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Top-Ranked Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery

More than 700 hospitals are listed in Cardiology & Heart Surgery. All are experienced in treating difficult cases—a hospital is listed only if at least 1,308 inpatients in need of a 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
#46	MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland	53.9 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.9% 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 6,208 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	High 75 Score: 1.7 High=1.7-1.9	Score: x
#12	Methodist Hospital Houston, TX See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Houston metro area and Texas	63.3 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 5.3% 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 9,039 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	High 75 Score: 1.8 High=1.7-1.9	Score: √
#19	Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Minneapolis metro area and Minnesota	59.6 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.6% 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 7,435 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.1 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#10	Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, NY See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	66.9 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 5.0% 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 10,688 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.0 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#4	New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell New York, NY See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	73.4 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 13.8% 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 15,698 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.1 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: x
#17	Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Chicago metro area and Illinois	61.8 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 3.7% 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 4,769 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	Average 50 Score: 1.5 Average=1.3-1.6	Score: √
#14	NYU Langone Medical Center New York, NY See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	62.6 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.9% 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 4,818 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	High 75 Score: 1.9 High=1.7-1.9	Score: √
–	Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Portland OR metro area and Oregon	47.5 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.9% 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	Low 5 2,327 discharges Low=2,000-2,499	High 75 Score: 1.8 High=1.7-1.9	Score: x
–	Peninsula Regional Medical Center Salisbury, MD See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Maryland	39.0 / 100	None 0.1 Score: 0.0%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 10 Much better than expected=9-10	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 6,342 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	Average 50 Score: 1.3 Average=1.3-1.6	Score: x
–	Piedmont Hospital Atlanta, GA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Atlanta metro area and Georgia	50.0 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.2% 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 6,573 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	High 75 Score: 1.7 High=1.7-1.9	Score: x

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