Out of approximately 5,000 hospitals studied, only 164 hospitals in the U.S. earned national distinction in at least one of the 15 adult specialties examined in the most recent (23-24) U.S. News & World Report survey of American hospitals.  Among those 164 hospitals earning national recognition, five were New England teaching hospitals.  This included two teaching hospitals in the region, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, which earned distinction on the survey's honor roll of the very best hospitals in the United States.  Based on earning national recognition in at least 1 of the 15 adult specialties examined in the latest USNWR survey, here's a snapshot view of the top-ranked teaching hospitals in New England.

Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in New England

Massachusetts General Hospital
Location:  Boston

Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  13

• Cancer:  #28
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #8
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #7
• Ear, Nose & Throat:  #7
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #17
• Geriatrics:  #12
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #8
• Ophthalmology:  #4
• Orthopedics:  #9
• Psychiatry:  #2
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #17
• Rheumatology:  #6
• Urology:  #30
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Location:  Boston

Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  12

• Cancer:  #5
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #18
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #11
• Ear, Nose & Throat:  #21
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #21
• Geriatrics:  #24
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #26
• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #1
• Orthopedics:  #25
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #41
• Rheumatology:  #5
• Urology:  #20
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Yale-New Haven Hospital
Location:  New Haven, CT

Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  8

• Cancer:  #50
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #45
• Ear, Nose & Throat:  #38
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #42
• Geriatrics:  #26
• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #4
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #25
• Urology:  #41
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Location:  Boston

Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  4

• Cancer:  #17
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #45
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #24
• Urology:  #45
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UMass Memorial Medical Center

Location:  Worcester, MA

Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  1

• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #38
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To find teaching hospitals in other regions, visit our U.S. Teaching Hospitals resource page.