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2012 Top Ranked Neurology and Neurosurgery Hospitals in the U.S. | January 6, 2012
Every year, patients and potential patients alike, look forward to the U.S. News & World Report’s impartial survey of top ranking hospitals. Attached is a link to their most current list for best Neurology & Neurosurgery services. This year more than 1,300 hospitals are included. The top 50 are ranked and the rest are listed alphabetically.
Criteria for the survey was: reputation among specialists, nursing staffing, and patient survival. Also considered was technology, patient safety, and patient services.
To locate the top 50 — including those near your selected location – click on http://health.usnews.com/health/best-hospitals/neurology-and-neurosurgery-hospital-rankings/
Here are the first ten:
#1 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Nationally Ranked in 26 specialties
#2 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Nationally Ranked in 26 specialties
#3 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Nationally Ranked in 22 specialties
#4 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, NYC, NY
Nationally Ranked in 25 specialties
High-performing in 1 specialty
#5 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Nationally Ranked in 23 specialties
High-performing in 1 specialty
#6 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Nationally Ranked in 26 specialties
#7 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Nationally Ranked in 24 specialties
#8 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Nationally Ranked in 25 specialties
#9 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Nationally Ranked in 1 specialty
High-performing in 7 specialties
#10 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
UPMC — University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Nationally Ranked in 14 specialties
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Great post and VERY helpful to anyone with a neurological concern. Thanks!
Comment by arthurpjohnson — January 7, 2012 @ 3:54 AM
Phylis, are these hospitals of neurological top ranked with Alzheimer’s, as well.
Alzheimer’s is a neurological problem.
Welcome Arthur, I hope you come more often.
Comment by Ruth Brown — January 7, 2012 @ 5:58 PM
I don’t think they deal expressly with alzheimer’s. Your neurologist could probably give more direction.
Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — January 7, 2012 @ 7:22 PM
My neurologist takes care, diagnoses and prescribes the medications for Alzheimer’s. Like epilepsy, it is in the brain.
I see my neurologist in 2 weeks. I will ask him then. Two of the top ranked hospitals that you have listed are in California. UCLA and UCSF.
Comment by Ruth Brown — January 7, 2012 @ 9:21 PM
Way to go…
Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — January 7, 2012 @ 9:33 PM
Phylis,
Thank you for the Great list,,, Though, in this age of prevalence of so many Neurological disorders in every inch of the face of earth, one wonders why aren’t too many Neurologists & neurological hospitals so commonly available to threat this particular living-menace?
Phylis,
The humanity that can reach space, touch the starts, land in the moon or build Nuclear armaments crisscrossing oceans can do a whole lot better than just handful Neurological Hospitals tackling the ever growing neurological living nightmare & GLOBAL burden.
Again, there is way to go, to knock out this Neurological curse.
Just like Leprosy, AIDS,,,, & many other human catastrophes, the war to eliminate Neurological Disorders need to aggressively pushed harder & further far beyond limits, than the lame duck-response so far.
Thanks to Global realities, demands & priorities, the time to TOTALLY eradicate Neurological disorders has come & gone long time ago.
So far, when it comes to Neurological disorders, it too little & too late.
It’s time to look back & prioritize human Neurological needs.
Comment by Gerrie — January 11, 2012 @ 12:25 AM
Dear Gerrie,
Don’t say “It’s too little, too late.”
But like a little army, we have to do our battle…against ignorance, misinformation…and the ignomity of hiding our condition.
I was at the doctor having my leg stitched up and he asked me how it happened. I told him I had epilepsy and he told me his daughter did too.
Then the nurse who’s probably worked there umpteen years joined in and said: “Oh my nephew does also!”
Neither of them knew it, because neither of them even spoke of it. (Low priority or embarrassment?)
I’ve written to the the Chief of Staff at the Department of Health and Human Services (See the article “There IS Hope!”) http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/11/15/there-is-hope/
I’ve stood before the EEOC (who were quite impressive), another government agency (who took so little notice of us, I don’t even remember their name!)
There’s this website, contributing to 3 other sites, 8 Facebook pages, stuffing mailboxes and leading a local Epilepsy Support Group.
So, ok. Clap your hands for me. But I’m only ONE person. And if others put 1/10 th of the effort towards fighting for epilepsy recognition, education, awareness and funds, I think we’d be in a better place.
End of lecture!
Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — January 11, 2012 @ 8:16 PM
My husband reviewing drugs on cerebal palsy. I note all the people w/ neurological disorders that need attention. We have a cousin dealing w/ ALS. There is a lot of neurological disorders out there.
Not the mass majority as the seizure disorder but all that need attention. They are all challenging! I respect both the patient and physician.
Comment by Toni — January 12, 2012 @ 5:12 AM