U.S. News & World Report ranks Barnes-Jewish the top hospital in Missouri

The U.S. News & World Report has released their rankings of the the nation’s top hospitals, placing Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis at the top in Missouri.

The publication had Barnes-Jewish nationally ranked in 10 specialties, including them in the top 20 for oncology, gynecology and nephrology. The medical center was one of four St. Louis-area hospitals in the top 10 for the state.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center ranked third, St. Luke’s Hospital-Chesterfield ranked fifth, Mercy Hospital ranked eighth and SSM St. Clair Hospital-Fenton ranked ninth.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago ranked number one in Illinois. Though hospitals can be viewed by region on the U.S. News & World Report website, the hospitals in Southern Illinois are not ranked.

Hana Muslic

Belleville News-Democrat

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Hana Muslic has been a public safety reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat since August 2018, covering everything from crime and courts to accidents, fires and natural disasters. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and her previous work can be found in The Lincoln Journal-Star and The Kansas City Star.