U.S. News & World Report recently released it annual
Best Hospitals list, and five Minnesota hospitals were ranked high in terms of performance.
Coming in at no. 3 in the ranking, Rochester-based
Mayo Clinic was highlighted in numerous categories, nabbing the "best" designation for specialties like endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynecology, and diabetes care.
The other four hospitals that made the list are
Allina Abbott Northwestern Hospital, the
University of Minnesota Medical Center,
Allina Mercy Hospital, and
St. John's Hospital.
The magazine sorted data for nearly 5,000 U.S. hospitals, looking at factors like patient safety, hospital reputation, and death rates. Only 147 hospitals were nationally ranked.