We’re No. 1

Just a quick note to congratulate everyone here at the UVA Health System on our designation by U.S. News as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia for the second year in a row.

Six of our specialties were among the top 50 nationally. Here are those rankings:

• Cancer: 30^th
• Ear, nose & throat: 32nd
• Orthopedics: 33rd
• Urology: 35^th
• Diabetes & endocrinology: 44th
• Cardiology & heart surgery: 50th

Four of our specialties were recognized as “high performing,” rating among the top 10 percent nationally:

• Gastroenterology & GI surgery
• Nephrology
• Neurology & neurosurgery
• Pulmonology

It’s nice to see good work recognized. It amazes me that so many of our folks manage to provide cutting-edge patient care while still finding time to do cutting-edge research.