Fall River hospital ranks in the top ten in Massachusetts according to report

U.S. News and World Report have released their new hospital rankings and a Fall River Hospital received high praise.

Charlton Memorial Hospital ranked eighth in the state according to the report.

The hospital received high performance grades for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD,) colon cancer surgery, urology, and heart failure.

According to the ranking’s criteria, there are 16 specialty areas. In 12, ranking is determined mostly by data: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, nephrology, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology.

In the remaining four specialties (ophthalmology, psychiatry, rehabilitation and rheumatology), ranking is determined entirely by expert opinion, based on responses from three years of surveys of physician specialists.

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston ranked second in the nation.

For more on the rankings, click here.