Becker's Hospital Review

Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 Maternal Fetal Medicine at University Medical Center at Princeton program. University of Chicago Medical Center. University of Chicago Medical Center opened its doors to patients in 1927. Throughout its history, hospital parent University of Chicago Medicine has been affiliated with 12 winners of the Nobel Prize. Magnet-accredited by the American Nurse Credentialing Center, the University of Chicago Medical Center's cancer program was ranked 15th in the country by U.S. News & World Report in 2012-13. The medical center is one of the largest providers of uncompensated care in Illinois, providing millions of dollars in unreimbursed care every year. In February, University of Chicago Medicine opened its Center for Care and Discovery, a 10-story "hospital for the future" featuring a novel, patient-centered design for more seamless care delivery. University of Colorado Hospital (Aurora). University of Colorado Hospital dates back to 1921 when it was founded as part of the University of Colorado medical campus, and the hospital still shares its campus with the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine to this day. University of Colorado Hospital is Magnet-designated for nursing excellence, and its cancer center has received National Cancer Institute-accreditation as a comprehensive cancer center four times, most recently in August 2012. University HealthSystem Consortium named University of Colorado Hospital as the highest-performing academic hospital in the United States for delivering quality healthcare in September 2012, the second consecutive year it earned such recognition. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City). University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is a 711-bed hospital, including a 190-bed children's hospital, which includes more than 1,545 physicians. UI Hospitals and Clinics was the first in the state to receive Magnet accreditation for nursing excellence. The hospital, which is part of an accountable care organization, was ranked the number one hospital in the state by U.S. News & World Report in 2012-13. In October 2012, it expanded its clinical reach with the opening of its new $73 million ambulatory care clinic in Coralville, Iowa. University of Maryland Medical Center (Baltimore). Dating back to 1823, the 675-bed University of Maryland Medical Center is one of the country's first teaching hospitals. The hospital is backed by approximately 1,135 physicians, all of whom are on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The hospital is Magnet-accredited for nursing excellence and was named one of the best hospitals in the country for patient safety and quality of care by The Leapfrog Group in 2012, the seventh consecutive year the hospital received such distinction. In March 2012, physicians at the hospital performed the most extensive fullface transplant to date for a patient who lost most of his face in a gun accident. Following the procedure, the 37-year-old patient returned to his normal life after he had avoided people for 15 years. University of Michigan Medical Center (Ann Arbor). The flagship of University of Michigan Health System, U-M Medical Center includes C.S. Mott's Children's Hospital, a comprehensive cancer center, a neuroscience center, cardiovascular center and women's hospital. The organization is a pioneer in value-based care delivery and was one of the first hospitals to be part of CMS' Pioneer Accountable Care Organization program. U.S. News & World Report has ranked U-M Hospitals as one of its 17 Honor Roll hospitals, which scored at or near the top of their "class" for at least six of 16 medical specialties. Truven Health Analytics also awarded U-M Health System the Everest Award in 2013, an honor bestowed to only 17 hospitals across the country for improving performance measures on patient safety, quality and financial stability. University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle). University of Washington Medical Center is a 450-bed hospital that opened as one of the country's smallest teaching hospitals in 1959. The hospital has rocketed from those 21 humble beginnings and pioneered several medical findings, such as a World Health Organization pilot that linked surgical checklists to decreased medical complications. The hospital is Magnet-accredited for nursing excellence, and U.S. News & World Report ranked it first in the Seattle metropolitan area in 2012-13. UPMC Presbyterian (Pittsburgh). Founded in 1893, the robust UPMC Presbyterian is a mainstay in the American healthcare landscape. U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital first in the state and 10th out of nearly 5,000 hospitals in the country in its 2012-13 rankings. UPMC's heart and lung transplant program is one of the most experienced in the world, with more than 1,300 adult cardiac transplants and 1,600 adult lung or heart-lung transplants performed. In March, UPMC surgeons performed the first breathing lung transplant on the East Coast, in which a machine kept oxygen pumping through the organ before it was transplanted in the patient. Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.). Vanderbilt University Medical Center is home to much-needed programs in the Nashville area, such as the only comprehensive heart transplant program and dedicated burn center in the region. The 584-bed hospital is a leader in both medical treatment and research, as it hosts numerous clinical trials, including one in which Vanderbilt researchers are testing a drug to shrink melanoma tumors. In 2012-13, U.S. News & World Report ranked Vanderbilt the number one hospital in Tennessee. Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital. YaleNew Haven Hospital is a 1,541-bed teaching hospital affiliated with Yale Schools of Medicine and Nursing. The hospital is home to a range of medical breakthroughs, ranging from the first successful use of penicillin in 1946 to the first bronchial thermoplasty procedure performed in Connecticut in 2011. The hospital, which is Magnet-designated for nursing excellence, was ranked first in the state by U.S. News & World Report and as high-ranking in 10 adult specialties in 2012-13. n For more than 30 years, the experienced consultants and innovative recruitment technology of Cejka Search have delivered a competitive advantage that helps our clients successfully find and hire top physicians and allied health professionals. 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