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These are the Boston hospitals on the U.S. News hospital honor roll

Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital rank among the top 20 in the country.

Mass General Hospital.
Mass General Hospital. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Two Massachusetts hospitals were among the top 20 U.S. hospitals in Tuesday’s 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report ranking. Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital made the publication’s Honor Roll, which does not rank by order, as it has previously. 

However, the publication did rank hospitals in individual specialties, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital ranked as the top hospital in the country for obstetrics and gynecology. 

According to the magazine’s list of top 10 children’s hospitals, Massachusetts is also home to the nation’s second-best children’s hospital. Cincinnati Children’s in Ohio ranked first, with Boston Children’s Hospital ranking second. 

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U.S. News & World Report has released its annual Best Hospitals rankings for more than 30 years, stating that its mission has been to help guide patients, in consultation with their doctors, to the right hospital when they need care. 

U.S. News offers rankings and ratings of three dozen healthcare services, including cancer care, orthopedics, heart bypass surgery, and more. 

The magazine also rates hospitals in 20 benchmark procedures and conditions such as knee replacement, heart bypass surgery and — new this year — gynecological cancer surgery. The ranking also includes 15 areas of complex specialty care. 

Each hospital’s ratings depend on its patient outcomes, the effectiveness of patient treatment, and other factors such as the quality of patient experience and adequate staffing levels.

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The Best Hospitals Honor Roll highlights 20 hospitals that excel across most or all types of care evaluated by U.S. News. Hospitals receive points if they are nationally ranked in the 15 specialties and rated high-performing in any of the 20 procedures and conditions. 

Below is a list of the hospitals in Massachusetts ranking in the top 50 for each specialty:

Cancer

4. Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center

11. Massachusetts General Hospital 

18. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

Cardiology & Heart Surgery 

8. Massachusetts General Hospital 

16. Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

40. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

Diabetes and Endocrinology 

2. Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

7. Massachusetts General Hospital 

33. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

Ear, Nose & Throat

6. Mass Eye and Ear, Massachusetts General Hospital 

21. Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 

9. Massachusetts General Hospital 

23. Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

24. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

Geriatrics 

12. Massachusetts General Hospital 

16. Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

33. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

42. Boston Medical Center 

Neurology & Neurosurgery 

6. Massachusetts General Hospital 

19. Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

43. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

Obstetrics & Gynecology 

1. Brigham and Women’s Hospital  

45. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

Ophthalmology 

4. Mass Eye and Ear, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Orthopedics

12. Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

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13. Massachusetts General Hospital 

14. New England Baptist Hospital 

Psychiatry 

1. Massachusetts General Hospital  

2. McLean Hospital, in Belmont 

Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 

20. Massachusetts General Hospital 

21. Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

26. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

Rehabilitation 

3. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital 

Rheumatology 

4. Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

6. Massachusetts General Hospital 

Urology

8. Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

15. Massachusetts General Hospital 

50. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

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