@groweg and others - I’m sure the physicians themselves at Chicago are top-notch, and capable of providing first-rate care. This is just the floor for the top rung of hospitals, though.
Is it not the case that physicians at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, etc. are highly trained and capable of providing first-rate care? The difference is, in terms of pioneering research, research funding, and cutting-edge medicine (what the ranking measures), it appears Chicago is falling behind.
In our competitive healthcare marketplace, I’m confident that dozens and dozens of places offer great care. Chicago used to, though, also be on the vanguard as a top 20 hospital, nationally.
It’s not there any more. Per the recent rankings, it’s nowhere close to there any more.