University of Pennsylvania Health System

Awards & Accolades

"Honor Roll" of America's Best Hospitals

America's Best Hospitals 2012-2013

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is ranked as one of the top hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. The publication's prestigious annual ranking of hospitals placed HUP fifteenth out of more than 4,700 facilities surveyed.

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was the only hospital in the Philadelphia region, and one of only 17 hospitals nationwide, to receive the "Honor Roll" recognition for excellence in multiple specialties. In addition, Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH) was ranked among the nation's best in orthopaedics and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center was ranked among the nation's best for ear, nose and throat, and geriatrics.

2012-2013 Rankings:

Specialty Award
Cancer HUP: Highest in the Philadelphia region
Cardiology & Heart Surgery HUP: Highest in the Philadelphia region
Diabetes and Endocrinology HUP: Among the nation's leaders
Ear, Nose & Throat HUP: Highest in the Philadelphia region
Gastroenterology HUP: Among the nation's leaders
Geriatrics HUP: Highest in the Philadelphia region
Gynecology HUP: Highest in the Philadelphia region
Nephrology HUP: Highest in the Philadelphia region
Neurology and Neurosurgery HUP: Highest in the Philadelphia region
Orthopaedics HUP: Among the nation's leaders
PAH: Among the nation's leaders
Psychiatry HUP: Highest in the Philadelphia region
Pulmonology HUP: Among the nation's leaders
Urology HUP: Highest in the Philadelphia region

For more information, visit the U.S. News & World Report website