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Can I trust Mayo Clinic?

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked for quality more often than any other health care organization. These endorsements reinforce Mayo Clinic's commitment to provide the highest quality care to each patient every day.

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Is turmeric natural estrogen?

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Top Ranked More Often

These endorsements reinforce Mayo Clinic's commitment to provide the highest quality care to each patient every day. Although no single set of measures can perfectly represent health care quality, Mayo Clinic is proud to be recognized. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings Thirteen hospitals across Mayo Clinic have received star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for Overall Hospital Quality. Six of the 13 hospitals earned five stars — the highest score possible. The national average is three of five stars. The star ratings measure seven broad categories: Mortality Safety of care Readmission Patient experience Effectiveness of care Timeliness of care Efficient use of imaging Hospitals that receive five-star ratings are among the top 6.33% of hospitals in the U.S. Mayo Clinic hospitals that received 5 star ratings are: Arizona Mayo Clinic Hospital Florida Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire, Wisconsin La Crosse, Wisconsin Red Cedar, Wisconsin Nursing Magnet status Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida and Rochester have been awarded Magnet recognition for their nursing programs. The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes health care organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. Quality Leadership Award Three Mayo Clinic hospitals received the 2019 Bernard A. Birnbaum, M.D., Quality Leadership Award. This award recognizes superior performance, as measured by Vizient's Quality and Accountability Study, which has been conducted annually since 2005. Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester ranked No. 3 of 93 academic medical centers. Mayo Clinic Hospital in Florida ranked No. 1 among 79 large, specialized complex care medical centers. Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing, Minnesota, ranked No. 2 among 95 community hospitals. This was the fourth consecutive year that Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing was in the top three. The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program The American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program has recognized Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester, Mayo Clinic Hospital in Florida and Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin as three of 89 participating hospitals that have achieved meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care. As a participant in the program, Mayo tracks the outcomes of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures to direct quality improvement efforts. U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings Mayo Clinic has always ranked at or near the top of the "Best Hospitals Honor Roll." Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester was once again named the No. 1 hospital in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 "Best Hospitals Honor Roll." Mayo Clinic ranked No. 1 in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida. Mayo Clinic in Rochester is the No. 1 hospital in the nation and top ranked in 14 specialties, with No. 1 rankings in four specialties: Diabetes & Endocrinology Gastroenterology (GI) & GI Surgery Pulmonology & Lung Surgery Urology No. 2 rankings in: Cardiology & Heart Surgery Obstetrics & Gynecology Orthopedics No. 3 in Cancer, No. 4 in Geriatrics, and Rheumatology, tied for No. 6 in Ear, Nose and Throat, No. 6 in Neurology & Neurosurgery and Rehabilitation and No. 7 in Psychiatry. Mayo Clinic's multidisciplinary teams of experts work tirelessly to provide high-quality, personalized care to all who need help. More than 4,500 hospitals were evaluated in at least one of the 20 procedures or conditions, using methods developed by health services researchers at U.S. News & World Report. These are the 20 routine individual procedures and conditions: Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Aortic valve surgery Back surgery (spinal fusion) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Colon cancer surgery Congestive heart failure Diabetes Heart attack Heart bypass surgery Hip fracture Hip replacement Kidney failure Knee replacement Lung cancer surgery Ovarian cancer surgery Pneumonia Prostate cancer surgery Stroke Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Uterine cancer surgery

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How much turmeric should I take for high blood pressure?

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U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2022–2023 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.

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