Chicago Hospitals

The 2002 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” survey ranked the nation’s 205 top medical centers in a number of different specialties. Here is how some of Chicago’s hospitals ranked.

Cancer

* University of Chicago Hospitals (6/50)
* Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (33/50)
* Lutheran General Healthsystem, Park Ridge (44/50)

Digestive Disorders

* University of Chicago Hospitals (6/50)
* Lutheran General Healthsystem, Park Ridge (29/50)
* F. G. McGaw Hospital at Loyola University, Maywood (32/50)
* Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (41/50)
* Rush North Shore Medical Center, Skokie (48/50)

Ear, Nose, & Throat
* Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (24/50)
* Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago (32/50)
* University of Chicago Hospitals (35/50)
* Lutheran General Healthsystem, Park Ridge (40/50)
* University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, Chicago (45/50)

Eyes

* University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, Chicago (17/19)
Geriatrics

* University of Chicago Hospitals (11/50)
* Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago (16/50)
* Cook County Hospital (29/50)
* Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (30/50)
* Lutheran General Healthsystem, Park Ridge (39/50)

Gynecology

* Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (13/50)
* University of Chicago Hospitals (19/50)
* Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago (33/50)
* Cook County Hospital (48/50)

Heart & Heart Surgery

* Lutheran General Healthsystem, Park Ridge (35/50)

Hormonal Disorders

* Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (13/50)
* University of Chicago Hospitals (14/50)

Kidney Disease

* University of Chicago Hospitals (20/50)
* Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago (25/50)
* Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (42/50)

Neurology & Neurosurgery

* Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (22/50)
* University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, Chicago (25/50)
* University of Chicago Hospitals (39/50)
* Ingalls Hospital, Harvey (41/50)
* Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago (45/50)
* Lutheran General Healthsystem, Park Ridge (49/50)

Orthopedics

* University of Chicago Hospitals (10/50)
* Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago (15/50)
* Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (22/50)
* Lutheran General Healthsystem, Park Ridge (37/50)
* Evanston Northwestern Health Care, Evanston (50/50)

Pediatrics

* Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago (10/23)

Rehabilitation

* Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (1/21)

Respiratory Disorders

* University of Chicago Hospitals (17/50)
* Cook County Hospital, Chicago (28/50)
* Lutheran General Healthsystem, Park Ridge (41/50)
* St. James Hospital and Health Care, Chicago Heights (45/50)

Rheumatology

* University of Chicago Hospitals (22/50)
* Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (29/50)
* Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (35/50)
* Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital and Clinics, Wheaton (36/50)
* Lutheran General Healthsystem, Park Ridge (49/50)

Urology

* Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (19/50)
* University of Chicago Hospitals (38/50)
* F. G. McGaw Hospital at Loyola University, Maywood (44/50)