Which Best Hospitals Are Best (and Worst) at Pain Management
It's no surprise that all facilities aren't equal, according to surveyed patients, at keeping pain under control
Among elite centers in the U.S. News "America's Best Hospitals" rankings that reported patient satisfaction survey results for the year ended December 2008, the 10 percent below were judged best at pain control. They had the highest percentages of patients who said their pain was "always" well controlled.
| Hospital | % of Patients Whose Pain Was "Always" Well Controlled |
|---|---|
| Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Colo. | 75% |
| University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago | 74% |
| Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla. | 73% |
| Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis | 72% |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix | 72% |
| St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, Calif. | 72% |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston | 71% |
| Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, Peoria, Ill. | 71% |
| New England Baptist Hospital, Boston | 71% |
| Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans | 71% |
| Rush University Medical Center, Chicago | 71% |
| St. Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates, Ill. | 71% |
| University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City | 71% |
| USC Norris Cancer Hospital, Los Angeles | 71% |
| USC University Hospital, Los Angeles | 71% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville | 71% |
| Wake Forest Univ. Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 71% |
| Average for all reporting hospitals | 68% |
Note: Hospitals with the same results are ordered alphabetically.
Among elite centers in the U.S. News "America's Best Hospitals" rankings that reported patient satisfaction survey results for the year ended December 2008, the 10 percent below were judged worst at pain control. They had the highest percentages of patients who said their pain was "sometimes or never" well controlled.
| Hospital | % of Patients Whose Pain Was "Sometimes or Never" Well Controlled |
|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital, New York | 27% |
| Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. | 17% |
| Beth Israel Medical Center, New York | 14% |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary | 14% |
| University Hospital, Newark, N.J. | 13% |
| Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston | 12% |
| Maimonides Medical Center, N.Y. | 12% |
| Mercy Hospital, Miami | 12% |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Fla. | 12% |
| Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, Calif. | 12% |
| St. Michael's Medical Center, Newark, N.J. | 12% |
| Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia | 11% |
| Harper University Hospital, Detroit | 11% |
| Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | 11% |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York | 11% |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, N.J. | 11% |
| New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell | 11% |
| Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit | 11% |
| Staten Island University Hospital, New York | 11% |
| St. Louis University Hospital | 11% |
| Tampa General Hospital | 11% |
| University Hospital, Cincinnati | 11% |
| Average for all reporting hospitals | 8% |
Note: Hospitals with the same results are ordered alphabetically.
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