WVU Medicine Urology joins Pediatric Urology in national U.S. News & World Report rankings

Five WVU Medicine hospitals have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as part of its 2019-20 Best Hospitals in the United States.

J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital was ranked 37th in Urology after receiving its second straight national ranking in Pediatric Urology (30th), which was announced last month. This marks Urology’s third consecutive national ranking.

"The rankings reflect the hard work by all members of the urology team and the entire hospital staff,” Stanley Zaslau, MD, chairman of the WVU Medicine Department of Urology said. “We are working harder each and every day to deliver the highest quality of care possible for our patients. We are honored to be recognized by this prestigious publication for our efforts."

Ruby and four additional hospitals under the WVU Medicine umbrella – Berkeley Medical Center, Camden Clark Medical Center, United Hospital Center (UHC), and Wheeling Hospital – were all ranked as High Performing in Specialties and Common Adult Procedure and Condition Ratings.

Ruby received its High Performing ratings for specialties in Nephrology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Heart Failure in Common Adult Procedure and Condition Ratings. Berkeley was rated as High Performing in COPD; Camden Clark in COPD and Heart Failure; UHC in COPD; and Wheeling Hospital in COPD and Heart Failure.

For the 2019-20 rankings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures, and conditions. In the 16 specialty areas, 165 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty.

The U.S. News Best Hospitals methodologies in most areas of care are based largely or entirely on objective measures from data obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and annual surveys conducted by the American Hospital Associations and the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS).