• Press Release

Mount Sinai Ranked Among the Top in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report

  • New York, NY
  • (July 30, 2019)

The Mount Sinai Hospital has again been listed on the “Honor Roll” in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. The Hospital was ranked No. 14 nationally, up four spots from last year. Eight departments within the Hospital were ranked among the top 20 nationally in their specialties, up from five last year.

“The rankings reflect our ongoing commitment to innovative medicine and excellence in patient-centered care and are a testament to the talented and compassionate team of physicians, nurses, and support staff who work tirelessly to improve the health and lives of our patients and their families,” said Kenneth L. Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mount Sinai Health System. “We are honored to be part of the elite group of hospitals and academic health systems demonstrating expertise in treating complex conditions, advancing medicine, and designing new, efficient models of care delivery.”

“Mount Sinai is a recognized leader in groundbreaking scientific discoveries that are transforming the way human diseases are diagnosed and treated,” said 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. “Our world-renowned physicians and scientists are driving innovation in biomedical science and clinical excellence.”

"This recognition exemplifies our unwavering commitment to delivering quality, safety, and superior service in caring for patients and their families," said David L. Reich, MD, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Mount Sinai Hospital and the Horace W. Goldsmith Professor of Anesthesiology at the Icahn School of Medicine. “It is a privilege to lead this community of outstanding clinicians and health care professionals who are deserving of this recognition.”  

The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai was nationally ranked in Ophthalmology, No. 12. Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, Mount Sinai West and South Nassau Communities Hospital, the Long Island flagship hospital of Mount Sinai Health System, were all ranked regionally.

The specialties nationally ranked this year:

  • Geriatrics, ranked No. 3
  • Cardiology/Heart Surgery, ranked No. 6
  • Diabetes/Endocrinology, ranked No. 7
  • Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, ranked No. 9
  • Nephrology, ranked No. 11
  • Neurology/Neurosurgery, ranked No. 14
  • Gynecology, ranked No. 18
  • Orthopedics, ranked No. 18
  • Otolaryngology/Ear, Nose & Throat, ranked No. 28

U.S. News & World Report also ranked Mount Sinai as ‘High Performing’ in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, colon cancer surgery, and lung cancer surgery. 

U.S. News & World Report evaluates more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures, and conditions. The Best Hospitals rankings help guide patients who need a high level of care or who have a challenging condition or extra risk because of age or multiple health problems. Criteria such as patient survival and safety data, adequacy of nurse staffing levels, and other measures largely determine the rankings in most specialties. The rankings are produced by U.S. News with RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.

About the Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, over 400 outpatient practices, nearly 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.

Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,300 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties.

For more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Related Articles
New York skyscrapers
leadership
queens
New York skyscraper seen from a park
calabria
research
behavioral center
New York skyscrapers
New York skyscrapers
Watch on hand