Diary of a Hospital
Atop the Vanderbilt helipad, LifeFlight nurses transfer a car accident victim to a gurney. In 2007, the crew made 3,000 retrievals from outlying areas.
5 Days at Vanderbilt Medical Center
An inside look at how this Nashville hospital earns a spot on the Honor Roll.
Photo Essay
Nurse Anisa Metiri triage nurse at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx NY.
Walk in the Shoes of an ER Nurse
A busy shift at Montefiore Medical Center's Weiler Division in the Bronx, N.Y., highlights the pressures on a triage nurse Anisa Mertiri.
HOnor Roll
America's Best Hospitals
The 19 institutions that achieved high scores in at least six specialties.
- 1 Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 2 Mayo Clinic
- 3 Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
- 4 Cleveland Clinic
- 5 Massachusetts General Hospital
- 6 New York-Presbyterian Univ. Hosp.
- 7 UCSF Medical Center
- 8 Brigham and Women's Hospital
- 8 Duke University Medical Center
- 10 Hosp. of the Univ. of Pennsylvania
- 10 Univ. of Washington Medical Center
- 12 Barnes-Jewish Hospital/ Washington University
- 13 University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
- 14 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- 15 Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 16 Stanford Hospital and Clinics
- 17 University of Chicago Medical Center
- 18 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- 19 Yale-New Haven Hospital
Hospital Amenities
Close-up of woman eating dinner
Jazzing Up a Hospital Stay
Gourmet dining, fine art—some patients even get field trips.
Bernadine Healy, M.D.
Dr. Bernadine Healy on M Street in Georgetown.
Great Medicine Needs
Committed Patients
The hard work of getting well starts after you return home. Are you up to it?
Deciphering America's Best Hospitals
Surgeon Tom Naslund (center) repairs a bulging aorta.
Methodology: Inside the Rankings
How 170 out of 5,453 hospitals and medical centers made the cut.
Can Mark Sanford Save His Marriage? Probably Not
Leading love researcher says we can't be in love with two people at the same time.
10 Worst States for Top Nursing Homes
Most of the states with the lowest percentages of homes with the top rating are in the South.
10 Best States for Top Nursing Homes
Half of the states with the largest percentages of homes with a 5-star rating are in New England.
America's Best Nursing Homes: How We Decide
Finding a good, caring home is no trivial matter. We've taken government data and made it easier to use
Embryonic Stem Cells—and Other Stem Cells—Promise to Advance Treatments
Adult stem cells may reach patients first, and induced pluripotent stem cells have greatest potential.
