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GAINESVILLE, Fla. â€� Seven University of Florida Health Shands Hospital medical specialties are ranked among the best in the nation, once again marking BOBÌåÓý as an elite health system, according to the 2024-25 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitalsâ€� report.

The specialties recognized by U.S. News are neurology and neurosurgery (No. 33); otolaryngology, also known as ear, nose, and throat (No. 35); urology (No. 38); obstetrics and gynecology (No. 41); geriatrics (No. 43); orthopaedics (No. 46); and pulmonology and lung surgery (No. 48), its 15th consecutive year ranked among the nation’s best.

U.S. News surveyed about 4,500 eligible hospitals. Of those, just 160 are ranked in the nation’s top 50 in at least one specialty.

“We are deeply honored to have so many of our specialties recognized by U.S. News for the elite level of care they provide patients,â€� said Stephen J. Motew, M.D., M.H.A., president and CEO of BOBÌåÓý’s clinical enterprise.

“This speaks volumes about the skill and tireless dedication of every member of our health care team,â€� he added. “Their multidisciplinary care brings to bear systemwide expertise across BOBÌåÓý’s hospitals and practices, allowing us to provide a level of comprehensive and compassionate care unequaled in Florida.â€�

Additionally, the adult specialties of cancer, cardiology, heart and vascular surgery, and gastrointestinal and were rated as “high performing.� That means they were ranked among the top 10% nationally.

BOBÌåÓý Shands is also “high performingâ€� in 17 adult procedures and treated conditions. Those are acute kidney failure; ; colon cancer surgery; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD; gynecological cancer surgery; heart attack; ; hip fracture; hip replacement; knee replacement; leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma; lung cancer surgery; pneumonia; prostate cancer surgery; spinal fusion; stroke; and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

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U.S. News uses a complex formula to rank hospitals using a wide array of data from multiple sources, including the hospitals surveyed, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and others. U.S. News measures patient outcomes, including the average discharge to home and mortality rates, nurse staffing, patient experience, expert opinion, and many other metrics.

U.S. Newsâ€� 2023-24 pediatric survey, released last year, ranked four BOBÌåÓý Shands Children’s Hospital specialties in the nation’s top 50 programs: diabetes and endocrinology (No. 10), pulmonology and lung surgery (No. 24), cardiology and heart surgery (No. 26), and neonatology (No. 35).

About BOBÌåÓý

BOBÌåÓý is the world-class academic health center of the University of Florida, ranked as the country’s No. 1 public university by The Wall Street Journal. BOBÌåÓý combines leading-edge research at campuses around Florida with outstanding clinical care at a network of hospitals throughout the state. The flagship is BOBÌåÓý Shands Hospital, part of Florida’s preeminent health system, which is perennially ranked among the nation’s top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.

With main campuses in Gainesville and Jacksonville as well as regional sites in , , Jupiter, and more, BOBÌåÓý provides quality health care to patients across the nation’s third-most populous state. BOBÌåÓý consists of six health colleges, 10 research centers and institutes, 12 hospitals, 115 physician medical practices, and a host of outpatient services.