Tampa General Hospital has been rated Florida's top hospital and one of the nation's 50 best in nine specialities by U.S. News and World Report.
The magazine ranked TGH nationally for its cardiology and heart surgery (38th), diabetes and endocrinology (22nd), ear nose and throat (28th), geriatrics (41st), nephrology (14th), neurology and neosurgery (47th), orthopedics (14th), pulmonology (43rd) and urology (16th).
In addition, TGH received “High Performing” ratings in cancer, gastroenterology, and gynecology.
The state rankings are a new category in the magazine's ratings. According to TGH, the same methodology used to rank the nation’s Top 50 Hospitals was applied to Florida hospitals to allow patients to compare hospitals outside of their communities. TGH’s national and high performing ratings led to it becoming the top-ranked hospital in the state.
Last year, TGH ranked among the country’s Top 50 hospitals in seven specialties. The magainze also ranked TGH as the best hospital in the metropolitan Tampa Bay market, a designation that will carry over into 2012-13.
The 23rd annual edition of "Best Hospitals" showcases more than 720 of the nation’s roughly 5,000 hospitals. Fewer than 150 are nationally ranked in at least one of 16 medical specialties.