Cedars-Sinai Ranks Among "America's Best Hospitals"

In the 2007 U.S. News & World Report's guide to "America's Best Hospitals," Cedars-Sinai made the "Best of the Best" Honor Roll, which comprises the top hospitals ranked highly in the most number of categories. Of the more than 5,000 hospitals, only 173 were ranked in at least one specialty, and of those 173, only 18 made the Honor Roll.

Cedars-Sinai was ranked in 10 categories, including:

U.S. News and World Report's methodology to determine the rankings includes: reputational votes, expected-versus-actual mortality rate (case-mix adjusted), volume and other factors. Many of these factors use a three-year rolling average, and the newsmagazine also makes changes in its methodology each year.