Milwaukee, WI (July 11, 2008) – Froedtert Hospital’s expertise in endocrinology and respiratory disorders earned inclusion in US News & World Report’s 2008 America’s Best Hospitals list. The annual ranking, widely considered the most authoritative hospital guide, screened more than 1,500 hospitals and medical centers nationwide. Only 170 made the list, which evaluated programs in 16 different specialties.

“This list includes the finest medical centers in the country, and we are proud that Froedtert Hospital is among them,” said William D. Petasnick, president and CEO of Froedtert Hospital. “It is a credit to the outstanding staff and physicians who care for patients at Froedtert.”

The America’s Best Hospitals rankings weigh three elements equally: a set of care-related factors such as nursing and patient services, reputation and death rate. The list appeared in US News & World Report on newsstands today and online at usnews.com.

Froedtert Hospital is a 450-bed academic medical center staffed by faculty of the Medical College of Wisconsin. The hospital employs more than 1,400 registered nurses and is one of just 230 hospitals in the country to receive the prestigious Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It serves as an eastern Wisconsin referral center for advanced medical practice care in 37 specialties and subspecialties. It is a major training and research facility with more than 1,000 medical, nursing and health technical students in training and over 2,000 active clinical trials each year. Froedtert, part of Froedtert & Community Health, operates the region’s only adult Level One Trauma Center.

Date: July 11, 2008