In its 2025 Best Specialized Hospitals report, Newsweek magazine ranked seven specialties at UVA Health University Medical Center and UVA Health Children’s as No. 1 in Virginia and among the nation’s top 50.
“A key pillar of our 10-year strategic plan is ensuring UVA Health has exceptional clinical programs, so no patient has to leave the state of Virginia for care, while also continuing to serve the thousands who come from outside Virginia to be treated by our experts every year,” said Dr. K. Craig Kent, UVA Health’s chief executive officer and executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Virginia. “This national recognition from Newsweek showcases the extraordinary expertise of our outstanding team.”
Ranking criteria include surveys of specialists in each field, hospital quality metrics and patient-experience surveys.
Here’s where University Medical Center ranks nationally, with all seven specialties ranked No. 1 in Virginia.
Among America’s best children’s hospitals, the UVA system is No. 27 for gastroenterology, No. 30 for cardiology and No. 30 for endocrinology.
