University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX - Rankings & Ratings

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Nationally Ranked

Overview

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX is nationally ranked in 4 adult and 1 pediatric specialty and rated high performing in 6 adult procedures and conditions. It is a cancer facility. It is a teaching hospital.

Patient Experience

Medical Surgical ICU

Yes

Cardiac ICU

No

Bariatric/Weight Control Services

No

Addiction Treatment Services

None

Onsite Emergency Department

Yes

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX is nationally ranked in 4 adult and 1 pediatric specialty and rated high performing in 6 adult procedures and conditions. It is a cancer facility. It is a teaching hospital.

Patient Experience

Medical Surgical ICU

Yes

Cardiac ICU

No

Bariatric/Weight Control Services

No

Addiction Treatment Services

None

Onsite Emergency Department

Yes

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Quality Rankings & Ratings

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Adult Rankings

Ear, Nose & Throat

#2 

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#2 

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This hospital ranked among the top 50 out of 4515 hospitals.

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Gastroenterology & GI Surgery

#19 

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#19 

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Procedures and Conditions Related to Gastroenterology & GI Surgery

Urology

#8 

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#8 

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Children's Rankings

U.S. News includes Children's Cancer Hospital-University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in evaluating the performance of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Pediatric Cancer

#19 

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#19 

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This hospital ranked among the top 50 out of 288 hospitals.

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Health Equity

Health equity is the absence of unjust and avoidable differences among groups of people, regardless of social, economic, or demographic identification. U.S. News evaluates hospital performance in health equity by analyzing data on various dimensions of equity for historically underserved patients.

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Breakdown by Race & Ethnicity

The percentage of patients treated by the hospital for elective procedures compared to the community. County and state percentages were not included in the calculation of hospital scores.

Representation of non-white patients

Moderately lower than the community

Demographics

Percent non-white patients treated at Hospital
21.0%
Percent non-white residents in the community
30.4%
Percent non-white residents in the county
27.8%
Percent non-white residents in the state
16.4%
|0%
|8%
|16%
|24%
|32%

Representation of Black patients

Moderately lower than the community

Demographics

Percent Black patients treated at Hospital
10.3%
Percent Black residents in the community
15.3%
Percent Black residents in the county
14.6%
Percent Black residents in the state
7.7%
|0%
|4%
|8%
|12%
|16%

Representation of Asian American and Pacific Islander patients

Comparable to or higher than the community

Demographics

Percent Asian American and Pacific Islander patients treated at Hospital
5.4%
Percent Asian American and Pacific Islander residents in the community
6.0%
Percent Asian American and Pacific Islander residents in the county
4.3%
Percent Asian American and Pacific Islander residents in the state
2.0%
|0%
|2%
|4%
|6%
|8%

Representation of Hispanic patients

Lower than the community

Demographics

Percent Hispanic patients treated at Hospital
1.9%
Percent Hispanic residents in the community
5.4%
Percent Hispanic residents in the county
5.8%
Percent Hispanic residents in the state
4.6%
|0%
|2%
|4%
|6%
|8%

Representation of Native American patients

Insufficient data

Certain data used for the health equity analysis was provided by CareJourney and the Dartmouth Atlas Data website.

Elements of the Racial Disparities in Outcomes and Breakdown by Race & Ethnicity measures were developed by CareJourney using data accessed securely through the CMS Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC).

The data set forth at certain elements of the Community Residents Who Accessed Care at This Hospital and Charity Care portions of this Health Equity section were obtained from the Dartmouth Atlas Data website, which was funded by the...

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Contact & Location

Address
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 91 Houston, TX 77030-4000
Phone Number
(713) 792-2121

Hospital Location

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 91, Houston, TX, 77030-4000

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center located?

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Is University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center nationally or regionally ranked?

Yes, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is ranked nationally by US News. Review their rankings and ratings at US News.

How does University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center perform in health equity?

U.S. News evaluates hospital performance in health equity by analyzing data on various dimensions of equity for historically underserved patients. See info on health equity at this hospital.

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