May 20, 2008 "Physician Employer Roundtable "Consumer-Directed Health Plans - Impact on Patients and Physicians" Register and More Info>>>

June 12, 2008 "Greater Cincinnati Health Council annual meeting" Keynote Speaker James Conway, SVP at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement  More Info>>>

Health Systems & Hospitals

Greater Cincinnati Health Systems/Hospitals List

Hospital Trends in Greater Cincinnati 2006
Hospital Quality Report to the Community 2007


Awards for Local Hospitals

The Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) named Deaconess Hospital Surgical Weight Loss Center a Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery in 2007

Child Magazine 10 Best Children's Hospitals in 2007
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has been ranked fifth overall in the United States by Child magazine in its February 2007 issue.  Cincinnati Children's was ranked 4th in Neonatal Care, 5th in Cancer Care, 8th in Emergency Care, 9th in Cardiac Care, 9th in Orthopedic Care and 11th in Pulmonary Care.

America's 50 Best Hospital Award 2008 by HealthGrades
Three Greater Cincinnati hospitals were awarded for their consistent clincial excellence and represent the highest scoring of the national' full-service hospitals for the most consecutive years:


U.S. News and World Report list of Best Hospitals 2007

Five Greater Cincinnati Hospitals were ranked:

  • Christ Hospital is ranked 24th in Heart & Heart Surgery, 38th Neurology & Neurosurgery, 47th in Respiratory Disorders, 47th in Geriatrics and 40th in Orthopedics.
  • University Hospital ranked 34th in Endocrinology and 38th Urology
  • St. Elizabeth Hospital ranked 30th in Respiratory disorders and 35th in Endocrinology
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital ranked 7th in America's Best Children's Hospitals
  • Top 100 Hospitals National Benchmarks for Success 2006 by Solucient
    Four local hospital have been listed in two categories:

    2006 Teaching Hospital Award Winners:


    2006 Medium Community Hospital Award Winners:

    Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence-2008 by HealthGrades
    The following local hospitals placed in the top 5 percent of all non-federal hospitals in the country in a study that rated 28 procedures and diagnoses:


    The 100 Top Hospitals®:Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success - 2005.
    Three Greater Cincinnati Hospitals ranked:


    The Christ Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital have been recognized as Centers of Excellence for
    Bariatric Surgery
    by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery.

    The Surgery Department at Mercy Hospital Clermont, Batavia, ranked second nationally for Overall Outpatient Satisfaction among hospitals monitored by the Jackson Organization.