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Show Daily Utah Chronicle 4 r " Wednesday, August 20, 2003 U Hospital among 'best' Andrew Kirk Chronicle Staff Writer dins! r r I a For the ioth time, departments in University Hospital were recognized by U.S. News and World Report as being among "America's Best Hospitals." The department of gynecology was ranked 40th in the country for care in fertility problems and reproductive cancers. U Hospital, in conjunction with Huntsman Cancer Institute, was ranked 43rd for its research into drugs and genetic underpinnings of cancer. The high rankings came as no surprise to hospital administrators and staff. Richard Fullmer, executive director of U Hospitals and Clinics said, in a written statement, this has been one of the hospital's best years ever. "This recognition reflects the quality of U Hospital's health-car- e program," Fullmer said. "Obviously it's nice to be nationally recognized. It's a nice indication and recognition that we are truly one of the best," said Dan Lundergan, associate administrator of U Hospitals and Clinics. Karen Miller, a physician in the gynecology department said, "We're thrilled about the recognition." But with its staff of nationally recognized experts, she said she already knew d I the department provided excellent patient care and research. Of the nation's 6,000 hospitals, 2,000 were assessed by the magazine's annual survey because of their affiliation with a medical school, a wide variety of specialized treatment and other factors. From those 2,000, the magazine recognized 203 hospitals as being among America's best. It recognized hospitals for the large numbers of tricky and risky procedures performed by their doctors, close adherence to advanced treatment guidelines, the incorporation of new findings into patient care and research con t ducted that gives desperately ill patients additional options. These guidelines were announced by Richard Folkers, media director at U.S. News and World Report in a written statement. Hospitals do not receive an overall ranking. Karen Miller of the gynecology department said she believed her department's high rankspecialists she ing is due to the ty high-quali- works with. She said that in the more than 15 years she has worked at U Hospital, there has been a physicians. The long history of same doctors have been there a long time, creating a stable department and excellent training, she said. Many of the physicians are nationally-so- me internationally recognized experts in high-quali- ty their fields of oncology and reproductive endocrinology. "I feel extremely lucky to work with such people," Miller said in recent interview. "And they're great human beings." Dan Lundergan agreed. "We're really proud of our employees, they're the ones that make it happen," he said. The hospital's recognition for cancer treatment with Huntsman Cancer Institute was due to the high quality of the multi disciplinary effort, said Lundergan. "I think we all believe this is the best place," he said. "We're proud of our institutions, our staff. We truly want to provide the best care for our patients." Last year, U Hospital was also honored as high-quali- ty one of Utah's Top 10 Family Friendly Companies by the Utah Department of Workforce Services for its services and policies toward faculty and staff. Last year, the hospital's labor and delivery department delivered a record number of babies, with 3,624 deliveries, breaking the previous record by more than 100 babies. akirkchronicle.utah.edu IUHITNEV ON TOUR GARAGE continued from page Live... From New York... Don't Miss the Highly Acclaimed Exhibition: EDWARD DiOPPHD 1 second level by Sept. 29. That's the date when the U TRAX line is scheduled to be fully functioning. The monthly passes are expected to be about $22, which would be nearly double the price of U passes, which cost S120 per year. The UTA passes are intended for anyone interested in parking in the structure and riding TRAX downtown. The two top levels of the structure have a total of 405 parking spots. The first level has 251 spots.Just as is true of most parking on campus, parking in the structure will be generally open after 4 p.m., including parking for events such as U basketball and football games.The U football team's first two games are on Thursday nights, the institute has agreed to move all its parking into the new structure, leaving the other lots open for fans. ahasnain chronicle.utah.edu AND QJRBAN KfEALflSM Only here until Aug. 24! r U Students FREE wid ... r,. audioguide $2 ... 1 1 a 'M n.if ilk. you gotta get OUTLET more often.8 Saturdays and Sundays, students get bonus discounts at participating 10, 15, even 20 stores - on top of the regular outlet savings. Get smart. 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