LDS leads Intermountain hospitals in recogni..

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U.S. News & World Report has ranked LDS Hospital one of the "Best Hospitals in America," and recognized three other Intermountain Healthcare hospitals for their high-performing medical specialties.

LDS Hospital ranked 29th nationally in gynecology and was named the overall top hospital in Utah. The facility was recognized for having five "high-performing" specialties in addition to its national raking in gynecology — cancer, gastroenterology, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology.

Murray's Intermountain Medical Center was listed with eight high-performing specialties — cardiology/heart surgery, diabetes/endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, gynecology, nephrology, pulmonology and urology.

McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden was recognized for five — gastroenterology, geriatrics, nephrology, pulmonology and urology — while Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo was recognized for four — gastroenterology, geriatrics, pulmonology and urology.

The magazine's rankings were based on hospital reputation as measured by a survey of medical specialists, outcomes, volumes, service excellence ratings, mortality rates and other measures related to patient care, including data collected by the federal government.

LDS leads Intermountain hospitals in recognition among best in U.S.