Diary of a Hospital
Atop the Vanderbilt helipad, LifeFlight nurses transfer a car accident victim to a gurney. In 2007, the crew made 3,000 retrievals from outlying areas.
5 Days at Vanderbilt Medical Center
An inside look at how this Nashville hospital earns a spot on the Honor Roll.
Photo Essay
Nurse Anisa Metiri triage nurse at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx NY.
Walk in the Shoes of an ER Nurse
A busy shift at Montefiore Medical Center's Weiler Division in the Bronx, N.Y., highlights the pressures on a triage nurse Anisa Mertiri.
HOnor Roll
America's Best Hospitals
The 19 institutions that achieved high scores in at least six specialties.
- 1 Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 2 Mayo Clinic
- 3 Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
- 4 Cleveland Clinic
- 5 Massachusetts General Hospital
- 6 New York-Presbyterian Univ. Hosp.
- 7 UCSF Medical Center
- 8 Brigham and Women's Hospital
- 8 Duke University Medical Center
- 10 Hosp. of the Univ. of Pennsylvania
- 10 Univ. of Washington Medical Center
- 12 Barnes-Jewish Hospital/ Washington University
- 13 University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
- 14 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- 15 Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 16 Stanford Hospital and Clinics
- 17 University of Chicago Medical Center
- 18 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- 19 Yale-New Haven Hospital
hospital amenities
Close-up of woman eating dinner (Jupiter Images)
Jazzing Up a Hospital Stay
Gourmet dining, fine art--some patients even get field trips.
Bernadine Healy, M.D.
Dr. Bernadine Healy on M Street in Georgetown. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Great Medicine Needs
Committed Patients
The hard work of getting well starts after you return home. Are you up to it?
Deciphering America's Best Hospitals
Surgeon Tom Naslund (center) repairs a bulging aorta. (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR)
Methodology: Inside the Rankings
How 170 out of 5,453 hospitals and medical centers made the cut.
8 Pets That Pose Major Health Threats to Kids
New guidelines warn parents about the risks to children of exotic pets.
A Crash Course in Diabetes for Men
Six facts that might make you get serious about prevention.
Health Buzz: Salmonella in Chicken and Other Health News
Palin's stance on women's issues, flexitarianism and weight loss, and new concerns about an asthma drug
Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids
Few actually go to needy children, and newer meds lack safety profile, study finds.
For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home
Exotic pets like rodents, reptiles and monkeys can carry disease, report warns.
