Are You Getting The Best Medical Care?

Well my doctor tried to get me into number 2, but the insurance wasn't having it. But I've been to number 8! Yeah me! I crossed states to get there too.

I do not live in America but John Hopkins is known world wide as a reputable hospital and leads the world you are licky to have such great facilities in your country .Where i live the services are limited and we need to travel 300km for better health care .To me that isn`t very good considering that i`m suppose to be living in the lucky country .lAST YEAR I TRAVELLED OVER 800KM FOR SURGERY TO BE DONE BECAUSE OF WHERE THE SURGERY WAS DONE THIS MAJOR CITY HOSPITAL WAS THE ONLY PLACE THE SURGEON WOULD DO IT

Fortunately I have not had any serious medical conditions where I have needed a hospital on this list. If I do have serious problems, I will probably go to Penn in Philly or the one in Baltimore since they are closer. I am not surprised at all by the list as they are all good hospitals. I think they have the more advanced technology plus have the better doctors and nurses.

Great- Nope I don’t go to any of the above hospitals- I’m not close enough to go to them- I think size also matters on choosing the best hospital- We have 3 hospitals in the area- All 3 specialize in different areas- Cancer- Strong- etc. I wonder if the patients rank these as the best hospitals also.

My husband used to work for the University of Arkansas for Medical Science. They make some kind of list every year that lists the top 10 hospitals in each field, usually in several specialties. But, I will not go to their emergency room. Because, they are the only level one trauma center in our state, and the wait times for lesser emergencies, is sometimes hours.

Yes, We must get the best for aou health, because health very important than money. best regards

No one seems to question why we need all these hospitals. hmmmm The Cleveland Clinic is number 4 and one that is near me. There have been news stories about sultans and such coming here to the Cleveland Clinic for treatment. So it must be good. It is said that you can tell how healthy a city is by the size and number of hospitals in the town. We don't go to a a clinic or hospital unless it is unavoidable.

Philadelphia is one of our nation's medical capitals given the number of hospitals and medical schools. The hospitals range from internationally renouwned major research institutions to little community hospitals in small neighborhoods. Major pharmaceutical firms are headquartered here. One of our hospitals is Pennsylvania Hospital, the first ever in the entirety of North and South America. It was founded by Benjamin Rush, a friend of Benjamin Franklin and the other Founding Fathers. HUP, as we call the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (the university itself was founded by Benjamin Franklin), is on your list, and is certainly a great hospital. (However, there are also "stories" about it that would make you want to go elsewhere.) Locally, however, we consider it the second hospital; Pennsylvania Hospital is the first. (Note that while the names seem similar to outsiders, they are totally different. Pennsy is at 8th and Spruce in the very old Society Hill section of the city, one of the first areas inhabited after the city was founded by William Penn in 1682, and HUP is at 34th and Spruce, not downtown but in West Philadelphia, in the area known as University City since both Penn and Drexel are there.) Almost 30 years ago, my late DH became gravely ill at work and was taken to a nearby community hospital that had a contract with his employer; he was there nearly 3 weeks. He had some serious problems during this time. He was a deacon and well loved and respected at our large downtown church. Numerous doctors were members, including a dear friend who was in our wedding and we in theirs. Another member was a man who later became US Surgeon General. Both visited him during his hospitalization and expressed concern aboout the hospital. Both wanted him to switch to Pennsy when he could. The future surgeon general waited until he was released so as not to cause problems mid-treatment, then gave him the name of a specialist at Pennsy he'd called about my DH and who was willing to include him on his patient list He was a nationally known specialist. As a result of the switch, my DH's future treatments were at Pennsy and he did very well, outliving expectations by more than 10 years That is still the hospital where my doctor is a member. DH got excellent treatment there many times. I have never been hospitalizd, but my doctor is outstanding. And there are no "stories" about Pennsy going around the city. Everybody seems to be very happy.

I have not used any of these hospitals before since I have only be in USA for almost a year now and have no reason to so far. I'll remember the one in Baltimore though as its not too far from where we live (we couple of hours drive but still, its nice to know its one of the best!)