July 17, 1998
INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PROGRAMS RANKED AMONG TOP IN THE NATION
INDIANAPOLIS--Top U.S. hospital programs include Indiana University Medical Center (IUMC) according to U.S. News & World Report's "1998 America's Best Hospitals Guide."
IUMC maintained its inclusion in the guide in eight clinical programs: cancer, cardiology, gastroenterology, gynecology, neurology, otolaryngology, rheumatology and urology. IUMC increased its visibility nationally with inclusion in an additional clinical program, endocrinology.
U.S. News & World Report rankings refer to IUMC. In this reference, IUMC includes the faculty of the IU School of Medicine who practice on Clarian Health's IU/Riley campus, and other program affiliates.
"On behalf of myself, the board of directors and most importantly, our patients, I want to extend congratulations to all staff involved," said Bill Loveday, president and CEO of Clarian Health.
"It is truly an honor for the IU School of Medicine's faculty and associated hospitals to gain this national recognition. I wish to extend my sincerest appreciation to all of the caregivers and support staff who made this possible," said Robert W. Holden, Dean, IU School of Medicine.
This is the ninth annual ranking of America's hospitals by U.S. News. The guide assesses 16 specialties and ranks 42 hospitals in each specialty. Of the 6,400 U.S. hospitals, 1,985 hospitals met the initial eligibility test in order to be included in the survey. Only 132 hospitals scored high enough to be ranked this year.
IUMC's rankings in the various specialties are:
- Cancer, 14th
- Cardiology, 24th
- Endocrinology, 39th
- Gastroenterology, 16th
- Gynecology, 22nd
- Neurology, 35th
- Otolaryngology, 30th
- Rheumatology, 20th
- Urology, 20th
Rankings are developed by surveys of a geographical cross-section of 150 board-certified specialists in each of 16 specialties -- 2,400 in all. The doctors are randomly selected from a 650,000 - person database maintained by the American Medical Association and are asked to name the five hospitals in their specialty they consider the best, regardless of location or expense. Results are a compilation of survey results from 1996, 1997 and 1998. Hospital rankings are also based on criteria related to mortality rates and advanced technology capabilities.
The guide will appear in the July 27 issue, which hits the newsstands Monday, July 20.
The complete rankings of "America's Best Hospitals" will be available online Friday at www.usnews.com. U.S. News Online offers a searchable database of the 1998 hospital rankings that can be sorted by region, specialty, or metro area.
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