Is Cleveland Clinic The Best Hospital In The World?

With 30 different healthcare facilities, Cleveland Clinic sees a lot of patients and performs more than 700 surgeries every day. In 2021, there were:

• 259,000 surgeries
• 273,000 hospital admissions and observations
• 892,000 emergency department visits
• 10.2 million outpatient visits

Some people ask, is Cleveland Clinic the best hospital in the world? That's a fair question because Cleveland Clinic consistently places among the best healthcare providers in a range of specialties. U.S. News & World Report ranked Cleveland Clinic as the No. 1 hospital in Ohio and the No. 2 hospital in the United States, behind the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, out of 4,656 hospitals reviewed. Cleveland Clinic scored high rankings in 14 adult specialties and 10 pediatric specialties.

Cleveland Clinic achieved the highest possible U.S. News & World Report ratings in these procedures or conditions:

The world-class healthcare at Cleveland Clinic also drives the Northeast Ohio economy. Cleveland Clinic operations directly and indirectly support more than 120,000 Ohio jobs and $7.5 billion in wages. Operating revenue in 2021 tallied in at $12.4 billion. In addition, Cleveland Clinic contributed more than $1.3 billion in community benefit in the form of education, research, financial aid and subsidized services, and community programs in 2020.

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Cleveland Clinic began in 1921 when a group of doctors came together to start a nonprofit group care organization with several specialties. Those doctors were Dr. George Crile Sr., Dr. Frank Bunts, Dr. William Lower and Dr. John Phillips. Their offices stood at Euclid Avenue and East 93rd Street and were dedicated on Feb. 26, 1921. Dr. William Mayo, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic, delivered the keynote address.