For the eleventh consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked UAB Hospital as the best in Alabama.
With over 50 years of expertise, the medical institution has provided invaluable services to millions, from delivering babies to treating aggressive cancers – UAB has done it all. In 2023 alone, the hospital had nearly 2 million visitors.
“UAB Hospital’s recognition as the best hospital in both Birmingham and Alabama by U.S. News and World Report underscores the exceptional expertise of its physicians and care teams within UAB Medicine,” said Dawn Bulgarella, CEO of UAB Health System.
“The quality of care provided here is unmatched, and the inclusion of numerous specialties and procedures in this year’s rankings reaffirms our commitment to excellence and innovative therapies.”
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Seven adult specialties at UAB are ranked among the best in the nation, including rheumatology at No. 10 and obstetrics and gynecology at No. 18. Other ranked specialties include ear, nose, and throat at No. 23; cancer at No. 40; neurology/neurosurgery at No. 42; geriatrics at No. 45; and cardiology/heart surgery at No. 50.
Six specialties—cancer, pulmonology/lung surgery, diabetes/endocrinology, urology, orthopedics, and gastroenterology/GI surgery—were classified as high-performing, the highest classification.
U.S. News rates hospitals in adult procedures/conditions. UAB was rated as high-performing in 15 areas: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, COPD, colon cancer surgery, gynecologic cancer surgery, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
UAB Hospital was also named the top hospital in the Birmingham Metro area.
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten
