Northwestern Memorial Hospital

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According to U.S. News & World Report, 2026 – 2027, Northwestern Memorial Hospital is:

  • The only Illinois hospital ranked No. 1 for 15 straight years
  • Nationally ranked in 10 clinical specialties:
    • Ranked among the top five hospitals in:
      • Diabetes and endocrinology
      • Gastroenterology and GI surgery
      • Geriatrics
      • Neurology and neurosurgery
      • Obstetrics and gynecology
      • Pulmonology and lung surgery
    • Ranked among the top 10 hospitals in:
      • Cardiology, heart and vascular surgery
      • Cancer
      • Orthopedics
      • Urology
  • Recognized as High Performing in 23 procedures and conditions evaluated by U.S. News & World Report, 2026 – 2027
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  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital Best Hospitals ranked in 10 specialties
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital is recognized in 34 types of care by U.S. News & World Report, 2026-2027.
  • High Performing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • High Performing Aortic Valve Surgery
  • High Performing Colon Cancer Surgery
  • High Performing COPD
  • High Performing Diabetes
  • High Performing ENT Surgery
  • High Performing Gynecological Cancer Surgery
  • High Performing Heart Arrhythmia
  • High Performing in Heart Attack
  • High Performing in Heart Bypass Surgery
  • High Performing Heart Failure
  • High Performing Hip Fracture
  • High Performing Hip Replacement
  • High Performing Kidney Failure
  • High Performing Knee Replacement
  • High Performing Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
  • High Performing Lung Cancer Surgery
  • High Performing Pacemaker Implantation
  • High Performing Pneumonia
  • High Performing Prostate Cancer Surgery
  • High Performing Spinal Fusion
  • High Performing Stroke
  • High Performing Transcatheter Valve Replacement (TAVR)