U.S. News & World Report ranks
U-M No. 1 in Detroit metro area -- No. 14 in country

"For 17 years running, we've been named to the national honor roll of "America's Best Hospitals," which signifies all-around excellence in multiple areas of specialized medical care for adults."

If you're considering referring a patient for specialty care at U-M, consider this: For 17 years running, we've been named to the national honor roll of "America's Best Hospitals," which signifies all-around excellence in multiple areas of specialized medical care for adults, by U.S. News & World Report. Our C.S. Mott Children's Hospital also ranks in the top tier nationally in all 10 pediatric specialties.

No matter what type of care your patient needs, you can be confident that sending them to U-M means national-level quality and expertise. Here are all of our 2011-2012 adult rankings from U.S. News:

• No. 1 in Detroit metropolitan area
• No. 14 in the entire U.S. for third consecutive year

U-M ranked in the top 30 nationwide in all
specialties:

Of the 4,825 hospitals considered for the rankings, only 140 made the list in even one specialty.

U.S. News determines its "America's Best Hospitals" rankings based on a mix of carerelated factors such as nursing and patient services, on hospital reputation among boardcertified specialists, and on mortality rates.

Rankings in ophthalmology, psychiatry, rehabilitation and rheumatology are determined by reputation among board-certified specialists.