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A-Fib Patients: 2018-2019 Top Rated Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery
Out of nearly 5,000 hospitals evaluated, U.S. News has published their 2018-2019 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings which also includes rankings for 16 specialties. The top 16 Best Hospitals national specialty rankings are updated annually.
U.S. News estimates that nearly 2 million hospital inpatients a year face the prospect of surgery or special care that poses either unusual technical challenges or significantly heightened risk of death or harm. The rankings can help patients find sources of especially skilled inpatient care.
Top Cardiology & Heart Surgery Hospitals for 2018-2019
Atrial Fibrillation patients may be most interested in the Top Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery. A partial list of the top rated hospitals follows (click a score card for the hospital’s full review):
#1 Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH); score card 100/100
#2 Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN); score card 99.6/100
#3 Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles, CA); score card 84.3/100
#4 New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell (New York, NY); score card 83.3/100
#5 Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA); score card 79.8/100
#6 Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian (Philadelphia, PA); score card 78.0/100
#7 Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago area); score card 76.9/100
On their website, U.S. News provides information about 613 hospitals in Cardiology & Heart Surgery that see many challenging patients, including those needing heart transplants, those with cardiovascular disease and other complex heart conditions.The 50 top-scoring hospitals are ranked. The rankings should just be a starting point when choosing a hospital.
How Are the Top Hospitals Chosen? A complete description of the data analysis, the 2018-19 Best Hospitals Methodology Report, is available as a viewable and downloadable PDF.
Look up Your Local Hospital
Is your local hospital one of the over 600 listed? Go to the Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery page to search for any hospital treating heart patients to read their rating information. The 50 top-scoring hospitals are ranked, followed by high performing hospitals.
Search for any hospital and any expertise: On the same page, you can also reset the parameters and search by specialty or procedure and by location or zip code.
Choosing the Right Doctor for You and Your A-Fib
To learn how to find the right doctor and medical center for you and your treatment goals, go to our page, Finding the Right Doctor for You where we take you step by step through it all.
Also see Steve’s Directory of Doctors & Medical Centers. Our list is unique because we list only those cardiologists, electrophysiologists (EPs) and surgeons who treat Atrial Fibrillation patients. The directory is divided into three categories: U.S., international and Steve’s Lists: Doctors by Specialties. (Unlike other directories, we accept no fee to be included.)
Organized by U. S. city/state, country/region or specialty, you’ll find doctor’s names and contact information. (This evolving list is offered as a free service and convenience to A-Fib patients.)
