Specialty Centers Treating Mesothelioma Lead Best Hospitals Rankings

Mesothelioma specialty programs played a significant role in determining the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals for Cancer Care annual rankings. For the eighth consecutive year, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston was ranked No. 1, followed by Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York; Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota; Dana Farber/Brigham and Women’s in Boston and UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. “This ranking is a reminder of our responsibility to those we serve, and it drives our unwavering commitment to our mission to end cancer,” said Dr. Peter WT Pisters, president of MD Anderson. “We are proud to be ranked as the nation’s leader in cancer care.” All of the centers in the top five have elite mesothelioma specialty programs and excel in the treatment of this rare cancer with no definitive cure. The 2022-2023 lists were released July 26. MD Anderson has been ranked No. 1 or No. 2 for cancer care every year since 1990. More than 900 hospitals were evaluated for this category. “These rankings identify the top centers for complex oncology care that other hospitals might see rarely, if ever,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News & World Report, the nation’s leading authority on hospital rankings. “Our evaluations are relevant to patients with mesothelioma.” U.S. News & World Report’s Top 10 Best Hospitals for Cancer These cancer specialty centers placed in the top 1...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Doctors/Specialists Mesothelioma Treatment Source Type: news