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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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Showing 11–20 of 900

Rank Hospital U.S. News Score Reputation with specialists Survival Success in keeping patients safe Patient volume Nurse staffing Nurse Magnet hospital
#11

University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, MD

67.8 / 100

Significant

50

Score: 6.3%

Significant=3.0%-​14.9%

Much better than expected

100

Score: 10

Much better than expected=9-​10

Moderate

50

Score: 2

Moderate=2 out of 3

Highest

100

1,048 discharges

Highest=850 or above

Highest

100

Score: 2.2

Highest=2.0 or above

Score: √

#12

UCSF Medical Center

San Francisco, CA

67.4 / 100

Significant

50

Score: 14.3%

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

1,740 discharges

Highest=850 or above

Highest

100

Score: 2.5

Highest=2.0 or above

Score: x

#13

Duke University Medical Center

65.8 / 100

Significant

50

Score: 9.0%

Significant=3.0%-​14.9%

Better than expected

75

Score: 8

Better than expected=7-​8

Moderate

50

Score: 2

Moderate=2 out of 3

Highest

100

2,511 discharges

Highest=850 or above

Highest

100

Score: 2.0

Highest=2.0 or above

Score: √

#14

University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers

Ann Arbor, MI

65.1 / 100

Significant

50

Score: 8.2%

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

2,072 discharges

Highest=850 or above

Highest

100

Score: 2.7

Highest=2.0 or above

Score: x

#15

Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Palo Alto, CA

64.4 / 100

Significant

50

Score: 12.2%

Significant=3.0%-​14.9%

Better than expected

75

Score: 8

Better than expected=7-​8

Limited

5

Score: 1

Limited=1 out of 3

Highest

100

1,362 discharges

Highest=850 or above

Highest

100

Score: 2.5

Highest=2.0 or above

Score: √

#15

University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, IL

64.4 / 100

Significant

50

Score: 8.4%

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

1,625 discharges

Highest=850 or above

Highest

100

Score: 2.6

Highest=2.0 or above

Score: x

#17

New York-​Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell

New York, NY

63.8 / 100

Modest

25

Score: 2.8%

Modest=0.1%-​2.9%

Much better than expected

100

Score: 10

Much better than expected=9-​10

Moderate

50

Score: 2

Moderate=2 out of 3

Highest

100

3,852 discharges

Highest=850 or above

Highest

100

Score: 2.1

Highest=2.0 or above

Score: x

#18

Seidman Cancer Center at UH Case Medical

Cleveland, OH

63.5 / 100

Modest

25

Score: 2.0%

Modest=0.1%-​2.9%

Much better than expected

100

Score: 10

Much better than expected=9-​10

Moderate

50

Score: 2

Moderate=2 out of 3

Highest

100

1,559 discharges

Highest=850 or above

Highest

100

Score: 2.0

Highest=2.0 or above

Score: √

#19

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

63.2 / 100

Significant

50

Score: 8.9%

Significant=3.0%-​14.9%

Much better than expected

100

Score: 9

Much better than expected=9-​10

Limited

5

Score: 1

Limited=1 out of 3

Highest

100

1,957 discharges

Highest=850 or above

Highest

100

Score: 2.5

Highest=2.0 or above

Score: √

#20

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

63.1 / 100

Significant

50

Score: 3.3%

Significant=3.0%-​14.9%

Much better than expected

100

Score: 9

Much better than expected=9-​10

Superior

100

Score: 3

Superior=3 out of 3

Highest

100

1,671 discharges

Highest=850 or above

Highest

100

Score: 2.2

Highest=2.0 or above

Score: √

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