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Albany Med Cited in U.S. News & World Report’s 'Best Hospitals' Rankings

ALBANY, N.Y., July 29, 2009— Albany Medical Center has been ranked as one of the nation’s best hospitals in the specialty of gynecology. The rankings were reported this month in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Hospitals 2009 issue.

Albany Med placed #45 in the nation in the category of gynecology. Out of 5,000 hospitals studied for the magazine overall, only 174 (about 3 percent) placed in the Top 50 lists in 16 specialty categories. The survey took into account such factors as reputation, death rate, patient safety and care-related factors such as nursing and patient services.

“We are honored that Albany Med’s outstanding gynecology group was recognized in such a prestigious national report,” said Vincent Verdile, M.D., dean of Albany Medical College and executive vice president for health affairs at Albany Medical Center. “The physicians, residents, nurses and support staff should be very proud of the hard work they put in to elicit such a high ranking.”

Albany Med’s department of obstetrics and gynecology is led by Chairman Kevin C. Kiley, M.D., who oversees the clinical, educational and research mission of the department of OB/GYN, and directs the Women’s Wellness Center of Albany Med. Among the services provided are: general gynecological and obstetrical care; perimenopause and menopause therapy; advanced minimally-invasive gynecological surgery; pelvic floor dysfunction therapy; genetic counseling and CVS (Chorionic Villous Sampling) for first trimester genetic testing; adolescent care; high-risk obstetrics and specialized ultrasounds and prenatal testing. In addition, the Center offers robotic surgery. Two years ago, the team performed the first EXIT (ex utero intrapartum therapy) procedure in the Capital Region.

Albany Medical Center, a not-for-profit institution, is northeastern New York’s only academic health sciences center. The institution consists of Albany Medical Center Hospital, one of New York’s largest teaching hospitals; Albany Medical College, one of the nation’s oldest medical schools; and the Albany Medical Center Foundation, Inc., one of the region’s most active fundraising organizations.
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