The 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” report, released Tuesday, ranked seven UF Health Shands Hospital medical specialties among the country’s best.

The specialties recognized by U.S. News in the report are cancer (No. 39); geriatrics (No. 43); ear, nose and throat (No. 47); obstetrics and gynecology (No. 26); neurology and neurosurgery (No. 39); urology (No. 30); and pulmonology and lung surgery (No. 40), its 16th consecutive year ranked among the nation’s best.

The U.S. News annually evaluates nearly 6,000 hospitals, adhering to a stringent eligibility process that considers factors like patient volume, complexity of care and the level of care a hospital can offer.

“Our ranked and high-performing specialties speak to the exceptional level of care our teams provide,” said Dr. Stephen J. Motew, president and system CEO of UF Health’s clinical enterprise. “The goal is for patients to benefit not only from our expertise, but also from our dedication to a good outcome. We prioritize strong, multidisciplinary teams that pursue excellence through innovation, respect, compassion and dedication to pursuing the highest standard of clinical care.”

UF Health Shands’ adult specialties that ranked in the top 10% nationally, which are classified as “high performing,” include cardiology, heart and vascular surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, orthopedics, and gastrointestinal and gastrointestinal surgery.

UF Health Shands is also “high performing” in 19 adult procedures and treated conditions. Those are aortic valve surgery; spinal fusion; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD; colon cancer surgery; diabetes; gynecological cancer surgery; heart arrhythmia; heart attack; heart failure; hip fracture; hip replacement; kidney failure; knee replacement; leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma; lung cancer surgery; pneumonia; prostate cancer surgery; stroke; and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

“I’m grateful to our incredibly hard-working clinicians and staff for always putting our patients first,” Motew said in the press release. “Our mission is to provide research-driven, evidence-based care to any patient who needs us.”