UCSD, Scripps, Sharp hospitals earn rankings

Three local hospitals earned national rankings in the “Best Hospitals” report published Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report.

UC San Diego had the best showing, with 10 different specialties ranked among the top 50 nationwide in the annual analysis that examined performance among more than 4,500 hospitals in the United States.

It’s the same number that UCSD’s two hospitals in La Jolla and Hillcrest earned in last year’s report. Scripps Health’s two La Jolla-area hospitals — Memorial and Green — earned five national specialty rankings, one fewer than last year. Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego saw its nationally ranked specialty total increase from one to two.

No local hospital made the report’s honor roll, a list of the top 20 facilities across the nation, which was led this year by Mayo Clinic based in Minnesota.

National rankings for local hospitals include:

UCSD hospitals

• 10th in pulmonology and lung surgery

• 11th in geriatrics

• 11th in gastroenterology and GI surgery

• 16th in urology

• 20th in cancer care

• 21st in cardiology and heart surgery

• 21st in ear, nose and throat care

• 21st in neurology and neurosurgery

• 26th in obstetrics and gynecology

• 39th in orthopedics

Scripps La Jolla hospitals

• 13th in orthopedics

• 27th in cardiology and heart surgery

• 32nd in obstetrics and gynecology

• 48th in gastroenterology and GI surgery

• 48th in urology

Sharp Memorial

• 45th in pulmonology and lung surgery

• 45th in urology

The full report, available at health.usnews.com, also indicates whether individual hospitals were “high performing” in 30 different specialties.