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See the 2020-21 Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery.

U.S. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ evaluates a hospital’s performance in treating patients with challenging heart conditions such as advanced cardiovascular disease and other complex conditions. Check out to learn more about risk factors, symptoms and treatment options for a variety of heart-related conditions.

Hospitals are evaluated on 30-day survival; patient satisfaction; the proportion of patients who were discharged home after treatment (rather than going to another care facility); the quality and level of nurse staffing; advanced programs and technologies such as transplant programs; patient services such as cardiac rehabilitation and hospice; and other measures of care.

You can also assess a hospital’s performance in specific cardiac procedures, such as , , and surgery and (or TAVR). For children’s hospitals, check out the . All the data used in the 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings predates the coronavirus pandemic, and therefore the pandemic did not influence the rankings.

Here are the 10 top 2020-21 U.S. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Best Hospitals in the nation for Cardiology & Heart Surgery.

10. Northwestern Memorial Hospital

in Chicago takes the No. 10 spot in the U.S. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ 2020-21 Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery rankings.

9. Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital

in Palo Alto, California, comes in at No. 9 in the 2020-21 U.S. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Best Hospitals for Cardiology and Heart Surgery rankings.

7. (tie) UCLA Medical Center

in Los Angeles ties for seventh place in the 2020-21 U.S. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery rankings.

7. (tie) Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Located in Boston, ties for seventh place in the 2020-21 Best Hospitals Cardiology & Heart Surgery rankings.

6. Mount Sinai Hospital

in New York City claims the No. 6 place in the 2020-21 U.S. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery rankings.

5. Massachusetts General Hospital

in Boston is No. 5 in the 2020-21 Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery.

4. New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell

in New York City comes in at No. 4 in Cardiology & Heart Surgery in the 2020-21 U.S. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Best Hospitals rankings.

3. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

in Los Angeles claims the No. 3 national rank for Cardiology & Heart Surgery in the 2020-21 U.S. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Best Hospitals rankings.

2. Mayo Clinic

, in Rochester, Minnesota, is the No. 2 hospital in the country for Cardiology & Heart Surgery in the 2020-21 U.S. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Best Hospitals rankings.

1. Cleveland Clinic

Retaining its spot as the top hospital in the country for Cardiology & Heart Surgery in the 2020-21 U.S. Best Hospitals rankings is .

2020-21 Top 10 Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery

10. Northwestern Memorial Hospital. 9. Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital.
7. (tie) UCLA Medical Center.
7. (tie) Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
6. Mount Sinai Hospital.
5. Massachusetts General Hospital.
4. New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell.
3. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
2. Mayo Clinic.
1. Cleveland Clinic.

Check out the full 2020-21 Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery rankings list.

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