The Mount Sinai Hospital has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2018-2019 “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll, a distinction awarded to 20 U.S. hospitals that deliver the highest quality of care across a range of specialties and for common procedures and conditions. Achieving a No. 18 ranking—out of the more than 4,500 hospitals that U.S. News evaluated—places The Mount Sinai Hospital among the very best in the nation. It was the third consecutive year the Hospital has been named to the Honor Roll.
Overall, U.S. News measured hospital performance in 16 specialties and 9 procedures and conditions. To be named to the Honor Roll, a hospital had to score high across many of these areas of care, excelling in complex, high-acuity cases, as well as performing significantly better than the national average for the more common inpatient procedures and conditions.
“This is an outstanding achievement, to be among a small group of hospitals recognized across the nation for providing the best possible care to our patients, year after year,” says Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System. “We are extremely proud to be on the Honor Roll.”
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai was nationally ranked in two specialties: No. 11 in Ophthalmology and No. 44 in Ear, Nose & Throat—both gains over last year’s results. Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and Mount Sinai St. Luke’s/Mount Sinai West (considered one hospital for rankings purposes) were all ranked regionally.
Five specialty areas at The Mount Sinai Hospital were among the Top 20 in the nation:
- Geriatrics, No. 3
- Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, No. 9
- Cardiology & Heart Surgery, No. 10
- Nephrology, No. 14
- Neurology & Neurosurgery, No. 17.
Also ranked are: Gynecology, No. 24; Diabetes & Endocrinology, No. 36; Ear, Nose & Throat, No. 37; Urology, No. 38; Orthopedics, No. 40; and Cancer, No. 47.
Additionally, U.S. News ranked four departments in the Health System as “high performing,” a category that represents the top 10 percent of all hospitals surveyed. They were Pulmonology and Rehabilitation at The Mount Sinai Hospital, and Nephrology and Neurology/Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s/Mount Sinai West.
Rankings for the majority of the specialties that U.S. News evaluated were derived largely from multiple objective measures that assessed factors such as risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety, and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators. Also factored in were the responses from the three most recent years of an annual reputational survey of board certified physicians across the 16 specialties who were asked to give the names of up to five hospitals in their specialty that provide the best care to patients with serious conditions, without considering location or expense.
The seven procedures and conditions for which The Mount Sinai Hospital rated better than the national average were: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, heart bypass surgery, colon cancer surgery, lung cancer surgery, and treatment for heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
“An entrepreneurial spirit and an emphasis on innovation among our clinicians and researchers have allowed us to continue to accelerate the path of discovery and contribute to improved methods of diagnosing and treating human disease,” says Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System. “We expect our outstanding School of Medicine faculty to further build on these accomplishments.”
David L. Reich, MD, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Mount Sinai Hospital, adds: “To be recognized as a Top 20 hospital, based on metrics focused on quality of care, and patient experience and safety, is a significant ref lection on the commitment by our physicians, nurses, and staff to excel every day.”