18 Specialty Hospitals Ranked Among Best In Maryland

MARYLAND — Several Maryland hospitals were ranked the best in their area of specialty in a new ranking released this week by Healthgrades, an online physician and hospital locator.

Healthgrades evaluated 4,500 hospitals across more than 30 common procedures and conditions to determine the 250 that received 2024 America’s Best Hospitals Awards. At the same time, the organization ranked hospitals in 32 states across 18 specialty areas to determine its Specialty State Rankings.

Hospitals in Maryland included in this ranking are:

Cardiology:

1. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical, Baltimore
2. MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Baltimore
3. Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore
4. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
5. University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson

Critical Care:

1. Calverthealth Medical Center, Prince Frederick
2. UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie
3. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore
4. University Of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore
5. University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson

Gastrointestinal Care:

1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
2. MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore
3. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore
4. MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown
5. University Of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore

Gastrointestinal Medical:

1. MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore
2. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
3. Howard County General Hospital, Columbia

Gastrointestinal Surgery:

1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
2. MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore
3. University Of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore
4. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore
5. MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown

Orthopedic Surgery:

1. University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson
2. Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis
3. Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Lanham

Pulmonary Care:

1. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore
2. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
3. MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown
4. MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Baltimore
5. UM Charles Regional Medical Center, La Plata

Spine Surgery:

1. University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson
2. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
3. UPMC Western Maryland, Cumberland

Stroke Care:

1. UM Capital Region Medical Center, Largo
2. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
3. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore

Surgical Care:

1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
2. MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown
3. UM Upper Chesapeake Health, Bel Air
4. UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie
5. Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown

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Healthgrades said in its survey that more than three-fourths (76 percent) of consumers rely on quality rankings when choosing a specialty hospital. The survey also showed that when deciding between hospitals before scheduling procedures, nearly two-thirds (63 percent) said they would choose the hospital that received a high-quality ranking.

The organization said in a news release that it used data-driven, clinically validated methodology that focuses solely on patient outcomes to determine the rankings.

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