Among the very best For the 19th consecutive year, UCI Medical Center has been recognized as one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. The annual rankings recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients and this year they highlight the excellence of UCI Health programs in gynecology, No. 20 (tie), gastroenterology & GI surgery, No. 36, and geriatrics, No. 42 (tie), among similar programs nationally. The medical center is ranked No. 10 in California and No. 5 in the Los Angeles metropolitan region in the annual ratings. UCI Medical Center is the only Orange County hospital to be consistently rated among America’s best by U.S. News over the last 20 years. High-performing services In addition to its 2019-20 nationally ranked specialties, the following UCI Health programs are rated as high performing: Cancer Diabetes and endocrinology Nephrology Neurology and neurosurgery Orthopaedics Pulmonology and lung surgery Urology