CLEVELAND -- Northeast Ohio remains one of the country’s leading communities for providing the best available healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report’s latest hospital rankings.  The magazine released its rankings of America’s Best Hospitals clinical programs today, and University Hospitals was recognized for excellence in 13 specialties.

 In pediatrics, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital climbed to No. 4 in the nation, while remaining the No. 1 children’s hospital in the Midwest and Region.  This is the highest the hospital has ranked since 1994, when it also ranked No. 4. Rainbow was No. 6 in 2005. 

 University Hospitals of Cleveland is among the top hospitals in America in the following 13 categories, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report

·         Cancer
·         Digestive
·         Ear, Nose & Throat
·         Endocrinology
·         Gynecology (especially fertility issues and female cancers)
·         Heart & Heart Surgery
·         Kidney Disease
·         Neurology and Neurosurgery (including stroke and seizure disorders)
·         Orthopedics
·         Pediatrics
·         Psychiatry
·         Respiratory Disorders
·         Urology

 The magazine will be available on newsstands Monday, July 10 but the rankings are available on-line as of 12:01 a.m. at www.usnews.com.