In the most recent (23-24) U.S. News & World Report survey of American hospitals, only 164 hospitals earned national distinction in at least one of the 15 adult specialties studied in the survey.  Only four teaching hospitals in the Southwest earned national recognition in at least 5 adult specialties.  However, two of those institutions, Houston Methodist Hospital and UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, earned a spot in the survey's honor roll of the top hospitals in the nation.  Here's a look at the top-ranked teaching hospitals in the Southwest and how they rated in the most recent U.S. News survey:

Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Southwest

Houston Methodist Hospital
Location:  Houston
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  10

• Cancer:  #20
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #14
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #4
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #5
• Geriatrics:  #15
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #11
• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #25
• Orthopedics:  #16
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #15
• Urology:  #16
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UT Southwestern Medical Center

Location:  Dallas

Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  11

• Cancer:  #19
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #20
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #17
• Ears, Nose & Throat:  #26
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #35
• Geriatrics:  #20
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #18
• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #43
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #16
• Rehabilitation:  #15
• Urology:  #25
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Mayo Clinic Arizona Campus

Location:  Phoenix
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  10

• Cancer:  #24
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #33
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #10
• Ear, Nose & Throat:  #17
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #15
• Geriatrics:  #19
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #27
• Orthopedics:  #31
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #21
• Urology:  #37
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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Location:  Houston
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  6

• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #17
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #32
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #38
• Geriatrics:  #38
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #36
• Urology:  #29
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To find other teaching hospitals in the Southwest and elsewhere, visit our U.S. Teaching Hospitals resource page.