Peoria, Illinois (July 19, 2013) – UnityPoint Health – Methodist has been ranked as one of the best hospitals for 2013-14 in Illinois 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.
Methodist was ranked #18 in Illinois. It is also one of only four hospitals out of 32 —and the only one in Central Illinois—to be recognized as a Best Hospital in Northwestern Illinois. U.S. News rated Methodist High Performing in seven adult specialties, including Orthopedics, Pulmonology, Geriatrics, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology (kidney disease) and Gastroenterology & GI Surgery. In addition, Methodist ranks well above the national and state averages for patient satisfaction, with 81% of patients saying they would definitely recommend Methodist.
U.S. News evaluates hospitals in 16 adult specialties. In most specialties, it ranks the nation’s top 50 hospitals and recognizes other high-performing hospitals that provide care at nearly the level of their nationally ranked peers.
“A hospital that emerges from our analysis as one of the best has much to be proud of,” said Avery Comarow, U.S. News Health Rankings Editor. “Only about 15 percent of hospitals are recognized for their high performance as among their region’s best. Just 3 percent of all hospitals earn a national ranking in any specialty.”
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 added risk because of other health problems or age. Objective measures such as patient survival and safety data, the 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.