UCSF Urology came in 5th in the nation according to the highly respected US News & World Report hospital ratings -- far outranking other Northern California hospitals.
Urology is a considered a specialty ranking by the magazine which only selected a small percent of the almost 5,000 hospitals analyzed to receive national recognition.
UCSF Urology again received highest scores in the areas of patient safety, advanced technologies, nursing intensity and patient services.
“This is, once again, a culmination of our unyielding mission to provide compassionate, skillful and innovative care to all patients,” says Peter R. Carroll, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Urology.
See here for full report. And, click here for UCSF.EDU story on UCSF Medical Center overall ratings.