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24 e 471-bed medical center is one of 45 Na- tional Cancer Institute-designated compre- hensive cancer centers, where state-of-the art science research flourishes alongside clinical studies and treatment. U.S. News & World Re- port ranked it as the No. 2 hospital in the na- tion for cancer care and ranked it nationally for three other specialties. Memorial Sloan Kettering has formed several unique collaborations with companies outside the healthcare industry, including IBM. IBM has trained a team of clinicians from Memorial Sloan Kettering in Watson Oncology to help in- terpret cancer patient information and choose the best treatment for individual patients. Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City). Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1,171-bed general medical, surgical and teaching facility known across the country for excellence in clinical care and pa- tient satisfaction. e Mount Sinai Health Sys- tem was created from the combination of e Mount Sinai Medical Center and Continuum Health Partners, which agreed unanimously to combine in July 2013. Located on the eastern border of Central Park at 100th Street and Fih Avenue in Manhattan, Mount Sinai has a number of hospital affiliates in the New York metropolitan area, including Brooklyn Hospital Center, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens. In 2015-16, U.S. News & World Report ranked Mount Sinai nationally in nine adult and seven pediatric specialties. e hospital earned Mag- net status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for the third consecutive year in 2014. National Institutes of Health Clinical Cen- ter (Bethesda, Md.). e NIH Clinical Center opened its doors to its first patients in 1953. As a research facility, only patients with the precise type or stage of illness under investigation are admitted for treatment, and the 240-bed hospi- tal does not specialize in services common for most community hospitals. at said, in 2015, NIH Clinical Center still recorded more than 5,400 inpatient admissions in 2015 and treated more than 10,700 patients that year. e story of NIH Clinical Center is rife with medical firsts. It was first to use chemotherapy to treat a solid tumor in 1956 and develop a di- agnostic test for AIDS in 1985. More recently, the hospital was at the forefront of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the subsequent isolated cases in the U.S. e hospital success- fully treated several Americans who contracted the disease, including Texas nurse Nina Pham. More than 1,200 physicians, dentists and PhD researchers, as well as 620 nurses, work out of the Clinical Center. As a research facility, the Clinical Center has more than 1,600 laborato- ries conducing basic and clinical research. Nebraska Medicine – Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha, Neb.). is 621-bed hospital and teaching facility was created in 1997 aer University of Nebraska Hospital merged with Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital. More recently, Nebraska Medical Center integrated with Bellevue (Neb.) Medical Center, a 55-bed hospital, and UNMC Physicians to form Ne- braska Medicine. Nebraska Medicine – Nebraska Medical Cen- ter is the largest healthcare facility in the state, with more than 5,700 employees and more than 1,000 physicians on staff. Its emergency room had 50,821 visits in the most recent year reported. e hospital was ranked nationally in two adult specialties by U.S. News & World Re- port in its 2015-16 rankings, and the publica- tion ranked it as the No. 1 hospital in the state. Nebraska Medicine – Nebraska Medical Cen- ter features one of the largest isolation units in the U.S. In September 2014, the hospital suc- cessfully treated West Africa Ebola victim Rick Sacra, MD. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City). NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital was formed in 1998 with the merger of e New York Hospital and e Presbyterian Hospital. Both of its founding hospitals have pioneered important medical services and innovations. e New York Hospital, the first hospital to use a Pap test for cervical cancer detection, can trace its roots back to 1771. e Presbyterian Hospital, founded in 1868, hosted the first pe- diatric heart transplant at its Babies and Chil- dren's Hospital. Today, NewYork-Presbyterian has 2,643 beds, including bassinets, and more than 13,000 em- ployees. In 2014, the hospital generated $4.5 billion in revenue. In its 2015-16 rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked NewYork-Pres- byterian in 15 adult and 10 pediatric special- ties. Additionally, the hospital is No. 1 in the state of New York, according to the publica- tion. NewYork-Presbyterian is also included in Healthgrades' list of 50 Best Hospitals for 2015. In addition to recognition for clinical excel- lence, the hospital has received honors for its efforts to promote environmental sustainabili- ty. e U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted NewYork-Presbyterian its 2014 Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of the hospital's efforts to embrace energy efficiency. NorthShore University HealthSystem Evan- ston Hospital (Ill.). Evanston Hospital is the flagship facility of NorthShore University HealthSystem. Opened in 1891, the hospital has grown to include 354 beds, a Level I trauma center and programs for several medical spe- cialties. e hospital is certified as a primary stroke center and offers specialized cancer care through its Kellogg Cancer Center, which has been continuously accredited as an academic comprehensive cancer program by the Com- mission on Cancer since 1981. U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital as high performing in five adult specialties and as No. 9 in both the Chicago metro area and Illinois for 2015-16. e hospital is recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet hospital. Truven Health Analytics listed Evanston-based NorthShore University HealthSystem on its 100 Top Hospitals list in 2016, making it the 17th time the system has been included on Truven's list. Evanston Hospital is also home to the Grainger Center for Simulation and Inno- vation. e center offers physicians, nurses, paramedics, firefighters and police officers the opportunity to immerse themselves in clini- cal care, trauma and emergency scenarios in a controlled environment. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago). Northwestern Memorial Hospital is the pri- mary teaching hospital of the Chicago-based Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. e hospital has 894 beds and more than 1,600 affiliated physicians and 7,000 em- ployees. Northwestern Memorial also includes the Prentice Women's Hospital. For 2015-16, U.S. News & World Report ranked Northwestern Memorial as the No. 1 hospital in Illinois and the No. 11 hospital in the nation. In addition to being an American Nurses Cre- dentialing Center Magnet hospital, Northwest- ern Memorial has been recognized for its sup- portive work environment for women. In 2014, the hospital made Working Mother's "100 Best Companies" list for the 15th consecutive year. Additionally, in 2015, the hospital was named to the National Association of Female Execu- tives' list of "Top 10 Nonprofit Companies for Executive Women" for the seventh consecutive year. Northwestern Memorial was formed in 1972 by the consolidation of Passavant Memorial and Wesley Memorial, two hospitals with roots tracing back to the 1800s. e hospital has been home to a number of medical firsts throughout its history. In 1996, physicians at Northwestern Memorial performed the first islet cell trans- plantation in Illinois. Just a year later, the hospi- tal hosted the first minimally invasive transmyo- cardial laser revascularization in the nation and the first successful minimally invasive kidney transplant in the Midwest.