Fifth year in a row, ChristianaCare rated a Best Hospital by U.S. News & World Report

For the fifth year in a row, ChristianaCare has been rated a Best Hospital by U.S. News & World Report.

ChristianaCare also achieved the highest ratings in nine of 10 common adult conditions or procedures evaluated by U.S. News & World Report, was recognized as the best hospital in Delaware and ranked No. 3 among the 90-plus hospitals in the Philadelphia region.

ChristianaCare was ranked No. 24 in the nation in gynecology and rated as high performing in care related to urology, orthopedics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, and neurology and neurosurgery.

“At ChristianaCare, our mission is simple: We take care of people,” said Janice E. Nevin, M.D., MPH, president and CEO. “Our community looks to us to deliver high-quality, safe care, and this recognition by U.S. News & World Report affirms that we are delivering that care consistently, making a positive impact on health for everyone we serve.”

Common adult conditions and procedures for which ChristianaCare achieved the highest ratings by U.S. News & World Report include:

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
• Aortic valve surgery.
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Colon cancer surgery.
• Heart bypass surgery.
• Heart failure.
• Hip replacement.
• Knee replacement.
• Lung cancer surgery.

The recognition by U.S. News & World Report comes on the heels of several other quality recognitions during the past 12 months for ChristianaCare:

• ChristianaCare earned the Healthgrades 2020 America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award™. The distinction places ChristianaCare in the top 2% of nearly 4,500 hospitals assessed nationwide for its consistent, year-over-year superior clinical performance as measured by Healthgrades. ChristianaCare has received the America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award for four years in a row (2017-2020) for Christiana Hospital and Wilmington Hospital.
• ChristianaCare was ranked one of the nation’s Best Maternity Hospitals by Newsweek and Leapfrog, a national nonprofit organization that reports on the safety and quality performance of U.S. health care facilities.
• ChristianaCare was honored as one of only 88 institutions out of 722 by the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for achieving “meritorious” outcomes in surgical patient care, and one of only 56 health systems recognized for “meritorious” patient care in the program’s “all-case” and “high-risk” categories.