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91 100 great hospitals in America | 2017 By Emily Rappleye, Megan Wood and Brian Zimmerman Becker's Hospital Review is pleased to release the 2017 edition of its list of "100 great hospitals in America." e hospitals included on this list are renowned for excellence. ey are industry leaders in innovation, quality patient care and clinical research, and have received recognition across various publications and accredit- ing organizations. e Becker's Hospital Review editorial team selected hospitals for inclu- sion based on analysis of several ranking and award agencies, including U.S. News & World Report's 2016-17 Honor Roll and specialty rankings, CMS star ratings, Leapfrog grades, Truven Health Analytics top hospi- tals, Hospitals & Health Netoworks' Most Wired hospitals and Magnet accreditation. Note: is list is not an endorsement of included hospitals, health systems or associated healthcare providers, and organizations cannot pay for inclu- sion on this list. Organizations are presented in alphabetical order. Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health (Minneapolis). Abbott Northwestern serves more than 200,000 patients across Minneapolis/St. Paul and the upper Midwest. e hospital traces its roots back to 1882 when it opened as a charity hospital in a small rented house. Abbott Northwestern has formed many community partnerships over the years, including efforts to revitalize Minneapolis neighborhoods, promote wellness and reduce disparities in social determinants of health. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital provided care to more pediatric patients and their families than any other children's hospital in Illinois in 2015. As a large pediatric provider in the region, the children's hospital is staffed by more than 1,400 physicians across 70 pediatric specialties. e hospital boasts the No. 1 ranked pediatric cancer program in the state by U.S. News & World Report for 2016-17 and offers access to the most pediatric oncology clinical trials in the Chicagoland area. Aspirus Wausau (Wis.) Hospital. Aspirus Wausau is the flagship hospital of the Aspirus health system, which employs more than 7,000 people and provides care to residents across 14 counties in cen- tral and northern Wisconsin, as well as Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The hospital is staffed by 350 physicians across 35 specialties and is equipped with 325 beds, taking in approximately 15,000 inpatient admissions and 24,000 emergency department visits annually. The hospital is nationally recognized for its cardiovascular program. Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix. Formerly known as Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, this hospital first opened in an apartment building aer Lulu Clion, a Methodist deaconess, arrived in Phoenix in 1911 and decided to open a hospital. Nationally ranked in geriatrics and nephrology, U.S. News & World Report named Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix the No. 2 hospital in Arizona for 2016-17. e hospital collaborates with Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix to foster new medical discoveries. Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis). As the largest private employer in the St. Louis area, Barnes Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is staffed by 1,800 medical workers. e hospital is home to the Siteman Cancer Center — the only National Cancer Institute-des- ignated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the state — where multidis- ciplinary teams deliver high-quality cancer care and work to develop cutting-edge technologies to treat the disease. Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the site of the first simultaneous heart and lung transplant in Mis- souri. U.S. News & World Report ranked Barnes-Jewish among the top 20 hospitals in the country for 2016-17. Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas). is hospital houses more than 20 medical specialty centers and was ranked the No. 3 hospital in Texas and the No. 1 hospital in Dallas by U.S. News & World Report in 2016-17. Baylor University Medical Center was founded in 1903 with 25 beds and was the first hospital of the Baylor Health Care System; the hospital is now staffed by more than 1,300 physicians and equipped with 894 licensed beds. e medical center is the flagship hospital for Baylor Scott & White Health — North Texas health system. Beaumont Hospital — Royal Oak (Mich.) Campus. is Michi- gan hospital got its start in 1955 as a 255-bed hospital and has since grown into a tertiary care hospital equipped with more than 1,070 beds. It houses an imaging center, a medical research institute, a heart and vascular center and a neurosciences institute. Opened in 2014, the $22 million, 80,000-square-foot Neuroscience Center marked the first new building on the Royal Oak campus in more than a decade. Healthgrades recognized the hospital in 2015, 2016 and 2017 with its award for clinical excellence in stroke care. Billings (Mont.) Clinic. With a staff of approximately 4,000 people 00 Great Hospitals in America 2017 1 Becker's Hospital Review