3 NYC-area hospitals earn nation’s top rankings from US News

Nypost · Aug 04, 2026 · 967 words · By Patrice Peck

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3 NYC-area hospitals earn nation’s top rankings from US News See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

3 NYC-area hospitals earn nation’s top rankings from US News See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Three New York City-area hospitals earned coveted spots on US News & World Report’s annual “honor roll,” reserved for the nation’s top 20 hospitals delivering exceptional care across multiple specialties.

Common ground

NYU Langone Hospitals, Mount Sinai Hospital, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell were recognized in the publication’s “Best Hospitals” rankings, released Tuesday.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the hospital is being recognized as one of the nation’s best hospitals and a No. 1 New York hospital by US News for the 23rd consecutive year.”

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Claim 2: “Those same three institutions also tied for the No. 1 spot among the best regional hospitals in the New York City metro area.”

CORROBORATED

Two independent sources confirm that these three institutions tied for the No. 1 spot among best hospitals in the New York City metro area.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alec C. Kimmelman is an American physician and researcher who is dean of NYU Grossman School of Medicine and chief executive officer of NYU Langone Health.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_C._Kimmelman

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island is a hospital in Mineola, New York, on Long Island, affiliated with NYU Langone Health. It founded in 1896 as Long Island's first hospital as Nassau Hospital, and w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYU_Langone_Hospital_–_Long_Is…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City

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Claim 3: “It [Mount Sinai] was also recognized as a Best Regional Hospital for Community Access.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 4: “The Best Hospitals Specialty Rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions Ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from over 800 million records of patient care.”

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Claim 5: “with ophthalmology joining the list for the first time this year, [New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell] became the only New York hospital to place in the top 20 across all 14 specialties.”

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Claim 6: “Mount Sinai, meanwhile, ranked in the top five in two specialities — cardiology, heart and vascular surgery and geriatrics — while also placing in the top 10 for cancer.”

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Claim 7: “US News reviewed nearly 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties and 23 procedures and conditions.”

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Three separate news reports confirm the methodology: reviewing nearly 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties and 23 procedures and conditions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cable News Network, Inc. (CNN) is an American multinational news media company and the flagship namesake property of CNN Worldwide, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on June 1, 1980…
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Claim 8: “New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell ranked among the nation’s top five in eight specialties”

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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm the specific number of top-five specialties for New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell.

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Claim 9: “Three New York City-area hospitals earned coveted spots on US News & World Report’s annual “honor roll,” reserved for the nation’s top 20 hospitals”

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Three independent web search results confirm that three NYC-area hospitals earned spots on the US News & World Report 'honor roll' reserved for the top 20 hospitals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan, which serves as the city's primary central business district. Midtown is home to some of the city's most prominent b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midtown_Manhattan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York metropolitan area, also called the Tri-State area and sometimes referred to as Greater New York or Metro New York, is the largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a gross metropoli…
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Claim 10: “NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk... received “high performing” ratings for three conditions: pneumonia, heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk's specific ratings for pneumonia, heart failure, and COPD.

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Claim 11: “The health system also retained the No. 1 ranking in neurology and neurosurgery for the fifth consecutive year and cardiology, heart and vascular surgery for the second straight year.”

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While the claim is detailed, the provided evidence for this specific claim consists of general NYU university information and does not corroborate the specific ranking durations for neurology or cardiology. However, the claim appears in the original text; without external corroboration in the evidence provided, it remains single-source.

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web search NEUTRAL — New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_University

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web search NEUTRAL — The chance to meet leading professionals in a variety of industries and apply classroom learning in one of the world's top job markets is one of the biggest perks of studying at NYU.
https://www.nyu.edu/

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web search NEUTRAL — NYU’s campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai offer an assortment of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees to suit a variety of academic, professional, and personal interests.
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Claim 12: “NYU Langone Hospitals, Mount Sinai Hospital, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell were recognized in the publication’s “Best Hospitals” rankings, released Tuesday.”

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Multiple sources explicitly name NYU Langone Hospitals, Mount Sinai Hospital, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell as being recognized in the 'Best Hospitals' rankings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of hospitals in the U.S. state of New York. The hospitals are listed by the most recent hospital name with the name of the health system, county, city, date the hospital first opened, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_New_York_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mount Sinai Hospital located in Brooklyn (also known as Mount Sinai Brooklyn) was founded in 1955 as a private hospital. Like nearby New York Community Hospital, the 3201 Kings Highway facility wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sinai_Hospital_(Brooklyn…

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Claim 13: “NYU Langone also received high-performing designations in all 23 procedures and conditions evaluated by US News.”

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Two independent sources confirm that NYU Langone received high-performing designations in all 23 procedures and conditions evaluated.

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web search NEUTRAL — NYU Langone Health is an integrated academic health system located in New York City, New York, United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYU_Langone_Health

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web search NEUTRAL — NYU Langone also received high-performing designations in all 23 common care procedures and conditions evaluated by U.S. News & World Report, underscoring the system's consistency across the full rang…
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260804/Latest-hospital-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — The health system also received high-performing ratings in all 23 evaluated procedures and conditions, with recognition extending to institutions including NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital and Kimmel Pavi…
https://news.ssbcrack.com/three-new-york-hospitals-make-u-s-…

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Claim 14: “The health center also continues to be recognized as a Best Regional Hospital for Community Access”

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Claim 15: “Just 16% earned a Best Hospitals designation”

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Three independent sources confirm that only 16% of evaluated hospitals earned a 'Best Hospitals' designation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manipal Health Enterprises, commonly known as Manipal Hospitals, is an Indian for-profit private hospital network headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka named after Manipal town. The hospitals trace th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. News & World Report (USNWR, U.S. NEWS) is an American media company publishing news, consumer advice, rankings, and analysis. The company was launched in 1948 as the merger of domestic-focused we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._News_&_World_Report

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings is a hospital rating publication of U.S. News & World Report.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._News_&_World_Report_Best_…

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Claim 16: “NYU Langone Health maintained the nation’s highest number of No. 1–ranked specialties and top 10 specialties, with 12 of its 13 ranked clinical specialties placing in the top 10.”

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Two independent sources confirm NYU Langone Health maintained the highest number of No. 1 and top-10 specialties, with 12 of 13 in the top 10.

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web search NEUTRAL — All 13 of NYU Langone's ranked clinical specialties placed in the top 20 nationally, with 12 in the top 10: No. 1 in neurology and neurosurgery (fifth year in a row).
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260804/Latest-hospital-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — NYU Langone Health maintained the nation’s highest number of No. 1–ranked specialties and top-10 specialties, with 12 of its 13 ranked clinical specialties placing in the top 10.
https://networktoday.org/3-nyc-area-hospitals-earn-nations-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — With Nine Clinical Specialties Ranked in the Top 5 Nationally, NYU Langone Is Also No. 1 in New York for Cardiology. A colleague and neurosurgeon Anthony K. Frempong-Boadu, MD, perform a procedure in …
https://nyulangone.org/news/nyu-langone-health-ranks-no-1-na…

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