How did Akron area hospitals rank on latest US News & World Report?

Residents in Summit County and Northeast Ohio have access to some of the best medical care in the country, according to recently released hospital rankings from U.S. News & World Report for 2024-2025.

U.S. News has created a report of the best hospitals nationwide for more than 30 years in an effort to help patients find the best local care and consult with the best doctors. A variety of rankings are a part of the report, including best hospitals for complex care, best hospitals for frequently treated procedures and conditions, best regional hospitals and best hospitals for maternity care.

Eligible hospitals are evaluated based on three areas, including how well patients survived/recovered, how well the hospital follows the best standards and the availability of advanced resources and technology.

Cleveland Clinic made the U.S. News and Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll, which lists the Top 20 hospitals overall in the country out of 5,000 medical centers. Hospitals were named in U.S. News' Honor Roll if they ranked highly in one of the 15 specialties that U.S. News evaluates, as well as being rated as high performing in one of the 20 conditions and procedures.

Cleveland Clinic earned 13 national rankings for specialty care — including retaining its reign as best in the nation for heart care — and is rated high performing in 19 of the 20 conditions that U.S. News evaluates.

A look at some of Cleveland Clinic 's national rankings:

• No. 1 for Cardiovascular, Heart and Vascular Surgery
• No. 14 for Cancer
• No. 16 for Orthopedics
• No. 3 for Gastroenterology and GI Surgery
• No. 6 for Geriatrics
• No. 4 for Obstetrics and Gynecology
• No. 9 for Ophthalmology
• No. 9 for Pulmonary and Lung Surgery
• No. 2 for Rheumatology

A look at some of Cleveland Clinic's regional rankings:

• No. 1 in Ohio
• No. 1 in Cleveland

Here's where University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ranks regionally:

• No. 3 in Ohio
• No. 2 in Cleveland

Here's where UH ranks nationally:

• No. 35 for Cancer
• No. 45 for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• No. 49 for Ear, Nose and Throat

A look at how Akron's hospitals rank regionally:

Cleveland Clinic Akron General :

• No. 5 in Ohio
• No. 1 in Akron
• High performing in five adult specialties and 11 procedures/conditions, including colon cancer surgery, heart bypass surgery and maternity care.

Summa Health - Akron Campus :

• Ranked high performing in a variety of procedures/conditions including colon cancer surgery, heart attack and heart failure and pneumonia

Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@gannett.com, or on Twitter @athompsonABJ

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: How did Akron area hospitals rank on latest US News & World Report?