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Rogel Cancer Center named No. 1 cancer program in Michigan, among best in nation by U.S. News & World Report

Date Visible: 
07/26/2022 - 10:00am

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University of Michigan Health’s adult hospitals in top 20 nationwide, 10 specialties ranked

The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center was rated the best cancer hospital in Michigan and among the best nationwide by U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings for 2022-2023. Rogel is the only Michigan cancer program to be ranked.

University of Michigan Health’s adult hospitals were also ranked best in Michigan, and were 17th in the nation. This prestigious honor measures excellence in patient care.

U-M Health is the clinical division of Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan.

U-M Health was also given the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll distinction for the seventh consecutive year. This makes the organization one of only a few U.S. hospitals, and the only one in Michigan, that delivers the highest quality of care across a variety of specialties, as well as varying procedures and conditions.

In the highly competitive rating for cancer care, Rogel ranked No. 40. In addition, multiple cancer-related specialties at U-M were nationally ranked, including Urology and Ear, Nose & Throat, both of which ranked No. 9. Other nationally ranked medical specialties that include cancer care:

  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (25)
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology (21)
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery (20)
  • Orthopedics (18)
  • Pulmonology (22)

Overall, U-M Health had three medical specialties ranked in the nation’s top 10, five medical specialties ranked in the nation’s top 20 and nine medical specialties ranked as the top program in the state.

U.S. News & World Report also evaluates and rates select procedures and conditions. Overall, U-M Health rated “High Performing” in 19 procedures and conditions, including these cancer procedures:

The U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) “Best Hospitals” methodologies in most areas of care are based on a combination of reputation surveys and objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.

In June, Michigan Medicine also received USNWR recognition for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, which has the most ranked specialties of any children’s hospital in the state. U-M’s pediatric oncology care was rated No. 12 nationally and best in Michigan.

Read more about U-M Health’s U.S. News rankings.