In the 25-26 U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) review of American hospitals, only 152 hospitals earned recognition nationally in one or more of the 15 adult specialties examined in the USNWR review. While multiple teaching hospitals call the six-state Far West region of the U.S. home, four teaching hospitals in the region stand out for being named to the survey's honor roll of the 20 best hospitals in the nation:

Top Rated Teaching Hospitals in the Far West

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Location:  Los Angeles
Nationally Rated Adult Specialties:  11
# of Adult Specialties Rated in the Top 10 Nationally:  6

• Cancer:  #18
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #6
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #9
• Ear, Nose & Throat:  #38
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #2
• Geriatrics:  #16
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #18
• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #8
• Orthopedics:  #5
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #5
• Urology:  #33
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Stanford Hospital
Location:  Stanford, CA

Nationally Rated Adult Specialties:  11

# of Adult Specialties Rated in the Top 10 Nationally:  3

• Cancer:  #9
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #11
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #11
• Ear, Nose & Throat:  #4
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #17
• Geriatrics:  #13
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #12
• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #23
• Orthopedics:  #7
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #13
• Urology:  #23
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UCLA Medical Center
Location:  Los Angeles

Nationally Rated Adult Specialties:  14
# of Adult Specialties Rated in the Top 10 Nationally:  10

• Cancer:  #13
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #17
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #5
• Ear, Nose & Throat:  #2
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #8
• Geriatrics:  #7
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #14
• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #24
• Ophthalmology:  #5
• Orthopedics:  #10
• Psychiatry:  #5
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #4
• Rheumatology:  #8
• Urology:  #7
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UCSF Medical Center

Location:  San Francisco

Nationally Rated Adult Specialties:  13

# of Adult Specialties Rated in the Top 10 Nationally:  7

• Cancer:  #7
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery:  #22
• Diabetes & Endocrinology:  #15
• Ear, Nose & Throat:  #17
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery:  #16
• Geriatrics:  #2
• Neurology & Neurosurgery:  #2
• Obstetrics & Gynecology:  #25
• Ophthalmology:  #10
• Orthopedics:  #6
• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery:  #3
• Rheumatology:  #7
• Urology:  #15
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To find other teaching hospitals in the Far West and elsewhere, see our U.S. Teaching Hospitals resource page.