Recognition
- In 2010, City of Hope was ranked as one of "America’s Best Hospitals" in cancer (#20) and urology (#38) by U.S.News & World Report.
- In 2009, City of Hope was listed among eight preferred cancer hospitals in the May/June issue of AARP Magazine, which published the results of a survey of doctors from throughout the United States conducted by Consumers' Checkbook, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit health care provider rating service. Sampled doctors were asked "where they were most likely to send patients with extremely difficult cases".
- As of February, 2011, 38 City of Hope physicians are currently listed as "Top Doctors" by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., as nominated by their peers in the medical profession. Castle Connolly is an independent company that surveys thousands of medical professionals in the United States and publishes the results in an annual consumer guide, America's Top Doctors.
- In December 2011, Charity Watch rates City of Hope / Beckman Research Institute charity an "A-" grade.
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