Only 164 hospitals, out of more than 5,000 hospitals in the U.S., earned national recognition in at least one of the 15 adult specialties examined in the most recent (22-23) U.S. News & World Report rankings of American hospitals.  While several Great Plains region teaching hospitals earned national recognition in at least one adult specialty, only two teaching hospitals in the region were recognized among the top 20 best hospitals nationally: the internationally renowned Mayo Clinic, rated the #1 hospital in the nation in the recent U.S. News survey, and St. Louis based Barnes-Jewish Hospital.  Here's a quick look at these two institutions and the adult specialty area ratings that make them the top ranked teaching hospitals in the Great Plains region:

Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Great Plains Region

Mayo Clinic

Location:  Rochester, MN

Overall Ranking Nationally:  1st

Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  14

• Cancer:  #3
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #2
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #1
• Ear, Nose & Throat:  #6
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #1
• Geriatrics:  #4
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #6
• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #2
• Orthopedics:  #2
• Psychiatry:  #7
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #1
• Rehabilitation:  #6
• Rheumatology:  #4
• Urology:  #1
• See ranking details

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Location:  St. Louis, MO

Overall Ranking Nationally:  11th

Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  11

• Cancer:  #10
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #39
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #8
• Ear, Nose & Throat:  #14
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #20
• Geriatrics:  #18
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #13
• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #3
• Orthopedics:  #24
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #25
• Urology:  #18
• See ranking details

To find other teaching hospitals in the Great Plains region and elsewhere, visit our U.S. Teaching Hospitals resource page.