Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center has once again earned the distinction as one of America's Best Hospitals for 2013-14 by U.S. News & World Report. The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 24th year, recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients.
Ranked number four in the Houston metro area and seventh overall in the state, Memorial Hermann-TMC is home to 11 specialized institutes and centers, including Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, which is also nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report's 2013-14 Best Children's Hospitals Survey.
"The continued national recognition of Memorial Hermann-TMC as a leading hospital in America is further evidence of our commitment to the highest level of quality patient care and groundbreaking medicine," said Craig Cordola, CEO of Memorial Hermann-TMC. "These rankings speak directly to the overwhelming talent and dedication of all our physicians, nurses and clinical staff, and I'm proud of the distinguished reputation our hospital has maintained throughout its more than 88 years of service to the Houston community."
Memorial Hermann-TMC also is recognized among the Best Hospitals in the Gulf Coast (TX), is nationally ranked in the specialty of Nephrology for the fourth consecutive year, and receives top marks as "high-performing" in the areas of Cancer, Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology and GI Surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Gynecology, Pulmonology, and Urology.