FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SIX FLORIDA HOSPITAL PROGRAMS
RECOGNIZED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Orlando, FL - July 21, 2003 -Florida Hospital is proud to announce that for the fifth year in a row, it has been recognized as one of America's Best Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in the following specialties:
The 14th annual edition of U.S.News & World Report's America's Best Hospitals is a resource for consumers who are seeking maximum care in the diagnosis, treatment and management of a difficult medical problem. This year, the publication analyzed 6,003 hospitals to arrive at 203 stellar centers in 17 specialties.
According to the publication, "Ranked hospitals tend to adhere more closely to advanced treatment guidelines, to incorporate new findings into patient care, and to conduct research that gives desperately ill patients more options."
In 13 of the 17 specialties, a hospital first must meet one of three standards to be considered: membership in the Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH), be affiliated with a medical school or have at least nine technology services out of a prescribed list of 17. In each specialty, a hospital must perform a given number of procedures or had to be cited by at least one physician in the past three years of U.S. News surveys. These hospitals received a score that equally weighs reputation, mortality, and a group of care-related factors such as nursing.
For a complete list of the rankings, go to www.usnews.com or call Florida Hospital Media Relations at 407/303-1917.
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