UF Health Shands Hospital is ranked among the top hospitals in the nation in seven specialties.
Your family's health is your priority. It's ours too. That's why families from all over Florida and more than 30 countries turn to UF Health for comprehensive care. UF Health Shands Hospital was ranked among the top hospitals in the nation in seven specialties, and UF Health Shands Children's Hospital was ranked among the top hospitals in the nation in four specialties in the most recent U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Every day, across our 11 hospitals, six distinguished medical universities and 10 leading research centers and institutes, we work together to provide daily care and solve you and your family's toughest health challenges.
How are hospitals ranked?
Best Hospital Specialty Rankings are for patients with life-threatening or rare diseases who need a hospital that excels in treating complex, high-risk cases. These rankings are helpful if you are looking for information on rare diseases or difficult diagnoses that are not treated at many facilities.
Hospitals are ranked from 1st to 50th in each specialty, and hospitals that are not in the top 50 but are in the top 10 percent of all hospitals evaluated receive a “high performing” designation.
Best Hospitals' procedure and condition ratings focus on specific procedures and conditions that are more commonly needed, such as hip replacements or heart failure, rather than broad specialties like orthopedics or cardiology. The goal is to evaluate how well hospitals perform in each procedure or condition for every patient, not just the most difficult cases, as in specialty rankings.
UF Health Among the Elite
Based on the latest 2024-25 U.S. News & World Report rankings and analysis of more than 4,500 adult hospitals, UF Health Shands Hospital continues to hold a leading position among health systems across the U.S. This year, we are ranked in more specialties than any other hospital in Florida.
The seven adult specialties ranked in the top 50 in the nation are:
In addition to the ranked specialties, three other specialties at UF Health Shands were recognized as “high performing,” ranking them in the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide in their respective areas.
In assessing procedures and conditions, UF Health Shands was rated “outstanding performance” in 17 categories.
UF Health Shands Children's Hospital is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate, cutting-edge care for children and their families. As a leader in care, UF Health Shands Children's Hospital is honored to be recognized as a nationally ranked hospital in four pediatric specialties: diabetes and endocrinology (10th), pulmonology and pulmonary surgery (24th), cardiology and cardiac surgery (26th) and neonatology (35th), according to the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
