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Newsweek ranks seven specialties at UVA Health as No. 1 in state of Virginia

Rebecca Barnabi
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Seven specialties at UVA Health University Medical Center and UVA Health Children’s are ranked No. 1 in Virginia and among the top 50 nationally by national news publication Newsweek.

“A key pillar of our 10-year strategic plan is ensuring UVA Health has exceptional clinical programs so no patient has to leave the state of Virginia for care, while also continuing to serve the thousands who come from outside Virginia to be treated by our experts every year,” Dr. K. Craig Kent, UVA Health’s chief executive officer and executive vice president for health affairs at UVA, said. “This national recognition from Newsweek showcases the extraordinary expertise of our outstanding team.”

Ranking criteria include surveys of specialists in each field, hospital quality metrics and patient-experience surveys.

Here’s where University Medical Center ranks nationally (all seven of the specialties are ranked No. 1 in Virginia):

  • America’s best children’s hospitals:
    Gastroenterology: No. 27
    Cardiology: No. 30
    Endocrinology: No. 30
  • America’s best orthopedic hospitals: No. 31
  • America’s best neurological hospitals: No. 37
  • America’s best cardiac hospitals: No. 40
  • America’s best cancer hospitals: No. 44

Newsweek’s rankings highlight what I see every day: thousands of team members dedicated to providing the very best care for our patients,” Wendy Horton, chief executive officer of UVA Health University Medical Center, said. “I commend our team for their hard work to serve our patients and their families.”

Rebecca Barnabi

Rebecca Barnabi

Rebecca J. Barnabi is the national editor of Augusta Free Press. A graduate of the University of Mary Washington, she began her journalism career at The Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star. In 2013, she was awarded first place for feature writing in the Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Awards Program, and was honored by the Virginia School Boards Association’s 2019 Media Honor Roll Program for her coverage of Waynesboro Schools. Her background in newspapers includes writing about features, local government, education and the arts.

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