Best Hospital Ranked Mayo Clinic Top Spot

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN is ranked No. 1 on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll. It is nationally ranked in 15 adult and 8 pediatric specialties and rated high performing in 1 adult specialty and 10 procedures and conditions. It is a general medical and surgical facility. It is a teaching hospital. The evaluation of Mayo Clinic also includes data from Mayo Clinic Hospital – Methodist Campus, Mayo Clinic Hospital – Saint Marys Campus and Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital.


What became the Mayo Clinic was founded in 1889 in Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic opened hospitals in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1986 and Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1987. The Mayo Clinic Health System was established in 1992 and owns 19 hospitals in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. The Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is the teaching arm of the Mayo Clinic. The hospital’s two Rochester campuses include the Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital. The Mayo Clinic has a large integrated transplantation program.

The Department of Endocrinology, which treats diabetes, is one of the world’s largest. The hospital offers a Healthy Living Program that is described as an “immersive wellness” experience, encompassing exercise, nutrition and mind-body practices. The Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine facilities in Rochester and Minneapolis serve athletes – from those at the elite level to the strictly recreational – with treatment and sports training. The Mayo Clinic has 57 research centers, such as those working on Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and kidney disease. Innovations at the Mayo Clinic include the heart-lung bypass machine and total hip replacement.