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UHealth News December 2008:
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and Three UHealth/Miller Programs Receive High Rankings
For the fifth year in a row the University of Miami Health System/Miller School of Medicine’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute was ranked the number one hospital in the country for ophthalmology in the 19th annual survey of “America’s Best Hospitals” as published in the July 21 issue of U.S. News & World Report.
And for the third year in a row ear, nose and throat has been nationally ranked in the top 20, coming in at No. 18 this year. Two other specialties at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center were also ranked as among the nation’s best.
“Bascom Palmer is proud to be recognized as the country’s leader in ophthalmology,” says Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D., professor and interim chairman of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. “We are committed to providing superior, patient-centered eye care and finding a cure for blindness. This dedication also propels the extensive medical education programs and comprehensive research advances continually made in our clinics and laboratories.”
The two other University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center programs that joined Bascom Palmer and ear, nose and throat in the rankings are neurology and neurosurgery at No. 39; and geriatrics at No. 45.
“These prestigious rankings recognize the superior quality of care that we provide every single day to our patients, which is one of our most important missions at UHealth-University of Miami Health System,” said Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., senior vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Miller School of Medicine. “We are extremely proud to be recognized for the world-class medicine we provide.”
The standards for ranking in “Best Hospitals” are rigorous. Out of the 5,453 hospitals evaluated, just 170 scored high enough this year to be ranked in any specialty. To be considered at all, a hospital had to satisfy at least one of three requirements: membership in the Council of Teaching Hospitals, affiliation with a medical school, or availability of at least six out of 13 key technologies, such as image-guided radiation therapy and robotic surgery. For consideration in a specialty, hospitals had to admit and treat a minimum number of patients with complex conditions, or have been recommended by at least one physician.
“These rankings reaffirm our commitment to providing quality medical care to the South Florida community and beyond,” said Marvin O’Quinn, president and CEO of Jackson Health System. “They are also a testament to the hard-working and dedicated healthcare professionals who make the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center world-class.”
Earlier this year, the Miller School’s physical therapy graduate program was ranked No. 7 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its “America’s Best Graduate Schools” issue. The program has finished in the top ten every year since the specialty was added to the rankings in 1995.
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