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The magazine released its hospital rankings for 2021-22 early Tuesday.
The 2021-22 report reviewed about 4,750 hospitals nationwide in 15 specialties â the primary focus of the report â along with 17 procedures and conditions.
Only 175 hospitals nationwide out of about 4,750 were ranked in at least one national top-50 specialty, while about 1,500 received at least one high-performance category ranking.
US News defines a high-performance specialty ranking as being outside the top-50 nationally, but âwas significantly better than average.â
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center achieved a high-performance ranking in neurology and neurosurgery, while Cone Health was ranked in gastroenterology and GI surgery, and urology. Forsyth Medical Center did not receive a high-performance specialty ranking.
6 NC hospital systems to require COVID-19 vaccines for employees Megan Allman, WFMY News 2 Digital, Tom Santaniello
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Six major North Carolina hospital groups announced Thursday that all employees must get the COVID-19 vaccine, including the three hospital systems in the Triad - Cone Health, Novant Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health.
Atrium Health, Duke Health and UNC Health hospitals will also require employees to be immunized against COVID-19, according to a release from the North Carolina Healthcare Association.
Hospital officials said this comes as the Delta variant continues to spread and vaccination rates in North Carolina are at a standstill.