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One of the nation�s top hospitals for endocrinology is
located in Maryland�s backyard, according to the 2007 U.S. News & World
Report America�s Best Hospital� issue. The nationally recognized report, which
ranks centers in 17 specialties from cancer and heart disease to pediatrics and
urology, listed Sinai Hospital of Baltimore 49th in the country for
endocrinology. This is the second time the Division of Endocrinology has been
honored with this prestigious distinction.
Sinai is honored, once again, to receive acknowledgment
by U.S. News & World Report for the quality of care received when people
walk through our doors,� said Neil M. Meltzer, president and COO, Sinai
Hospital. This recognition is a true testament to the quality of the
physicians, nurses and staff at Sinai and the hospital�s level of commitment to
endocrinology and medicine.�
The Division of Endocrinology in the Department of
Medicine at Sinai Hospital is led by David S. Cooper, MD, and provides
comprehensive endocrine consultative services to patients with a wide variety of
endocrinologic and metabolic disorders, including: thyroid diseases, diabetes,
lipid disorders, osteoporosis and calcium disorders, hypogonadism in men and
women, androgenic disorders in women, and diseases of the pituitary and and
adrenal glands.��
Being recognized as a Top Hospital by U.S. News and
World Report is further validation of Sinai Hospital�s endocrinologists�
expertise,� and identifies it as a trusted resource within the community,�
said Cooper.�
Dr. Cooper is the current President of the American
Thyroid Association, as well as the Chair of the Subspecialty Board on
Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes of the American Board of Internal
Medicine.
Since 1989, U.S. News & World Report has annually
published America�s Best Hospitals� as a way to identify facilities with the
best level of medical care. To be eligible for the ranking, a hospital must
belong to the Council of Teaching Hospitals, be affiliated with a medical school
or have at least nine technology-related services out of a prescribed list of
17. Qualified hospitals are then numerically assessed based on several elements
including reputation among specialists, mortality rates and other care-related
factors. Ranked hospitals are those with the 50 highest scores.
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore is part of LifeBridge Health,
a regional health organization that also includes Northwest Hospital Center,
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, Jewish Convalescent &
Nursing Home and related subsidiaries and affiliates.��
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