South Nassau is please to be recognized by the US News and World Report for the exceptional care it provides to the community and to be listed among the very best hospitals in New York. Our mission is to serve patients with standard-setting, compassionate healthcare,” said Richard Murphy, South Nassau’s president and CEO. “This recognition is a credit to the talent and commitment of our superb employees and medical staff who place the patients and family at the center of everything we do.”

Factors considered by the editors who compiled the list included survival rates, safety measures, nurse-to-patient ratios, other data and the subjective reputation of specialists around the nation. About a third, 32 percent, of the rating is based on reputation, editors say.