The University of Michigan Health System is known nationally and around the world for excellence in patient care, education and research. Here is a shortlist of what others think about our work.
Best Hospital - Michigan
- Leaders and best: U-M Health System ranked among 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S.
- Best Doctors in America list features hundreds of UMHS physicians
- C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital named to Parents Magazine’s 10 Best Children’s Hospitals list
- UMHS wins National Research Corporation’s 2012 Consumer Choice Award
- UMHS earns an "A" in first national report card for hospital safety
- U-M hospital care is best in Michigan and among best in nation
- U-M’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital earns top rankings from US News & World Report
- U.S. Fire Administration names UMHS Trauma Burn Center's Straight Talk Program 1 of 8 successful youth firesetting intervention programs
- U-M Health System named to national list of top 100 health networks
- U-M Hospitals win national Leapfrog award for being among the nation’s best and safest
- U-M earns No. 14 ranking among nation's best hospitals -- and No. 1 in Detroit metro area -- from U.S. News & World Report
- U-M C.S. Mott Children's Hospital earns top rankings from U.S. News & World Report
- 433 U-M physicians named to the 2011-12 Best Doctors in America list
- U-M Hospitals win national Leapfrog award for being among the nation’s safest hospitals
- U-M earns No. 14 ranking among nation’s best hospitals according to U.S. News & World Report
- C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital earns highest rankings in state of Michigan and is among the best in the country in pediatric specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s new “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” issue
- UMHS earns Consumers Choice Award from National Research Corporation
- U-M Hospitals rank among finest in AARP The Magazine and Thomson/Reuters Top 100 Hospitals surveys
- UMHS honored by American Hospital Association for high quality care and patient safety
Best Quality Improvement Programs - Michigan
- University of Michigan receives national award for eliminating healthcare-associated pneumonia from US Department of Health and Human Services
- U-M Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) recognized with national 2011 Beacon Award for Excellence
- U-M receives U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Critical Care Societies Collaborative 2011 Award for Achievement in Eliminating Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections
- UMHS earns patient safety award for blood clot prevention (deep vein thrombosis)
- UMHS leads Blue Cross Blue Shield / American College of Surgeons Statewide Trauma Quality Care Initiative
- U-M improves preventive, chronic care and saves Medicare more than $15 million
- UMHS Surgical Intensive Care Unit earns 2010 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence
Best Employer - Michigan
- U-M Health System recognized as National Top Workplace
- UMHS nationally selected among 2011 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For – 5th year in a row
- U-M Health System recognized as one of this year's best and brightest companies to work for in Metro Detroit
- For second straight year, UMHS named a great place to work by Detroit Free Press and Metropolitan Detroit
Best Facilities - Michigan
See also Quality & Safetyto see how our quality, safety and outcomes compare with other health care providers.