Benchmarks of Excellence
The UVA Health System and its caregivers — many of them faculty in the Department of Medicine — have been recognized for excellence by a variety of organizations.
2014-15 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Guide
Of 7 UVA adult specialties ranked as “high-performing” (in the top 25 percent nationally), 3 were in the Department of Medicine:
- Cancer
- Endocrinology & Diabetes
- Nephrology
Source: http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings
2014 Best Doctors in America® List (Best Doctors, Inc.)
181 UVA physicians were selected — 48 (27%) from the Department of Medicine. About 5 percent of U.S. doctors earn inclusion on the list.
Source: http://www.bestdoctors.com/
Commonwealth of Virginia Rankings
The UVA Health System ranked #7 in Virginia overall and #2 — after VCU Medical Center — in Central Virginia:
- Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (Norfolk)UVA Medical CenterInova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church, VA)
- Inova Alexandria Hospital (Alexandria)
- Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (Richmond)
- Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
- Winchester Medical Center
- Mary Washington Hospital (Fredericksburg)
- University of Virginia Medical Center
Source: http://www.castleconnolly.com/
2014 Becker’s Hospital Review
- UVA Medical Center was named one of its “100 Great Hospitals” for 2014.
Source: http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/
American College of Surgeons
For meeting or exceeding 36 national quality care standards, the UVA Cancer Center has earned a three-year accreditation with commendation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons.
Source: https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer/accredited