Five Mount Sinai South Nassau Services Earn “High Performance” In US News & World Report 2020 Hospital Rankings
Posted: Sep. 4, 2020
The 2020 edition of the US News & World Report’s Annual Hospital Rankings has recognized Mount Sinai South Nassau as “High Performing” in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes & endocrinology, heart failure, orthopedics and urology.
“Our ranking is a direct result of our ongoing commitment to excellence in patient-centered care and acknowledges our dedicated team of physicians, nurses and support staff, all of whom worked so tirelessly this year during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Richard J. Murphy, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s president and CEO. “Now more than ever, this recognition for our specialized care services is especially meaningful and I am tremendously proud of our team for earning this honor.”
“This recognition is a direct result of our team’s collaboration and commitment to excellence,” said Adhi Sharma, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of Clinical and Professional Affairs. “The U.S. News & World Report recognition is among the most respected in the industry and is a testament to our mission to treat our patients with leading-edge medical technologies and adhere to the highest standards in patient safety and care.”
Mount Sinai South Nassau is the Long Island flagship hospital of the world-renowned Mount Sinai Health System. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 14 nationally by US News & World Report. Its Department of Geriatrics earned the No. 1 spot in the nation in geriatrics and five specialties are ranked among the nation’s elite hospitals: Cardiology/Heart Surgery (No. 6); Gastroenterology/GI Surgery (No. 9); Diabetes/Endocrinology (No. 11); Nephrology (No. 12); and Neurology/Neurosurgery (No. 12). New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, America’s oldest specialty hospital—celebrating its 200th anniversary this year and one of the world’s leading facilities for the treatment of diseases of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat — was nationally ranked in Ophthalmology at No. 11.
Now in its 28th year, the U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings help guide patients who need a high level of care because they face particularly difficult surgery, a challenging condition or added risk because of other health problems or age. To produce the rankings, U.S. News evaluates data on nearly 5,000 hospitals in 16 adult specialties, 9 adult procedures and conditions and 10 pediatric specialties. To be nationally ranked in a specialty, a hospital must excel in caring for the sickest, most medically complex patients.
About Mount Sinai South Nassau
The Long Island flagship hospital of the Mount Sinai Health System, Mount Sinai South Nassau is designated a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for outstanding nursing care. Mount Sinai South Nassau is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 455 beds, more than 900 physicians and 3,500 employees. Located in Oceanside, NY, the hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, oncologic, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services and operates the only Trauma Center on the South Shore of Nassau County, along with Long Island’s only free-standing Emergency Department in Long Beach.
In addition to its extensive outpatient specialty centers, Mount Sinai South Nassau provides emergency and elective angioplasty, and offers Novalis Tx™ and Gamma Knife® radiosurgery technologies. Mount Sinai South Nassau operates the only Trauma Center on the South Shore of Nassau County verified by the American College of Surgeons as well as Long Island’s only free-standing, 9-1-1 receiving Emergency Department in Long Beach. Mount Sinai South Nassau also is a designated Stroke Center by the New York State Department of Health and Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons; is an accredited center of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Association and Quality Improvement Program; and an Infectious Diseases Society of America Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence. For more information, go to www.mountsinai.org/southnassau.