Hospitals

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A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized staff and equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which has an emergency department.

There are many hospital departments, staffed by a wide variety of healthcare professionals, with some crossover between departments.

US News and World Report Best Hospitals provides a list of the best hospitals in the US. Find the top 100 hospitals through a list of hospitals, hospital locator, or hospital finder.

Hospitals vary widely in the services they offer and therefore, in the departments they have.

Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD is ranked nationally in 15 adult and 10 pediatric specialties. Johns Hopkins Hospital is a 951-bed general medical and surgical facility with 46,673 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 23,647 annual inpatient and 37,615 outpatient surgeries.

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Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA is ranked nationally in 16 adult and 3 pediatric specialties. Massachusetts General Hospital is a 947-bed general medical and surgical facility with 48,587 admissions in the most recent year reported.

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Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN is ranked nationally in 15 adult and 10 pediatric specialties. It was also high-performing in 1 adult specialty. Mayo Clinic is a 1,132-bed general medical and surgical facility with 62,400 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 50,918 annual inpatient and 21,035 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 79,542 visits. It is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).