For the seventh year in a row, the University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has been ranked the Number One hospital in the country for...

... ophthalmology in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010-11 Best Hospitals annual survey. Three other specialties at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center were also ranked as among the nation’s best.

“We are honored to receive this prestigious recognition, especially since our patients share in this special accolade,” said Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D., professor and chairman of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. “At Bascom Palmer, we provide the best clinical care possible. We do so through the expertise and compassion of our stellar team of 1,200 ophthalmologists, vision researchers, nurses, ophthalmic technicians and outstanding support staff.”

The three other University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center programs that joined Bascom Palmer in the rankings are neurology and neurosurgery, ranked 29; ear, nose and throat, ranked 30; and kidney disorders, ranked 49.

“These prestigious rankings recognize the exceptional quality of clinical care provided by our Miller School physicians, nurses, and technicians to every single patient they come in contact with,” said Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the Miller School of Medicine and CEO of UHealth-University of Miami Health System. “Our enduring relationship with Jackson Memorial Hospital enables us to continue to provide world-class academic medicine to our South Florida community and far beyond, making University of Miami/Jackson a true medical destination.”

Lees meer over Miami's Bascom Palmer Eye Institute en de prijs die zij ontvingen op: www.med.miami.edu

Bron: University of Miami Health System - 29/07/2010

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