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Evanston Hospitals Ranked Among Best in Chicagoland

NorthShore University Health System ranked 7th, while Presence Saint Francis Hospital was ranked 25th in U.S. News' list of best hospitals.

NorthShore University Health System was ranked #7 in both Illinois and the Chicago metro region. The hospital’s gynecology department was nationally ranked #21, while the gastroenterology and GI surgery was ranked #40, and rated as high-performing in the following specialties: Cancer, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Ear, Nose & Throat, Geriatrics, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Pulmonology and Urology.

Presence Saint Francis Hospital was ranked #25th in the Chicago metro area and 28th in Illinois. The hospital is ranked high performing in three specialties: geriatrics; nephrology and urology.

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The annual rankings recognize hospitals that excel in treating patients who face particularly difficult surgery, a challenging condition, or added risk because of other health problems or age, according to a press release.  

The survey looked at about 5,000 hospitals nationwide, ranking them in 16 different specialties, and just 3 percent of all hospitals earned a national ranking in any specialty.

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For the full survey, visit: Health.USNews.com.


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