St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn has been named the fourth-best hospital in New York in annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report, receiving national recognition by the publication in four adult specialty categories.
St. Francis was No. 13 nationally in cardiology and heart surgery, No. 16 in gastroenterology and GI surgery, No. 36 in geriatrics and No. 43 in orthopedics, and was considered “high-performing” in adult neurology and neurosurgery, pulmonology, urology, bypass heart surgery, heart failure, hip replacement and knee replacement.
“To consistently receive this nationwide recognition in cardiology and heart surgery as well as non-cardiac specialties is a testament to our ongoing mission of providing excellence in patient care,” says Ruth Hennessey, the executive vice president and chief administrative officer at St. Francis. “Congratulations to the physicians, nurses, and staff at St. Francis for attaining this outstanding achievement for nearly a decade.”
It was one of four North Shore-area hospitals — Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola (No. 9), North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset (No. 10) and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park (No. 16) were the others — to be named in the top 20 in New York by U.S. News, which evaluated 5,000 hospitals across the country in 26 adult and pediatric categories.
The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park was also named the No. 2 children’s hospital in the state, ranking nationally in urology (No. 7), neurology and neurosurgery (No. 23), diabetes and endocrinology (No. 26), neonatology (No. 30), cancer (No. 42), gastroenterology and GI surgery (No. 44) and nephrology (No. 47).
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, whose rankings included Cohen and also rated as the No. 18 hospital in the New York Metropolitan area — which also incorporated facilities in Westchester and New Jersey — also received “high-performing” marks in neurology and neurosurgery as well as psychiatry and knee replacement surgery.
North Shore University Hospital, which tied for twelfth in the Metropolitan area, received “high-performing” ratings in geriatrics and adult neurology and neurosurgery, as well as hip and knee replacement procedures.
““Hospital report cards like US News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Hospitals” issue are a useful reference for consumers,” said Terry Lynam, the health system’s chief communications officer. “But the proliferation of government agencies, for-profit businesses and news outlets attempting to rate the quality of hospitals and physicians can also be confusing for patients and families, because there are many inconsistencies in the methods used to measure the performance of hospitals and providers.
When it comes to selecting a hospital for their care, we encourage patients and their loved ones to consult with their doctors and others they trust,” he added.
Winthrop, which in addition to St. Francis is not part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, was nationally ranked in two pediatric categories, pulmonology (No. 29) and diabetes and endocrinology (No. 34).
It was also considered “high-performing” in adult heart failure, hip replacement, gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, neurology, neurosurgery and urology.
In a statement, Winthrop President and Chief Executive Officer John F. Collins said the hospital “s proud to be recognized by US News and World Report as one of the Best Regional Hospitals in both New York State and in the New York Metro region.”
“We continuously perform rigorous quality checks to ensure that our patients receive the very best care possible in every area, and we are recognized for that quality by a variety of other survey organizations, including Women’s Choice Awards, Becker’s Hospital Review and HealthGrades, to name a few,” he added.
