Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Among Ohio's Best Hospitals: U.S. News

MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OH — Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest is among the five best hospitals in Ohio, according to new rankings from U.S. News.

The rankings examined both the best hospitals in the nation and the best hospitals by region. Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest ranked as the No. 5 best hospital in the Buckeye State.

The hospital received high marks for its cardiology and heart surgery care, gastroenterology and GI surgery, and neurology and neurosurgery, among other good marks.

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The 2021-22 Best Hospitals rankings, released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report, rates the best overall hospitals as well as others that consistently deliver the best care.

To compile the rankings, U.S. News compared more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide in 15 specialties and 17 procedures and conditions including cardiology, neurology, geriatrics, orthopedics and more.

U.S. News also added seven new procedures or conditions to the rankings this year, including heart attack, stroke, pneumonia, diabetes, kidney failure, hip fracture and back surgery.
The goal of the rankings is to help patients choose a hospital based on the specific type of care they need.

The methodology for the rankings is based largely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.

Learn more about the Best Hospitals methodology.

See this year's full Best Hospitals ranking.