Several divisions of the University Health System received top 50 rankings in U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals Guide," which will be published in the magazine's July 17 issue.
Dr. Robert W. Cantrell, vice president and provost for Health Sciences, said the consistently high rankings of the University health system are proof of the quality of its staff.
"Eleven out of 17 of our specialties were ranked, which is very good," Cantrell said. "Only 25 academic medical centers in the U.S. have that many ranked."
Dr. Fabio Cominelli, chief of the division of gastroenterology, which was ranked 22nd, said the rankings were based on three factors.
The magazine determines a "reputational index" by sending a questionnaire to 150 board-certified doctors in each specialty - 2,500 in total - asking them to choose the top five hospitals that they think are the best in their specialty. The next factor is a series of parameters such as mortality, and the third factor comes from other factors like technology and nursing care, according to Cominelli.
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Dr. Stacey Anderson, who specializes in endocrinology - the study of hormonal disorders - which the study ranked sixth in the nation, said the University Endocrinology Division offers more specialized attention than many other hospitals can.
"We have pretty much every aspect of endocrinology covered," Anderson said. "We have many world leaders [in their fields] and different sub-specialties, including experts in pituitary disease, a specialist in thyroid, female infertility, hypertension and male reproductive disorders. Patients are referred from all over the world."
Dr. Bruce Bateman, director of the division of reproductive endocrinology, said an objective way in which his division was highly ranked is through its above-average tabulations in the national registry of in-vitro fertilization, which is his specialty.
"There are many variables [in determining the rankings]. We pay close attention to our work, and that paid off," Bateman said.
Dr. George F. Wooten of the neurology division said the University Medical Center was "probably hurt [in the rankings] by our relatively small population density and relatively small hospital."
"The criteria [in the study] are subject to a lot of argument," Wooten said.
Among the specialties that received such recognition included neurology and neurosurgery - 18th, cancer - 19th, otolaryntology - 20th, urology - 21st, cardiology - 28th, respiratory disorders - 28th, gynecology - 29th, geriatrics - 38th and nephrology - 39th.
The U.S. News & World Report Web site also states that to be eligible for these rankings, a hospital has to be "a member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals, to be affiliated with a medical school or to have at least nine out of 17 prescribed technological services."
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