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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
#29	Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus, OH See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Columbus metro area and Ohio	57.2 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.8% Modest=0.1%-2.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 9 Much better than expected=9-10	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 8,024 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.2 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
–	UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in San Francisco metro area and California	41.5 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.8% Modest=0.1%-2.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 7 Better than expected=7-8	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Medium 2,633 discharges Medium=2,500-3,499	Highest 100 Score: 2.5 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: x
#38	Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, MI See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Detroit metro area and Michigan	55.2 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.7% Modest=0.1%-2.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 8 Better than expected=7-8	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 10,681 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	Average 50 Score: 1.6 Average=1.3-1.6	Score: √
–	University of Washington Medical Center Seattle, WA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Seattle metro area and Washington	43.6 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.7% Modest=0.1%-2.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 7 Better than expected=7-8	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Lowest 5 1,928 discharges Lowest=0-1,999	Highest 100 Score: 2.2 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#20	Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans, LA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in New Orleans metro area and Louisiana	59.1 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.4% Modest=0.1%-2.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 8 Better than expected=7-8	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior=3 out of 3	Highest 100 7,124 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	High 75 Score: 1.7 High=1.7-1.9	Score: √
#26	UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Pittsburgh metro area and Pennsylvania	57.5 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.4% Modest=0.1%-2.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 8 Better than expected=7-8	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 12,818 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	High 75 Score: 1.8 High=1.7-1.9	Score: √
#25	Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Nashville metro area and Tennessee	58.3 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.4% Modest=0.1%-2.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 9 Much better than expected=9-10	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 5,695 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.1 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#32	Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in New Haven-Milford metro area and Connecticut	57.0 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.4% Modest=0.1%-2.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 9 Much better than expected=9-10	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 6,697 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.7 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
–	Baptist Hospital East Louisville, KY See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Louisville metro area and Kentucky	43.1 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.2% Modest=0.1%-2.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 7 Better than expected=7-8	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 5,182 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	Average 50 Score: 1.3 Average=1.3-1.6	Score: √
#34	Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	56.2 / 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 5,565 discharges Highest=4,500 or above	High 75 Score: 1.7 High=1.7-1.9	Score: x

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