JOHNS HOPKINS NAMED #1 HOSPITAL BY U.S.NEWS & WORLD REPORT FOR 14TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
 
For the 14th consecutive year, The Johns Hopkins Hospital has topped U.S. News & World Report's rankings of American hospitals.  This year's annual guide reports results of a survey of a hospital's reputation in 17 medical specialties among a national sample of doctors, along with analysis of objective indicators such as death rates, technology, nurse staffing, service mix and discharge planning.

Hopkins again ranked in the top 10 in 16 of the 17 specialty categories listed. In addition to landing at the top of the honor roll, the Hospital ranked #1 in Gynecology, Otolaryngology and Urology; #2 in Geriatrics, Kidney Disease, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology and Rheumatology; #3 in Cancer, Digestive Disorders, Hormonal Disorders, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Respiratory Disorders; #4 in Heart/Heart Surgery and Orthopedics; #13 in Rehabilitation 

Responding to the U.S. News announcement today, Steve Thompson, CEO of Johns Hopkins International and Vice Provost for Administration of Johns Hopkins Medicine, said: "We are proud of this honor and recognition of  the excellence of our faculty physicians, researchers, nurses and clinical staff who day-to-day sustain Hopkins' tradition of innovation and compassionate care."  Thompson added that increasingly patients, physicians and insurance companies around the world are looking much more closely at such measures of quality and value in healthcare. 

About Johns Hopkins International
Johns Hopkins International is the unit within Johns Hopkins Medicine that facilitates the transfer of knowledge from Johns Hopkins in patient care, research, and medical education to institutions and physicians around the world. Johns Hopkins also provides technical assistance to governments and private hospitals on how to improve the quality and efficiency of hospitals.
Johns Hopkins Medicine is also the nation's top recipient of research funds from the National Institutes of Health, receiving more than $400 million in federal funds in 2003 to support one of the country's largest biomedical research programs.  Its physicians, who are also researchers and educators, have been honored with the Nobel Prize, the Lasker Award, the National Medal of Science and other prestigious awards for their achievements in advancing medical knowledge and patient care.
To interview Steve Thompson, CEO of Johns Hopkins International, about the rankings, contact Claudia Costabile at 443-287-6052, ccostab1@jhmi.edu.  For information about Johns Hopkins International, visit www.jhintl.net or www.saludhopkins.com.  For the rankings, www.USNews.com.