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27 Nationally ranked in 13 specialties, Stanford Hospital earned a spot on U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll in 2015-16, clocking in at No. 15. e publication also named Stanford Hospital the No. 1 hospital in California. Stan- ford Hospital has received Magnet designa- tion from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and Healthgrades gave the hospital its Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Ex- cellence in 2015 and 2016. St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital. Founded by the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict in 1886, St. Cloud Hospital operates under the auspices of the local Catholic Church. e 489-bed hospi- tal is part of St. Cloud-based CentraCare, an integrated health system formed in 1995. With 4,957 employees and a medical staff of more than 450 physicians, St. Cloud Hospi- tal is the largest employer in the area, located about 66 miles northwest of Minneapolis. e Magnet-accredited facility serves 12 counties with a total population of more than 683,000. Sponsored by the University of Minnesota, St. Cloud Hospital offers a three-year residency in family medicine. In 2015-16, U.S. News & World Report named St. Cloud Hospital the No. 3 hospital in Minne- sota and nationally ranked two of the hospital's specialties. In 2016, St. Cloud Hospital earned a spot on Truven Health Analytics' list of 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S. Additionally, Health- grades has given St. Cloud Hospital its Distin- guished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence three years in a row, most recently in 2016. St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (Phoenix, Ariz.). Founded in 1895 by the Sis- ters of Mercy, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. Today, the 586-bed hospital is part of San Francisco-based Dignity Health. In 2015, there were 28,843 patient admissions at St. Joseph's and 84,084 emergency room vis- its. Clinicians performed 18,125 inpatient sur- geries and delivered 4,789 babies at St. Joseph's last year, too. e hospital has 260 medical res- idents in 20 specialties. St. Joseph's was ranked the No. 4 hospital in Arizona and No. 2 in the Phoenix metropolitan area by U.S. News & World Report in 2015-16. In 2016, St. Joseph's earned a spot on Truven Health Analytics' list of 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S. e Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Jo- seph's has led the neurosciences field for more than 50 years since it was founded in 1962. e more than 100 neurology and neurosur- gery subspecialists at the institute, housed in the 430,000-square-foot Barrow Neuroscience Tower, have treated patients from all 50 states and more than 50 countries. As such, the hos- pital is ranked No. 21 in the nation for neurolo- gy and neurosurgery by U.S. News for 2015-16. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Mem- phis, Tenn.). St. Jude Children's Research Hos- pital opened in 1962 thanks to founder Dan- ny omas, who had a dream that "no child should die in the dawn of life." e hospital is named for St. Jude addeus, the patron saint of hopeless causes. Now, clinicians at the hospital treat approxi- mately 7,800 patients each year suffering from catastrophic childhood illnesses. e 56-bed research hospital was nationally ranked in one pediatric specialty by U.S. News & World Re- port for 2015-16, clocking in at No. 6 in the na- tion for pediatric cancer care. rough decades of research, St. Jude has increased the survival rates for acute lymphoblastic leukemia from 4 percent before 1962 to 94 percent today. Only 12 percent of the money to operate the hospital comes from insurance recoveries, and 10 percent comes from grants. Unlike most oth- er hospitals, the budgeted costs of St. Jude are largely covered by public contributions, and no children are denied treatment at the hospital, regardless of their family's ability to pay. St. Luke's Boise (Idaho) Medical Center. Founded in 1902, St. Luke's Boise Medical Center is Idaho's largest healthcare provider and the flagship hospital of St. Luke's Health System. e six-hospital system was founded by Bishop James B. Funsten, who acted on an immediate need to provide care to retired Epis- copal Church workers. Together with St. Luke's Meridian (Idaho) Medical Center, St. Luke's Boise provides com- prehensive care to residents of the Treasure Valley. e 430-bed medical center is home to St. Luke's Heart — a heart and vascular care program — and St. Luke's Children's Hospital, the only pediatric hospital in Idaho. St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute is also housed at the medical center. St. Luke's Boise is the No. 2 hospital in Idaho, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2015- 16 rankings. In 2016, it earned a spot on Tru- ven Health Analytics' list of 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S. St. Luke's has received Magnet rec- ognition from the American Nurses Creden- tialing Center for nursing excellence. Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital. Tampa Gen- eral Hospital was known as Tampa Municipal Hospital when it opened alongside the Gordon Keller School of Nursing in 1927. e original hospital had 186 beds. Tampa General Hospital is now a 1,011-bed nonprofit institution with a medical staff of 1,312. It serves a dozen counties for a patient population of more than 4 million. With 7,300 employees, it is one of the largest employers in the region. A Magnet-designated hospital, Tampa General is the primary teaching affiliate of USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa. More than 300 residents are assigned to Tampa General for specialty training. In 2015-16, U.S. News & World Report ranked Tampa General the No. 3 hospital in Florida and nationally ranked six of the hospital's specialties. Tampa General is the area's only Level I trauma center and home to one of three burn centers in Florida. Physicians have performed more than 6,000 solid organ transplants at Tampa General's organ transplant center, including Florida's first successful heart transplant in 1985. Texas Children's Hospital (Houston). Since it opened in 1954, Texas Children's Hospital has grown from 106 beds to 650. e hospital re- cords more than 3.3 million patient encounters annually and serves as the academic partner of the Baylor College of Medicine. Texas Children's created the first HMO for children in 1996 and has the largest pediatric primary care network in the nation. It is home to the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Re- search Institute, the Feigin Center for pediat- ric research and Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecolo- gy facility focusing on high-risk births. In 2015-16, U.S. News & World Report nation- ally ranked 10 of Texas Children's pediatric specialties. e hospital also received Magnet designation from the American Nurses Cre- dentialing Center, and the Leapfrog Group named Texas Children's Hospital West Campus as a 2015 Top Children's Hospital. omas Jefferson University Hospitals (Phil- adelphia). Since the main hospital facility was founded in 1825, omas Jefferson University Hospitals has grown to include five primary locations and numerous radiation therapy sat- ellite locations throughout the region. Today, omas Jefferson University Hospitals in- cludes 951 licensed beds and more than 7,800 full- and part-time employees. In 2015-16, U.S. News & World Report ranked omas Jefferson the No. 2 hospital in the Philadelphia metro area and the No. 4 hospital in Pennsylvania. e organization is also na- tionally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in seven adult specialties. In 2016, omas Jefferson University Hospitals was named on Healthgrades' 100 Best Hospitals list for the second time. Healthgrades also ranked the hospital among the top 100 for cardiac care, gastrointestinal care, general surgery, joint re- placement, prostate surgery and stroke care.