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Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 hospital in the country, sits in the hospital capital of the world: Boston. Mass General is the oldest and original teaching hospital for the worldrenowned Harvard Medical School, which has an annual research budget of more than $760 million. Last year, the hospital opened its new Angelman Syndrome Clinic — one of only two in the country — to treat patients with Angelman syndrome, a congenital disorder appearing in newborns and lasting through adulthood that is often associated with autism and causes severe neurological impairment. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). Ranked third overall among all hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report, Mayo Clinic has served patients for 150 years. It started as a private practice by William Worrall Mayo, MD, and later included his two sons. Now, roughly 55,000 physicians, nurses, scientists, students and allied health staff comprise the Mayo Clinic system throughout the Midwest, Arizona and Florida. This year, Mayo Clinic announced a $5 billion economic development initiative called Destination Medical Center to secure Minnesota's status as a global medical destination center. Mayo Clinic CEO John Noseworthy, MD, also said he wants to expand the Mayo Clinic Care Network nationally and internationally to reach 200 million people by 2020. MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (Baltimore). Baltimore is a haven for many renowned healthcare organizations, and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has become part of that niche. The Magnet-designated hospital is licensed for 376 beds, has 700 physicians on staff and recorded more than 114,000 emergency department visits in 2012, making it the busiest ED in Maryland. MedStar Franklin has received several accolades over the years, including awards from HealthGrades and Practice Greenhealth, and U.S. News & World Report said the hospital was a high-performing institution for cancer, neurosurgery and eight other specialties. Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston). Since 1971, Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center has been a clinical hub within the Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System. It has 426 licensed beds and encompasses the 33-story Memorial Hermann Tower, which includes Houston's first dedicated women's and children's facilities outside of the Texas Medical Center. Roughly 1,000 physicians staff Memorial Hermann Memorial City, and it is one of 55 hospitals in the country with the lowest 30-day readmission rates for pneumonia patients. This year, HealthGrades and Truven Health Analytics each recognized Memorial Hermann Memorial City as one of the 100 best hospitals in the country. Mercy Medical Center (Cedar Rapids, Iowa). Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has one of the more unique histories. After the Sisters of Mercy opened a 15-bed house in 1900, the group realized it needed a bigger space. The Sisters turned to an unusual source for funding: the horse track. Two men who owned the racing rights at the county fair donated one day's racing receipts toward the proposed building. Today, the 314-bed hospital has received awards from HealthGrades, Truven Health Analytics, CareChex, WomenCertified and others. In January, the hospital launched a "first-in-nation" pharmaceutical oncology robot for compounding and dispensing injectable chemotherapy medications. The Methodist Hospital (Houston). With 766 beds, The Methodist Hospital stands as the flagship hospital of The Methodist Hospital System and Texas Medical Center in Houston. It has been the site of several medical breakthroughs, including the world's first multiple-organ transplant in the 1960s and the development of a minimally invasive procedure to repair brain aneurysms. The Methodist Hospital has more than 1,800 affiliated physicians, and it holds academic affiliations with Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and several others. Last year, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital number one in Houston and nationally ranked 13 of its adult specialties. 17 identifying the connection between the collapse of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, to first responders' risk for heart problems. U.S. News & World Report ranked Mount Sinai 14th on its elite Honor Roll of the nation's top hospitals in 2012. Mount Sinai has also made headlines recently, as it is exploring a merger with New York City-based Continuum Health Partners. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City). Founded in 1771, NewYork-Presbyterian is the second-oldest hospital in the country and America's largest non-profit, non-sectarian hospital, with 2,409 beds. The hospital's affiliations with Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City drive groundbreaking research and medical treatments. This year, NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell launched the Institute for Precision Medicine, a research hub to explore personalized treatments based on patients' genetic profiles. NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital ranked first in New York and seventh in the country out of the approximately 5,000 hospitals evaluated by U.S. News & World Report in its 2012-13 rankings. Middlesex Hospital (Middletown, Conn.). Middlesex Hospital is a 156-bed facility that dates back to 1904. It was Connecticut's first and only hospital to receive Magnet designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2001, and Middlesex was also one of the first hospitals in the state to formally share its quality performance measures with the public in 2004. Truven Health Analytics named Middlesex to its list of 100 Top Hospitals in 2013. North Colorado Medical Center (Greeley). North Colorado Medical Center, founded in 1904, is a 378-bed hospital about 50 miles north of Denver. The hospital is part of Phoenix-based Banner Health, which was named to Truven Health Analytics' 15 Top Health Systems in 2013. North Colorado includes about 250 physicians and has been nationally recognized for its burn, trauma care and cardiac programs. In April 2012, the North Colorado Medical Center Breast Center was designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology. The hospital was also named to HealthGrades' America's 100 Best Hospitals list in 2012 and Truven's list of 100 Top Hospitals in 2013. Mission Hospital (Asheville, N.C.). Mission Hospital is a non-profit, independent community hospital located roughly 120 miles west of Charlotte, N.C. The busiest surgical hospital in the state, Mission is anchored by seven centers of excellence and offers a range of other surgical and support services. It is partnered with UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., for cancer care and was named to Truven Health Analytics' list of 100 Top Hospitals in 2013, its fifth year to receive such recognition since it was founded in 1996. Mission Health, the hospital's Asheville-based parent, was also named as one of the Top 15 Health Systems in the country by Truven in 2012. North Mississippi Medical Center (Tupelo). North Mississippi Medical Center is a non-profit, community-owned, 650-bed flagship hospital for North Mississippi Health Services, which was a 2012 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The hospital is the largest, private non-profit hospital in Mississippi and the largest non-metropolitan hospital in the country, serving people from more than 24 counties across three states. In February, North Mississippi physicians implanted a vagal nerve stimulator, which is designed to treat heart failure by stimulating a nerve in the neck. The implantation marked the first time the procedure was performed in Mississippi. Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City). Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1,171-bed hospital that dates back to 1852, when nine men agreed to carry out their vision for free medical care for New York City's Jewish population. Throughout its history, Mount Sinai has been home to a number of medical firsts and breakthroughs, including Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Gainesville). Northeast Georgia Medical Center is a 557-bed, non-profit community hospital located about 55 miles northeast of Atlanta. The hospital offers a range of health services, but is especially renowned for its cardiology services and has received recognition from HealthGrades

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