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Memorial Hermann Earns Top Recognition by U.S. News & World Report

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HOUSTON, TX – TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital ranked No. 4 among the country’s top rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospital rankings for 2019-2020. TIRR Memorial Hermann has been included in the prestigious rankings since the report’s inception in 1989.

“For 60 years, TIRR Memorial Hermann’s talented team of affiliated physicians and employees have provided every patient that comes through our doors with compassionate, individualized care to meet the needs of their rehabilitation journey,” said Jerry Ashworth, Senior Vice President and CEO of TIRR Memorial Hermann. “Our team continues to be recognized as a national leader in rehabilitation and committed to our mission of independence and inclusion for people with disabilities.”

TIRR Memorial Hermann is the highest ranked rehabilitation hospital in Texas and has been included in the Top 10 rehabilitation hospitals nationally for the past 30 years.

Several Memorial Hermann service lines are ranked nationally in the 2019-2020 report. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center ranked 43rd in orthopedics and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital ranked 26th in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery and 41st in pediatric neurology and neurosurgery.

 

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Memorial Hermann-TMC ranked as the No. 6 best hospital in Texas and the No. 4 hospital in the Houston metro area. Also making the Top 10 statewide rankings were Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospitalat No. 5 and Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center at No. 9.

“This recognition is a testament to our system’s commitment to provide personalized, high quality health care throughout the Greater Houston area,” said Chuck Stokes, President and CEO of Memorial Hermann. “I am thankful to our employees and affiliated physicians for their commitment, service and the patient-centered care they deliver to everyone who walks through our doors. Our goal is continuous improvement to better serve the community.”

The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 30th year, are designed to assist patients and their physicians in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or for common elective procedures.

 

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“For 30 years, U.S. News has strived to make hospital quality more transparent to healthcare consumers nationwide,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. “By providing the most comprehensive data available on nearly every hospital across the United States, we give patients, families and physicians information to support their search for the best care across a range of procedures, conditions and specialties.”

For the 2019-20 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures, and conditions. In the 16 specialty areas, 165 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.

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