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UT Southwestern is best hospital in DFW for ninth straight year

 

Twelve specialties are nationally ranked – the most of any hospital in Texas – by U.S. News & World Report

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DALLAS – July 29, 2025 – UT Southwestern Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the ninth consecutive year and ranks among the nation’s top hospitals for care in 12 specialties – the most of any hospital in Texas, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Hospitals list released today.

UT Southwestern ranks in the top 10 nationwide for Neurology & Neurosurgery and is among the top 25 in eight other specialties: Cancer; Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery; Diabetes & Endocrinology; Ear, Nose & Throat; Geriatrics; Pulmonology & Lung Surgery; Rehabilitation; and Urology. In addition, UT Southwestern is rated “High Performing” in the great majority of evaluated conditions and procedures, from aortic valve surgery and hip fracture to back surgery (spinal fusion) and stroke care.

“This recognition reflects the expertise, collaboration, and commitment to providing the very best care possible to our patients – a standard of excellence that extends across all we do, from educating future leaders in science and medicine to advancing discovery and providing exceptional care,” said Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D., President of UT Southwestern Medical Center.

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UT Southwestern is ranked among the nation's top hospitals for care in 12 specialties — the most of any hospital in Texas.

Among more than 4,400 hospitals reviewed by U.S. News, all data-driven specialties at UT Southwestern are nationally ranked. UTSW is among the top 50 nationwide in the following 12 specialties and continues to lead the state with the most nationally ranked specialties of any hospital in Texas:

UT Southwestern ranks No. 2 among all hospitals in Texas and is top-ranked in the state for Neurology & Neurosurgery and Geriatrics care. Among 22 procedures and conditions evaluated by U.S. News, UT Southwestern is designated High Performing in: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; aortic valve surgery; back surgery (spinal fusion); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); colon cancer surgery; diabetes; gynecological cancer surgery; heart arrhythmia; heart attack; heart failure; hip fracture; kidney failure; leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma; lung cancer surgery; pneumonia; prostate cancer surgery; and stroke. 

Additionally, the Southwestern Health Resources network – which aligns the strengths of UT Southwestern with those of Texas Health Resources – has five of the nine top-ranked hospitals in Dallas-Fort Worth. In addition to UT Southwestern at No. 1, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas ranked No. 5, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth ranked No. 6, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano ranked No. 7, and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth ranked No. 9. The patient-centered, clinically integrated network of 31 hospital locations and more than 7,000 physicians and other providers cares for millions of individuals across 16 counties in North Texas. Children’s Medical Center Dallas, where the UT Southwestern Pediatric Group practices, was rated among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News for 2024-25 and was the only pediatric hospital in North Texas ranked in all 11 specialties.

Growing to meet the needs of patients

UT Southwestern continues to expand its clinical footprint to meet the health care needs of patients in fast-growing North Texas.  

Construction is underway on a $177 million Radiation Oncology campus in Fort Worth. The 65,000-square-foot facility will include the city’s first MRI-guided precision radiation treatment.

Last fall, UT Southwestern and Children’s Health broke ground on a transformative $5 billion pediatric campus in Dallas’ Southwestern Medical District across from William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, significantly expanding inpatient, surgical, and ambulatory capacity to meet the needs of one of the country’s fastest-growing and largest metropolitan areas. The new campus will serve as a collaborative center for innovation, academic research, training, and the advancement of lifesaving technologies.

Additionally, in recent years, UT Southwestern opened UT Southwestern Medical Center at RedBird to improve access to care for those living and working in southwestern Dallas County, as well as a regional medical center in Coppell and a nine-story Cancer Care Outpatient Building to serve patients of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center.  

Other recent national distinctions

  • Clements University Hospital was honored earlier this year for patient experience with Press Ganey’s Guardian of Excellence Award, and UTSW’s Multi-Specialty Clinic earned the Pinnacle of Excellence Award.
  • UT Southwestern Medical School is ranked in Tier 1 (top 16) for research and Tier 2 (top 50) for primary care by U.S. News in its 2025 Best Medical Schools rankings. The UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Health Professions also have nationally rated programs.
  • UT Southwestern is ranked No. 2 in the world for Endocrinology & Metabolism research and among the top 50 in seven other fields by U.S. News in its 2025-26 Best Global Universities report. Also, UT Southwestern is ranked No. 1 among global health care institutions by Nature Index for publishing high-quality research in biological sciences.

About UT Southwestern Medical Center   

UT Southwestern, one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers, integrates pioneering biomedical research with exceptional clinical care and education. The institution’s faculty members have received six Nobel Prizes and include 25 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 24 members of the National Academy of Medicine, and 14 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators. The full-time faculty of more than 3,200 is responsible for groundbreaking medical advances and is committed to translating science-driven research quickly to new clinical treatments. UT Southwestern physicians provide care in more than 80 specialties to more than 140,000 hospitalized patients, more than 360,000 emergency room cases, and oversee nearly 5.1 million outpatient visits a year.

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