Recognition
- In 2012, UW Hospital and Clinics (UWHC) was named the top hospital in Wisconsin by U.S. News & World Report magazine -- and among the nation's top 50 hospitals in seven medical specialties. Additionaly, UWHC was named a high-performing hospital (among the top 25% of hospitals) in five additional specialties.
- UW Hospital and Clinics received "magnet hospital" designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2009.
- UW Hospital and Clinics was named the #1 academic medical center nationwide for outstanding nursing quality in 2009 by American Nurses Association, based on performance on the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI).
- UW Hospital and Clinics ranked among the top five academic health centers nationwide in a University HealthSystem Consortium benchmarking study of safety, mortality, clinical effectiveness and equity in delivering care, 2008.
- UW Hospital and Clinics ranked among the top 50 in the nation in seven medical specialties in the most recent (2011–2012) U.S. News & World Report hospital ranking. Additionally, the American Family Children's Hospital was ranked among the top 50 in the nation in five medical specialties in the same report.”
- UW Hospital and Clinics named among "100 Best Companies" in the nation by Working Mother magazine in 2007 and 2008.
- The Hospital and Clinics' Heart and Vascular Care program listed among top 100 hospital programs in the Thomson Reuters Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success, 2004-2008.
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