Authors' conclusions: Current evidence does not support routine use of intravenous magnesium sulfate in all patients with acute asthma presenting to the emergency department. Magnesium sulfate appears to be safe and beneficial in patients who present with severe acute asthma.
Johns Hopkins Hospital is back on top. After spending 21 years as the country's best hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report, Johns Hopkins Hospital relinquished its crown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in 2012. This year, the roles have reversed yet again.
University of Washington Medical Center is ranked No. 1 as the best hospital in the state and in the Seattle metro area. UW Medical Center is rated among the nation's top 10 hospitals in three specialties: rehabilitation (No. 4), cancer (No.7), and diabetes and endocrinology (No. 8).â Of nearly 5,000 hospitals considered for the publication's 2013-14 survey, only 150 scored sufficiently high to be ranked in even one of 16 specialty areas. UW Medical Center was nationally ranked in eleven specialty areas: rehabilitation (No. 4); cancer (No. Of nearly 5,000 hospitals considered for the publication's 2013-14 survey, only 150 scored sufficiently high to be ranked in even one of 16 specialty areas. UW Medical Center was nationally ranked in eleven specialty areas: rehabilitation (No. 4); cancer (No.