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| Contact: Tom Hayes 612-873-3337 |
07/16/09 |
For the 13th consecutive year, Hennepin County Medical Center has been ranked in the U.S. News publication of America’s Best Hospitals. Hennepin’s expertise in the specialty of kidney disease (ranked 49th) was recognized in this year’s publication.
Out of more than 4,800 hospitals across the country evaluated, only 174 are included in the final rankings in 16 specialties. Hennepin County Medical Center has been ranked in various specialties every year since 1997. The data-driven rankings are based on factors including reputation among board-certified physicians, mortality rate, technology, patient safety and available specific patient services.
In the area of kidney disease, Hennepin provides diagnostic and treatment services for patients with all types of kidney disease and diabetes and is nationally recognized for renal research. The hospital was home to the first kidney transplant center in the Upper Midwest and has been recognized as one of the top three transplant programs in the nation by the University Health Consortium.
Hennepin County Medical Center is a nationally recognized Level 1 Trauma Center with the largest emergency department in Minnesota. The comprehensive academic medical center and public teaching hospital includes a 469-bed acute care hospital and primary care and specialty clinics located in downtown Minneapolis and four primary care clinics in Minneapolis and suburban Hennepin County.
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