Methodist Memphis Hospitals has been named the Best Hospital in Memphis once again by U.S. News and World Report. Of all 25 hospitals in the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area, Methodist is the top-ranking. Methodist Healthcare’s four Memphis metro adult hospitals are licensed as one. They are: Methodist University Hospital, Methodist North Hospital, Methodist South Hospital and Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital.

Methodist was cited as high-performing in 12 medical specialties:

  • cancer
  • cardiology and heart surgery
  • diabetes/endocrinology
  • ear/nose/throat
  • gastroenterology
  • geriatrics
  • gynecology
  • nephrology
  • neurology and neurosurgery
  • orthopedics
  • pulmonology
  • urology

Rankings in these specialties are based on reputation, services and volumes, safety and clinical outcomes. No other hospital in the state was recognized for this many specialties. Methodist also ranks as the #3 hospital in the state, with the #1 and #2 hospitals being outside the Memphis area.

Click here to find out how U.S. News selected the Best Regional Hospitals.

You can also explore our rankings in more detail by visiting our summary page on the U.S. News website.

Earlier this year, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, part of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, was named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2012-13 Best Children’s Hospitals in five areas:

  • neurology/neurosurgery
  • orthopedics
  • pulmonology
  • nephrology
  • cardiology / heart surgery.

The hospital ranked in four specialties in 2011, and this year added a fifth area – pulmonology – to its list of nationally ranked programs.