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Top-Ranked Hospitals for Cancer

More than 900 hospitals are listed in Cancer. All are experienced in treating difficult cases—a hospital is listed only if at least 254 inpatients in need of high level of expertise in this specialty were treated there in 2008, 2009, and 2010. The top 50 hospitals are ranked, based on score. The rest are listed alphabetically.

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Rank	Hospital	U.S. News Score	Reputation with specialists	Survival	Success in keeping patients safe	Patient volume	Nurse staffing	Nurse Magnet hospital
#1	University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Houston metro area and Texas	100.0 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 69.5% Very strong=50.0% and above	Much better than expected 100 Score: 10 Much better than expected=9-10	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 4,597 discharges Highest=850 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.1 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#2	Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY See Cancer scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	93.8 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 61.0% Very strong=50.0% and above	Much better than expected 100 Score: 10 Much better than expected=9-10	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 4,628 discharges Highest=850 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.0 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: x
#3	Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland	85.2 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 36.4% Strong=15.0%-49.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 10 Much better than expected=9-10	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 1,725 discharges Highest=850 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.2 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#4	Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Minnesota	84.7 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 34.5% Strong=15.0%-49.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 9 Much better than expected=9-10	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 3,616 discharges Highest=850 or above	Highest 100 Score: 3.1 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#5	Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center Boston, MA See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Boston metro area and Massachusetts	81.2 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 27.9% Strong=15.0%-49.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 9 Much better than expected=9-10	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 2,940 discharges Highest=850 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.2 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#6	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Cleveland metro area and Ohio	76.5 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 12.8% Significant=3.0%-14.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 10 Much better than expected=9-10	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior=3 out of 3	Highest 100 2,616 discharges Highest=850 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.4 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#7	Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Boston metro area and Massachusetts	74.9 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 17.4% Strong=15.0%-49.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 9 Much better than expected=9-10	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 2,187 discharges Highest=850 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.1 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#8	University of Washington Medical Center Seattle, WA See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Seattle metro area and Washington	74.1 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 16.3% Strong=15.0%-49.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 10 Much better than expected=9-10	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 1,066 discharges Highest=850 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.2 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#9	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Los Angeles metro area and California	71.0 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 12.2% Significant=3.0%-14.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 10 Much better than expected=9-10	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 953 discharges Highest=850 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.9 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#10	Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University Saint Louis, MO See Cancer scorecard Ranked in St. Louis metro area and Missouri	68.2 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 6.3% Significant=3.0%-14.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 9 Much better than expected=9-10	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 3,419 discharges Highest=850 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.2 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √

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