In the most recent (22-23) U.S. News & World Report rankings of American hospitals, only 164 hospitals earned national distinction in at least one of the 15 adult specialties studied in the survey.  Four teaching hospitals in the Southwest earned a top 20 national recognition in at least 5 adult specialties.  And two of those institutions, the Mayo Clinic - Phoenix and Houston Methodist Hospital, earned a spot in the survey among the top 20 best hospitals in the nation.  Here's a look at the top ranked teaching hospitals in the Southwest and how they rated in the U.S. News survey:

Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Southwest

Houston Methodist Hospital
Location:  Houston
Overall Ranking Nationally:  15th
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  10

• Cancer:  #29
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #13
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #9
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #8
• Geriatrics:  #22
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #15
• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #25
• Orthopedics:  #11
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #18
• Urology:  #21
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Mayo Clinic Arizona Campus

Location:  Phoenix
Overall Ranking Nationally:  18th
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  10

• Cancer:  #23
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #24
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #28
• Ear, Nose & Throat:  #18
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #9
• Geriatrics:  #13
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #26
• Orthopedics:  #48
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #14
• Urology:  #19
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UT Southwestern Medical Center

Location:  Dallas

Overall Ranking Nationally:  Not in Top 20
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  9

• Cancer:  #25
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #14
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #18
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #38
• Geriatrics:  #26
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #30
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #21
• Rehabilitation:  #27
• Urology:  #11
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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Location:  Houston
Overall Ranking Nationally:  Not in Top 20
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  6

• Cancer:  #35
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #20
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #31
• Geriatrics:  #43
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #27
• Urology:  #38
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To find other teaching hospitals in the Southwest and elsewhere, visit our U.S. Teaching Hospitals resource page.