Fletcher Allen makes ‘best’ list

BURLINGTON — For the second year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has named Fletcher Allen Health Care a “Best Regional Hospital.”

The magazine also named 21 doctors in the University of Vermont Medical Group to its Top Doctors list and recognized five specialties as “High Performing.” Twelve of the doctors were ranked in the best 1 percent of specialists in the nation.

Vermont’s academic medical center was also selected for the U.S. News Most Connected list for the second consecutive year, indicating it is one of the leading hospitals in the nation in the adoption of electronic medical records.

The five specialty areas ranked as High Performing are orthopedics, neurology, neurosurgery, gynecology and nephrology. To be included on this list, the quality of care must be on the same level as that provided by nationally ranked hospitals.

“We’re very proud to be able to bring nationally ranked physicians, advanced specialty care and leading edge technology to the people of Vermont and northern New York,” said Dr. John Brumsted, president of Fletcher Allen Health Care.