“Best Of The Best” 14 Years In A Row

Congratulations! Once again, The Johns Hopkins Hospital has topped U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of American hospitals. That’s 14 years in a row and one more opportunity to thank all employees for all you do for Johns Hopkins Medicine and for our patients.

While we say it so often, it is still true that this is really a tribute to everyone at Hopkins Hospital,
its wonderful nurses and staff, the School of Medicine’s faculty physicians and the many community physicians with whom we have close ties. It’s especially welcome as we labor to build, renew, enrich and expand our services, facilities and safety initiatives.

We take neither your contributions nor the magazine’s recognition of your commitment for granted. It is a worthy acknowledgment of the innovative and compassionate patient care that is Hopkins’ hallmark—and of the people who
make that kind of care possible.

Hopkins again ranked in the top 10 in 16 of the 17 specialty categories listed. In addition to landing at the top of the honor roll, the Hospital ranked #1 in Gynecology, Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat) and Urology; #2 in Geriatrics, Kidney Disease, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology and Rheumatology; #3 in Cancer, Digestive Disorders, Hormonal Disorders, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Respiratory Disorders; #4 in Heart/Heart Surgery and Orthopedics; and #13 in Rehabilitation. For a complete list of all rankings, see: http://www.insidehopkinsmedicine.org/news/BOB_list_2004.cfm

As members of the public become ever more interested in learning more about their health care, such independent evaluations as these rankings are of growing value to them, our community, referring physicians and insurers.

As we say each year, all of the medical centers on the magazine’s honor roll are superb and we are privileged to be in their good company. For now, we again want to thank you for all you do and all you give to Hopkins.