#2
in
Cancer
Overall Score 97.9/100
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Rankings & Ratings
Cancer Scorecard
A hospital's overall Cancer score is based on various data categories, including volume of high-risk patients, nurse staffing and patient survival. The 50 top-scoring hospitals are nationally ranked. See the full U.S. News national rankings in Cancer or hospital ratings in lung cancer surgery and colon cancer surgery.
National Rank
#2
#2
Overall Score
97.9/100
Survival
Survival chances 30 days after admission, adjusted for severity and other risks.
Best
10/10
10/10
Patient safety
Ability to prevent six types of accidents and medical errors across hospital.
Average
4/5
4/5
Number of patients
Number of high-risk Medicare inpatients in 2012, 2013 and 2014 in selected specialty-related procedures and diagnoses.
Very high
3,843 discharges
3,843 discharges
Nurse staffing
How much nursing care is offered, reflecting hospital's total nurses relative to total patients.
Best
2.0
2.0
Nurse Magnet status
Whether hospital was recognized by American Nurses Credentialing Center for high nursing standards as of April 1, 2016.
NCI-designated cancer center
A National Cancer Institute "comprehensive" or "clinical" cancer center.
FACT-Accreditation
Certified for bone marrow and tissue transplantation by Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy.
Fully accredited
2 out of 2
2 out of 2
Advanced technologies
Such as image-guided radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy and shaped-beam radiation.
Best
8/8
8/8
Patient services
Such as programs for hospice, pain management and palliative care.
Best
8/8
8/8
Intensivists
Whether hospital has at least one intensive-care unit staffed by a doctor specifically certified or trained to care for ICU patients.
Reputation with specialists
% of cancer specialists responding to surveys in 2014, 2015 and 2016 who named hospital as among best for very challenging patients.
Excellent
61.1%
61.1%
Conditions/Procedure
Applicable to
Cancer
Lung Cancer Surgery
High performing
Colon Cancer Surgery
High performing
Specialties at this Hospitals
Procedures and Conditions at this Hospital
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