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11 A bbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health (Minneapolis). Ab- bott Northwestern's roots date back to 1882, when Northwestern Hospital opened in a rented house. Dr. Amos Abbott served as a consulting physician to Northwestern's first medical staff, but 20 years later le to start a community hospital for women in his name, Abbott Hospital for Women. Abbott and Northwestern hospitals were merged into the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in 1970. A decade later, Abbott and Northwestern opera- tions were consolidated into a single location. Today, Abbott Northwestern is the largest non- profit hospital in the Twin Cities. e hospital is licensed for 629 beds and annually serves more than 200,000 patients and their families from across the Twin Cities and upper Midwest. Ab- bott Northwestern was ranked the No. 1 hospi- tal in the Twin Cities and No. 2 in Minnesota by U.S. News & World Report for 2015-16. Abbott Northwestern, a Magnet-designated organization, has also been recognized at the national level. In its 2015-16 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized the hospital in five specialty areas: cardiology and heart surgery (No. 37), geriatrics (No. 40), gynecol- ogy (No.10), neurology and neurosurgery (No. 46) and orthopedics (No. 19). Truven Health Analytics also named Abbott Northwestern among its 100 Top Hospitals last year. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago has 288 beds, handled 10,997 admissions and hosted 4,926 inpatient and 13,342 outpatient surgeries in the last year reported. In fiscal year 2014, clinicians at Lurie Children's cared for more children than any other pediatric hospital system in Illinois. Lurie Children's was the first pediatric hospital in the country to earn Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, but that's not its only first. When it was found- ed in 1882 as Maurice Porter Memorial Hos- pital, it was the first hospital in Chicago ded- icated solely to the treatment of children. e hospital expanded and was renamed Children's Memorial Hospital in 1904, and remained as such until 2012. at year, the hospital moved from Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood to a newly built 23-story building in Streeterville, thanks to a $100 million donation from Ann Lurie. e hospital was then renamed aer Ms. Lurie and her late husband, Robert. U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital nationally in 10 pediatric specialties for 2015- 16, which earned Lurie Children's a spot on the publication's children's hospital Honor Roll. Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital. Aspen Valley Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital and a Level III trauma center. It was found- ed in 1889 as Citizen's Hospital Committee of Pitkin County to care for single, working men employed in dangerous occupations. To- day, the hospital is in alliance with the Mayo Clinic Care Network, allowing local physicians to access Mayo Clinic expertise. e hospital was the first in Colorado selected to join the network, and selection is based on a review of quality, service and operational criteria. At the 2016 HealthCare Service Excellence Conference, AVH earned 18 awards, including eight Breakthrough Awards for improvements in overall patient satisfaction as well as the Summit Award for being a "hospital of choice." Aspen Valley Hospital was one of four Col- orado hospitals to receive a five-star rating from CMS. It earned a Top 20 Best Practice in Financial Stability designation from the Na- tional Rural Health Association. By Novem- ber 2016, AVH plans to be up and running on Epic's EHR system. Aspirus Wausau (Wis.) Hospital. Aspirus Wausau Hospital, a 325-bed facility, is staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialties. Tens of thousands of patients visit the hospital each year, which serves patients in 14 counties across Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Pen- insula. Its average daily inpatient census is 160 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 admissions per year, and the hospital logs more than 24,000 emergency department visits each year. It is es- pecially known for its cardiovascular program. e roots of Aspirus Wausau Hospital date back to 1886, when a physician and his wife opened the first hospital in Wausau. With 25 beds, the hospital was known as a "ticket hospital," where lumberjacks could buy a $10 ticket to receive up to a year's worth of care. In 1979, construction of Aspirus Wausau Hospital was completed. Aspirus Wausau Hospital has received various accolades. U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital No. 4 in Wisconsin in 2015-16. Aspirus is also designated as a Magnet facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Additionally, Truven Health Analytics named Aspirus Wausau Hospital among its 100 Top Hospitals in 2016, and Healthgrades named it one of the 100 Best Hospitals in 2015. Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center (Milwau- kee). As the only hospital in Wisconsin with a 24/7 on-site heart care team, Aurora St. Luke's is known for its cardiac services. e Ameri- can Heart Association and American Stroke Association have recognized the hospital for performance in treating cardiac and stroke pa- tients, and U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital No. 47 in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery. Aurora St. Luke's cardiology prowess has historic roots, as clinicians at the hospital implanted the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Wisconsin. Aurora St. Luke's, which is licensed for 900 beds but currently runs at approximately 560, is part of Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care, an integrated, nonprofit provider serving communities throughout eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. e company that later became Aurora Health Care took ownership of St. Luke's in 1984, but the hospital had been established long before then. Aurora St. Luke's has been recognized various times at the regional and national level. U.S. News & World Report ranked Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center No. 2 in Wisconsin and No. 1 in the Milwaukee metro area for 2015-16. It is also among the nation's 50 Best Hospitals, ac- cording to Healthgrades. Additionally, Aurora St. Luke's is designated as a Magnet facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Banner – University Medical Center Phoe- nix. U.S. News & World Report ranked Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, formerly Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, No. 2 in Arizona and No. 2 in the Phoenix metro area for 2015-16. e academic medical center is a Level I trauma center and a collaborative affiliate with the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix. e history of the hospital dates back to 1911, when Lulu Clion, a Methodist deaconess, ar- rived in Phoenix to recover from tuberculosis. Ms. Clion was convinced Phoenix needed a new hospital, and she did something about it: She founded her first hospital, the Arizona Deaconess Hospital, in an apartment build- ing. Later, she leased an office building from a physician. In 1928, the hospital was renamed Good Samaritan Hospital. Banner Good Sa- maritan changed its name to Banner – Uni- versity Medical Center Phoenix last year af- ter Banner Health and University of Arizona Health Network merged. As of 2014, Banner – University Medical Cen- ter Phoenix had 733 beds and 3,564 full-time equivalent positions. e hospital is designat- ed as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Transplant surgeons at Good Samaritan per- formed the first successful kidney transplant in Arizona in 1969. Today the hospital is one of the busiest transplant centers in the nation, having hosted more than 3,200 kidney transplants. Baptist Health Lexington (Ky.). Baptist Health Lexington is a 383-bed tertiary care fa- cility, as well as a major medical research and education center. e hospital operates six outlying outpatient centers, including Ken- tucky locations in Georgetown, Nicholasville