Rankings in six specialties in U.S. News & World Report survey

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (July 15, 2010)— University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview is ranked among the best in the nation for providing exceptional care, according to the 2010 survey by U.S. News & World Report.
 
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview is ranked in the top 50 in six of the report’s specialties:

• Kidney disorder (18)
• Pulmonology (23)
• Gastroenterology (29)
• Cancer (37)
• Ear, nose and throat (44)
• Orthopedics (46)

The rankings measure reputation, outcomes and other care-related factors like advanced technology and affiliation with a medical school.

In June, U. S. News & World Report also ranked University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital among the nation’s top children’s hospitals in two medical specialties: 9th in kidney care and 24th in cancer treatment.