St. Peter’s Hospital Ranked Among Best in Nation for Gynecology by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report has ranked St. Peter’s Hospital as among the best hospitals in the nation for gynecology care, for excelling at treating women for gynecological issues such as hysterectomies and other reproductive system surgeries.
In rating nearly 5,000 hospitals across the country on key indicators of patient care, the publication ranked St. Peter’s Hospital 29th for gynecology. St. Peter’s Hospital is one of only 165 hospitals to receive a national ranking in at least one specialty.
Mike Finegan
In addition, U.S. News & World Report ranked St. Peter’s Hospital as 12th among the 211 hospitals in New York state. St. Peter’s Hospital was also rated as “high performing” in eight procedures and conditions: aortic valve surgery; heart bypass surgery; heart failure; colon cancer surgery; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); hip replacement; knee replacement; and lung cancer surgery.
“We are exceptionally proud of the providers, nurses, and staff at St. Peter’s Hospital,” said Mike Finegan, president of acute care at St. Peter’s Health Partners. “These rankings and ratings from U.S. News & World Report are the latest recognition of our clinical team’s talent and unwavering dedication to providing the highest quality and most compassionate care for our patients. In particular, the national ranking in gynecology is a tremendous reflection of the skill of our Women’s & Children’s Services team, and our gynecologic surgeons including gynecologic oncologists.”
U.S. News & World Report ratings, now in their 30th year, are based on data from multiple sources, including: the American Hospital Association’s Annual Survey of Hospitals; publicly available data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; other federal data sets; data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and other professional organizations; and surveys of board-certified physicians.
The full U.S. News & World Report rankings are located at: www.usnews.com/best-hospitals
St. Peter’s Hospital, an affiliate of St. Peter’s Health Partners, is the largest Catholic acute care community hospital in northeastern New York state. The hospital, founded in 1869 by the Religious Sisters of Mercy, is a voluntary, not-for-profit community tertiary hospital with 442 beds, more than 900 staff physicians, and nearly 6,000 employees. St. Peter’s Health Partners is a member of Trinity Health.
About St. Peter’s Health Partners
With more than 12,000 employees in over 185 locations, St. Peter’s Health Partners is the Capital Region’s most comprehensive not-for-profit integrated health care network, which provides high-quality, compassionate, and sophisticated care to thousands of people every day. St. Peter’s Health Partners is a member of Trinity Health, one of the nation’s largest Catholic health systems. For more information, please visit www.SPHP.com.
