UMMC the Focus of U.S. News Story on the "Art of Medicine"

Five UMMC Specialties Listed Among Top 50 Nationally in U.S. News' "Best Hospitals" Issue

Dr. Nader Hanna, center, confers with other members of the surgical team during an operation on Bart Simmons, a 36-year-old cancer patient. See photo gallery of Mr. Simmons's journey.

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The University of Maryland Medical Center is featured in a U.S. News & World Report article titled “Practicing Art on Medicine’s Front Lines: Tales From the OR and the Bedside.” This article appears in the 2009 “Best Hospitals” issue.

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Behind-The-Scenes: Interview with Writer Deborah Kotz

Deborah Kotz, a senior writer at U.S. News, spent about two months at UMMC working on the story.

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She offers a behind-the-scenes look at this article, including how it came to be, her impressions of UMMC and its care providers and much more.

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Read Kotz's story on how to make a difficult medical decision
Read Kotz's blog post on a breast cancer patient's tough treatment decisions

Five UMMC Specialty Programs Make U.S. News' "Best Hospitals" List

In U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best Hospitals" rankings, five UMMC specialties placed in the top 50 nationally. More than 4,800 were reviewed, so only 1 percent of those hospitals ranked in the top 50 for any specialty program. The five UMMC specialties ranked were:

Urology -- No. 28
Ear, Nose and Throat -- No. 31
Kidney Disorders -- No. 32
Cancer -- No. 33
Respiratory Disorders -- No. 34

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