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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 9,000. The hospital offers a wide array of specialties, including a new cardiology service line and bariatric center. Chesterfield General, which has 250 employees and is part of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, recently was named a top 10 CHS hospital for high scores in two major indicators of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems. The Christ Hospital (Cincinnati). For almost 125 years, The Christ Hospital has served the greater Cincinnati area. It was founded in 1889 by a missionary named Isabella Thoburn, who opened the facility with 10 beds. The Christ Hospital currently has 555 beds and roughly 4,000 employees. For its 2012-13 rankings, U.S. News & World Report pegged the hospital as number one in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The hospital was also ranked nationally ranked for diabetes/endocrinology and orthopedics. Earlier this year, The Christ Hospital's physician group acquired two physician practices, one centered on spine surgery and the other around otolaryngology. Christiana Hospital (Newark, Del.). Christiana Hospital, a 913-bed teaching facility and the flagship of Christiana Care Health System, is the largest hospital in Delaware and one of the busiest hospitals in the country. The hospital, along with its other campuses, is among the top 35, by volume, for admissions, births, emergency department visits and total surgeries. Christiana Hospital is the only Level I trauma center between Baltimore and Philadelphia and the only delivering hospital in Delaware with a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. U.S. News & World Report ranked Christiana Hospital 45th in the country last year for gastroenterology. Cleveland Clinic. Few healthcare organizations compare to Cleveland Clinic, a 1,400-bed academic medical center in the heart of Ohio's second-largest city. Four physicians built the hospital in 1921 after they were impressed with the military's efficient medicine practices during World War I. This past year, U.S. News & World Report ranked Cleveland Clinic as the best hospital in Ohio, the fourth-best hospital in the country and the top overall hospital for cardiology and nephrology. This year, Cleveland Clinic announced a groundbreaking strategic alliance with for-profit Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn. Cleveland Clinic will help CHS with several quality efforts, including physician best practices, heart care and telehealth. Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.). Duke University Hospital's roots trace back to 1930, when the hospital opened after three years of construction. James B. Duke established The Duke Endowment, which created the Duke School of Medicine and Duke University Hospital. The 924-bed academic medical center has been the site of several medical accomplish- ments, including the creation of the nation's first brain tumor program and development of the nation's first outpatient bone marrow transplant program. U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke University Hospital as the top hospital in North Carolina and eighth-best in the country in 2013. Emory University Hospital (Atlanta). In 1904, Emory University Hospital — then Wesley Memorial Hospital — was chartered with 50 beds. Nearly 110 years later, Emory is a 579-bed academic medical center with ties to the Emory University School of Medicine. U.S. News & World Report ranked Emory as one of the top hospitals in Georgia, and its renowned specialties have supported its accolades. It is the only multiple-organ transplant center in Georgia, and Emory physicians have pioneered several medical procedures, including angioplasty, corneal transplants and microelectrode-guided pallidotomy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Evanston (Ill.) Hospital. Evanston Hospital, the flagship of NorthShore University HealthSystem, opened in 1891. The 743-bed hospital is a teaching affiliate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and provides some of the most specialized care in the Chicagoland area. This year, Truven Health Analytics named Evanston as one of its 100 Top Hospitals. In September, Evanston and NorthShore announced they were joining the Mayo Clinic Care Network to provide patients with access to medical resources and expertise from both systems. Florida Hospital (Orlando). Florida Hospital, the flagship of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System, is one of the largest and busiest hospitals in the country. Florida Hospital has more than 2,200 beds, treats more patients than any other hospital in the United States and has the largest family medicine residency in Florida. Earlier this year, it broke ground on a $210 million women's hospital, which is scheduled to open in 2015. Florida Hospital is nationally ranked in seven adult specialties, including gynecology, cardiology and urology, according to U.S. News & World Report's most recent rankings. Froedtert Hospital (Milwaukee). Froedtert Hospital and The Medical College of Wisconsin comprise a 500-bed academic medical center — the only one in eastern Wisconsin. It has more than 5,000 employees and had more than 27,000 admissions in its most recent fiscal year. Together, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin have been home to several medical firsts. Froedtert was one of the first hospitals in the country to offer intra-arterial chemotherapy for head and neck tumors, for instance. The Magnet-designated hospital has collected several awards over the years, and for 2012-13, U.S. News & World Report ranked Froedtert as the top hospital in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and ranked it nationally in four adult specialties. 15 Gaston Memorial Hospital (Gastonia, N.C.). The 435-bed Gaston Memorial Hospital was founded in 1946 following World War II. In 1973, Gaston Memorial established its school of nursing, and that same year, it relocated to its current site. Today, it is the flagship facility of CaroMont Health and houses several of CaroMont's signature centers of excellence, including the CaroMont Cancer Center and CaroMont Diabetes Center. The Magnet-designated facility has received several accolades from CareChex, Premier and HealthGrades. It also was named to 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics in 2013. Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, Pa.). Founded in 1915, the 545-bed Geisinger Medical Center has become a pillar in American healthcare. The hospital is part of Geisinger Health System, the integrated delivery system hailed by President Barack Obama for its low costs and high-quality care. The system was also named to Truven Health Analytics' list of 15 Top Health Systems in 2013. Geisinger Medical Center, which is Magnet-accredited for nursing excellence, includes a Level I trauma center and offers patients access to clinical trials. Last fall, the hospital partnered with Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania to provide bachelor's and master's degree programs in nursing, beginning in fall 2013. Grant Medical Center (Columbus, Ohio). Grant Medical Center, founded in 1900, is one of eight hospitals within the OhioHealth system. With 640 beds and a Level I trauma center, this teaching hospital's physicians perform more than 20,000 surgeries every year. Grant Medical Center is Magnet-designated for nursing excellence. For 2012-13, U.S. News & World Report ranked Grant Medical Center 49th in the country for both gastroenterology and pulmonology, and as a highperforming hospital in 10 other specialties. Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (La Crosse, Wis.). The 325-bed Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center is the nucleus of Gundersen Lutheran Health System, which currently has a strategic plan to be 100-percent energy independent by 2014. The hospital formed from the merger between Gundersen Clinic and Lutheran Hospital-La Crosse in 1995. Since 2010, Gundersen Lutheran has garnered 50 awards from HealthGrades, ranging from general surgery excellence to cardiac care excellence. This year, Gundersen Lutheran formed a partnership with a physician group to enhance cardiac services at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center. When Hackensack University Medical Center was founded in 1888 with 12 beds, it was the first hospital in Bergen County. Ranked as the top hospital in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report, the medical center is nationally recognized in eight adult specialties and one pediatric specialty. Hackensack was one of the many

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