,” said Kevin Lawlor, president and chief executive officer of Huntington Hospital.  “For nearly a century, Huntington’s staff has been providing our community with the best possible healthcare and this distinction underscores our commitment to excellence and our goal to continually enhance the quality of patient care.”

Among those named was  in Mineola as well as two other North Shore-LIJ Health System hospitals,  in Manhasset and Lenox Hill in Manhattan – as well as St. Francis Hospital in Rosyln.

“In US News’ latest hospital report, North Shore-LIJ demonstrates it can rank among the best hospitals in the nation in multiple specialties, providing our patients with quality care and access to top clinical teams across the New York metropolitan area,” Dr. Jeremy Boal, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer of North Shore-LIJ, said in a statement.

Winthrop came in at No. 15 in New York but No. 17 on the list in the Tri-State area. It received rankings of 25th for pediatric diabetes and endocrinology, and was 48th in pediatric urology.  

Lenox Hill was ranked in 34th place in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery.

Hospitals that placed within the top 25 percent but did not rank nationally received "high-performing" designations. North Shore-LIJ hospitals collectively received “high performing” designations in all 12 data-driven specialty areas, including: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, ENT, gastroenterology, geriatrics, gynecology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology. (The 4 other specialties were evaluated solely on their reputation among specialists – ophthalmology, psychiatry, rehabilitation and rheumatology).

Only 720 of the country’s 4,800 hospitals were named in the report and 148 were ranked nationally in 16 medical areas. Each specialty received a score from 0 to 100 based on factors including reputation, patient survival, patient safety and care-related factors such as nursing and patient services. After all hospitals that met the benchmark in a specialty were scored, the top 25 percent were identified and the top 50 performers were then ranked.

Complete rankings and methodology are available at www.usnews.com/besthospitals.