Dear Dr. Kus,

Once more—and now for an astonishing 20th year in a row—The Johns Hopkins Hospital has taken the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of American hospitals. Since 2001, the affiliation with Anadolu Medical Center has been a valued part of the Johns Hopkins Medicine enterprise, and it is our firm belief that the magazine’s results reflect the contributions that institutions like yours have made to help us advance our missions. Your personal involvement and generous support of our goals are essential to our continued success, and we thank you for the energy and strength you bring to JHM.

While we’ve become happily accustomed to the high rankings, the news is especially welcome this year as we watch our home campus renewal take form and continue preparations for a leadership role in local, regional, national and international health care improvement.

You can see all of the results for JHH at www.hopkinsmedicine.org/usnews. Meanwhile, we know that rankings and ratings all have their weaknesses and strengths, but as health care choices become increasingly important, independent evaluations continue to interest our patients, the public, referring physicians and insurers. We believe the elements of what makes us rank high year after year are firmly in place and look forward to working with you in the years to come.

Sincerely,

Edward D. Miller, M.D.                                              Ronald R. Peterson, President
Dean of the Medical Faculty                                      The Johns Hopkins Hospital and 
CEO, Johns Hopkins Medicine                                   Health System