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U.S.News & World Report has once again ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as the top hospital in Philadelphia for orthopaedics and rehabilitation medicine.

U.S.News & World Report also determined that Jefferson University Hospital was among the best in the nation in those medical specialties and seven more areas – digestive disorders; geriatrics; gynecology; heart and heart surgery; neurology/neurosurgery; ear, nose and throat; and urology.

In addition, Wills Eye Hospital, which serves as the Department of Ophthalmology for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, again ranked as third in the nation and first in Philadelphia for ophthalmology.

Jefferson Hospital President and CEO Thomas J. Lewis said the hospital and its staff are very proud of this recognition.

“We strive to provide the best care possible for our patients and it’s gratifying to know that U.S.News & World Report continues to recognize that year after year,” Mr. Lewis said.

Jefferson Hospital has major programs for cancer treatment, heart disease, orthopaedics, neuroscience, high-risk childbirth, genetics, radiology, digestive diseases and many other areas of medicine and surgery. It is one of only a few hospitals in the United States that is both a Level I Trauma Center and a federally designated regional spinal cord injury center. Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center is designated as a clinical cancer center by the National Cancer Institute.

In addition, Jefferson University Hospital and the hospitals of the Jefferson Cancer Network provide free screenings for breast, skin and prostate cancers. There are a number of free support programs available.

U.S.News & World Report assessed care for medical specialties at more than 6,000 hospitals nationwide to determine the rankings. These specialties were assessed using a three-part model that combines reputation, mortality and a group of care-related factors such as nursing.

This year’s rankings by the magazine is one among many honors Jefferson has received over the years.

Jefferson physicians have been named among the best doctors by Philadelphia Magazine and by Best Doctors in America. In addition, Jefferson University Hospital has been awarded the Consumer Choice Award for six years in a row by the National Research Corporation (NRC), for being an innovator and leader in health care in Philadelphia.

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• HeartCARE at Jefferson Hospital
• Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Department of Neurology
• Department of Neurosurgery
• Department of Otolaryngology
• Department of Urology