Main Line Health is proud to announce that all of its acute care hospitals, including Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital, have been named among the best in Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia region by U.S. News & World Report. Its annual “Best Hospitals” rankings recognize hospitals that excel in treating patients with the most challenging health care needs. Lankenau Medical Center has also earned a national ranking as one of the top 50 hospitals in the specialty of Diabetes & Endocrinology.
“This achievement is a testament to the commitment of our physicians, clinicians, employees and volunteers who provide a superior experience to our patients each day,” says Jack Lynch, President and CEO, Main Line Health. “This recognition is based on metrics that evaluate the quality of care delivered to our most complex patients, and demonstrates that patients do not need to travel far to receive high-quality, superior care. Main Line Health’s advanced technology and clinical care delivers innovative treatment options to patients in the communities we serve.”
In the Philadelphia metro area, Lankenau Medical Center was ranked as the 4th best hospital; Bryn Mawr Hospital was ranked 10th; Paoli Hospital was ranked 12th; and Riddle Hospital was ranked 14th. In the state, Lankenau Medical Center was ranked as the 7th best hospital, Bryn Mawr Hospital was ranked 16th; Paoli Hospital was ranked 27th; and Riddle Hospital was ranked 31st.
Nearly 5,000 hospitals were evaluated nationally by U.S. News in 16 adult specialties. This year, Lankenau Medical Center received a national ranking as the 46th top hospital for Diabetes & Endocrinology. Only three percent of the hospitals that were analyzed for Best Hospitals 2014-15 earned a national ranking.
U.S. News also recognizes high performing hospitals that perform nearly at the level of their nationally ranked peers and represent valuable regional sources of quality care. Main Line Health’s hospitals were recognized as “high performing” in the following areas:
Lankenau Medical Center:
• Cancer
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery
• Ear, Nose & Throat
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
• Geriatrics
• Gynecology
• Nephrology
• Neurology & Neurosurgery
• Orthopedics
• Pulmonology
• Urology
Bryn Mawr Hospital:
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery
• Diabetes & Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
• Geriatrics
• Nephrology
• Neurology & Neurosurgery
• Orthopedics
• Pulmonology
• Urology
Paoli Hospital:
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
• Geriatrics
• Orthopedics
• Urology
Riddle Hospital:
• Orthopedics
• Urology
U.S. News publishes Best Hospitals to help guide patients who need a high level of care because they face particularly difficult surgery, a challenging condition or extra risk because of age or multiple health problems. Objective measures such as patient survival and safety data, adequacy of nurse staffing levels and other data largely determined the rankings in most specialties.
The specialty rankings and data were produced for U.S. News by RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Using the same data, U.S. News produced the state and metro rankings. The rankings are freely available at http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals and will appear in the U.S. News “Best Hospitals 2015” guidebook, available in August.