Rank Based on U.S. News Score	17
U.S. News Score Summarizes overall quality of inpatient care. The top-ranked hospital received a score of 100.	36.9
Reputation Percentage of nephrologists responding to U.S. News surveys in 2007, 2008, and 2009 who recommended hospital for challenging cases and procedures.	3.3%
Mortality index Compares actual to expected number of Medicare inpatient deaths within 30 days after admission. Lower than 1.00 is better than expected; higher than 1.00 is worse than expected.	0.5
Patient safety index (1 to 5) Indicates success in minimizing patient injuries and deaths from avoidable accidents and poor medical care. Higher is better.	2
Discharges All Medicare inpatients who received defined kinds of medical or surgical care in 2005-2007.	1,256
Nurse staffing Relative balance of nurses and patients. Higher is better.	2.5
Nurse Magnet hospital Satisfies set of standards established by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.	Yes
Key technologies (of 7) Diagnostic radioisotope services, image-guided radiation therapy, multislice spiral CT, PET/CT scanner, robotic surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, transplant services.	7
Patient services (of 8) Genetic testing/counseling, hospice, pain-management program, palliative care, patient-controlled analgesia, translators, infection isolation room, wound-management services.	8
Trauma center Presence of a state-certified Level 1 or 2 trauma center is associated with improved overall quality of care.	Yes