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U.S. News ranks Dallas' UT Southwestern as No. 2 best hospital in Texas

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is at the top of the list.

Photo courtesy of UT Southwestern

Dallas' UT Southwestern Medical Center has retained its U.S. News & World Report ranking as the No. 2 best hospital in Texas, and No. 1 in Dallas-Fort Worth. Nine other DFW hospitals also ranked in the top 30.

The accolades appear in U.S. News’ 2024-25 ranking of the best hospitals nationwide. Each hospital also ranked among various specialties, such as orthopedics; cardiology, heart, and vascular surgery; cancer; and neurology and neurosurgery.

Previously, the hospital shared the No. 1 spot with Houston Methodist Hospital in 2023.

In a press release, UT Southwestern president Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D. shared his gratitude for the recent honors, and reignited the hospital system's dedication to "translating scientific discoveries into improved treatments" for both patients in Dallas and around the world.

"Our collaborative multidisciplinary approach to patient care, as in our overall mission to educate, discover, and heal, continues to drive innovation at UT Southwestern and produce exceptional outcomes for the patients and families we are privileged to serve," said Podolsky. "In parallel with ensuring that our patients have access to the most advanced technologies and treatments, we remain hyperfocused on providing the best care experience for them and their families."

In the same ranking, Baylor University Medical Center came out as the No. 3 best hospital in Texas, and No. 2 across DFW.

Other top-ranking Texas hospitals located in Dallas-Fort Worth include:

No. 11 – Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth
No. 13 – Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
No. 15 – Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest, Fort Worth (tied with Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin and Christus Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler)
No. 18 – Medical City Dallas and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth(tied)
No. 23 – Baylor Scott and White Medical Center - Grapevine, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano (tied)

Texas' best hospitals are in Houston
Houston's MD Anderson Cancer Center once again topped the list as the best cancer hospital in the U.S. Since U.S. News introduced its annual hospital survey in 1990, MD Anderson has been ranked one of the two best U.S. hospitals for cancer care. It has maintained its No. 1 ranking for 10 consecutive years.

“At MD Anderson, our mission is clear: to end cancer,” Dr. Peter WT Pisters, president of MD Anderson, says in a news release. “This ranking reflects our relentless commitment to excellence in patient care, research, prevention, and education.”

MD Anderson also ranked highly in three specialties:

No. 2 for ear, nose, and throat.
No. 9 for urology.
No. 14 for gastroenterology and GI surgery.

“The consistent top national recognitions [that] MD Anderson receives for delivering compassionate, evidence-based care is a testament to our dedication to those we serve,” Pisters says.

Houston Methodist Hospital was crowned the overall best hospital in Texas for the 13th year in a row. Also, it was lauded as one of the country’s 20 best hospitals for the eighth time. Along with the general ranking, Houston Methodist Hospital scored high marks in 10 specialties. These include diabetes and endocrinology (No. 6), gastroenterology and GI surgery (No. 7), and pulmonology and lung surgery (No. 8).

Amber Heckler contributed to this report. This article first appeared on our sister site InnovationMap.

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Coworking News

New coworking space to open in Dallas' Oak Lawn neighborhood

Office Evolution

A coworking space is opening in Dallas in a central location: Office Evolution, a Louisville-based coworking chain, will open what a release says is a "state-of-the-art coworking space" at 3500 Oak Lawn Ave. #360 in Dallas at the southeast corner of Lemmon Avenue.

No details on what makes it state-of-the-art, but construction is ongoing and an opening is anticipated in mid-October.

Office Evolution was founded in 2003 as a shared workspace-coworking environment, cultivated on the principles of "Ohana," the Hawaiian tradition that references family working toward a common goal. (The founder was from Hawaii.)

The company started out in Boulder, Colorado, then relocated its headquarters to Louisville. It's an affiliated brand of United Franchise Group, and is part of The Vast Coworking Group, which specializes in franchising within the coworking industry. All of their locations are franchised.

The Dallas location is owned by franchisee Michael Pickering, a Dallas native who runs a family-owned indoor soccer facility in Dallas. (There are two other Office Evolution locations in the DFW area in McKinney and Southlake, owned by different franchisees.)

They're describing the Dallas location at 3500 Oak Lawn Ave. as "Turtle Creek," although its location at Oak Lawn and Lemmon really puts it at the epicenter of Oak Lawn. (To further complicate matters, the building previously and incorrectly described its address as "Uptown.")

It's a seven-story building in which the majority of tenants are doctor and medical offices.

Office Evolution rates include a coworking day pass for $25, plus "flex" office options starting at $200 a month for 20 hours, up to $550 a month for 80 hours.

Amenities of the building that are also accessible to Office Evolution customers include a front desk; a 1,000-square-foot fitness center; covered parking; and on-site security six days a week.

According to a spokesperson, Pickering and his team put $1.2 million into the renovation to transform the space, which occupies most of the fourth floor where it will span 9,240 square feet of space with 41 total offices — one of which is earmarked as an "on-demand office" for the professional on the go.

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