U.S. News & World Report has ranked Scripps Health’s heart care, diabetes, gynecology and gastroenterology programs the best in the San Diego region, and named Scripps among the nation’s best in seven specialties in the magazine’s annual “Best Hospitals” list.  The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 27^th year, recognize the nation’s top 50 hospitals that excel in treating patients with the most challenging health care needs. U.S. News evaluates hospitals in 16 adult specialties and ranks the nation’s top 50 hospitals in 12 of those specialties based largely on hard data. The combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla – listed by the magazine as “Scripps La Jolla Hospitals and Clinics” – are among the nation’s top 50 hospitals in:

• Gynecology (No. 21)
• Diabetes and Endocrinology (No. 24)
• Cardiology and Heart Surgery (No. 28)
• Pulmonology (No. 32)
• Orthopedics (No. 34)
• Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (No. 45)
• Geriatrics (No. 48)

“Scripps has a long legacy of delivering outstanding patient care,” said Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO of Scripps Health. “These rankings are a testament to the deep dedication and exceptional skill of our physicians, nurses and others who are on the front lines of caring for our patients every day.” High Performing in specialty areas U.S. News also recognizes “High Performing” hospitals that were not ranked in the top 50 but scored among the top 10 percent of hospitals that received scores. The combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla were recognized for high performance in the following specialties:

• Nephrology
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Rheumatology

Scripps Mercy Hospital was recognized for high performance in the following specialties:

• Diabetes
• Gastroenterology and GI surgery
• Nephrology
• Pulmonology
• Urology

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas was recognized for high performance in orthopedics. State and metro rankings U.S. News also ranked best regional hospitals in 45 metropolitan areas with a population of a million people or more, based largely on the number of national rankings achieved. The combined programs of Scripps Green and Scripps La Jolla were ranked No. 2 in the San Diego metro area and No. 7 in California. Scripps Mercy was ranked No. 4 in the San Diego metro area and No. 24 in California.Learn more about Scripps Health here.