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SALT LAKE CITY — For seven years running, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Care (UUHC) has ranked among the . This year, the U has risen to the top.

On Friday in Dallas, Vizient, Inc. announced UUHC finished in first place overall in its prestigious Quality and Accountability Study, besting more than 100 of the nation's most distinguished academic medical centers. Earning the No. 1 spot in Vizient's rigorous study means UUHC patients enjoy outstanding outcomes whether they're having a baby or undergoing heart surgery. It also means UUHC posts low mortality rates and that patients receive some of the safest care in the country. When discharged, they're less likely to need to be readmitted.

The 2016 result matches UUHC's previous best-ever ranking of No. 1 in 2010.

"The Quality Leadership Award is unique in that it recognizes health care centers for providing great care to patients across all clinical lines — not just in one or two areas," said Vivian Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., chief executive officer of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Care and dean of the School of Medicine. "Being recognized as No. 1 means our community has access to some of the best health care in the country. I'm honored to be a part of such a collaborative, innovative and talented group of people who are dedicated to improving lives and reducing suffering."

2016 Vizient Quality and Accountability Study Rankings

  1. Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Care
  2. NYU Langone Medical Center
  3. Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester
  4. Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital
  5. Rush Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Medical Center
  6. WVU Medicine West Virginia Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Hospitals
  7. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
  8. Cedars-Sinai Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ System
  9. Houston Methodist
  10. Nebraska Medicine
  11. The Ohio State Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Wexner Medical Center
  12. Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Michigan Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ System
  13. Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Vermont Medical Center

Each of these top hospitals received the Bernard A. Birnbaum, M.D. Quality Leadership Award for their high finish in the study. UUHC has now won the award seven straight years. In addition, UUHC received the 2016 Vizient Excellence Award for Ambulatory Care, which recognizes demonstrated excellence in delivering high-quality, patient-centered, efficient and effective outpatient care. UUHC finished fifth in that study.

You can learn more about the Value Driven Outcomes Initiative highlighted by the Vizient award here and .

Vizient, Inc. is the largest member-driven health care performance company in the U.S. and has conducted the study annually since 2005. In previous years, the Vizient Excellence Awards were known as the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵSystem Consortium Awards.

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