Johns Hopkins Hospital

Introduction to The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Overview of The Johns Hopkins Hospital

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, also known as JHH, and Johns Hopkins Medicine were founded in 1889 and are located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Johns Hopkins Medicine is a globally integrated medical enterprise with total assets of USD 8 billion. It brings together physicians and researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with The Johns Hopkins Hospital, its health system affiliates, medical professionals, and healthcare facilities, forming one of the leading academic healthcare systems in the United States.

A Cradle of Nobel Laureates and the Birthplace of Modern Medical Education

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, with which The Johns Hopkins Hospital is affiliated, was founded in 1876. For more than 30 consecutive years, Johns Hopkins University has received the largest annual research funding among universities in the United States. To date, 27 Nobel Prize laureates have been associated with Johns Hopkins. Among its faculty members, more than 130 have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

In addition, Johns Hopkins is regarded as the birthplace of modern medical education. It was among the first institutions to establish the model of medical education centered on a teaching hospital affiliated with a medical school, ushering in a new era of modern medical training.

Ranked No. 1 Among U.S. Hospitals for 21 Consecutive Years

Thanks in part to its stable research investment and strong faculty, The Johns Hopkins Hospital was ranked No. 1 overall for 21 consecutive years in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.

In the more recent 2018–2019 rankings, The Johns Hopkins Hospital was also ranked among the top three hospitals overall in the United States.

In specialty rankings, The Johns Hopkins Hospital had 13 specialties ranked among the top 10 nationwide, including 10 specialties ranked among the top five.

Serving Patients from More Than 215 Countries and Regions

The Johns Hopkins Hospital has several multidisciplinary consultation centers that provide diagnosis, staging, and treatment planning. Its clinical excellence and innovation are trusted worldwide, and patients from more than 215 countries and regions have received care at Johns Hopkins.

Experts at Johns Hopkins work closely together to provide better diagnosis, better treatment, and better outcomes for a wide range of adult and pediatric conditions.

Key specialty areas include, but are not limited to:

1. Cancer

* Colorectal cancer * Liver cancer * Lung cancer * Pancreatic cancer * Prostate cancer * Gastric cancer

2. Neurosurgery

* Glioma * Meningioma * Spinal tumors

3. Pediatric Neurosurgery

* Chiari malformation * Craniosynostosis * Epilepsy surgery * Selective dorsal rhizotomy for spasticity

4. Pediatric Brain Tumors

* Cerebellar astrocytoma * Ependymoma * Medulloblastoma

5. Transplantation

* Bone marrow transplantation * Kidney transplantation * Liver transplantation

How to Refer Patients to The Johns Hopkins Hospital Quickly

Johns Hopkins Medicine International serves as the global ambassador of Johns Hopkins Medicine. At present, Johns Hopkins Medicine International has officially signed a cooperation agreement with Saint Lucia Consulting, opening a fast-track channel for Chinese patients seeking medical care in the United States.

For more than a century, The Johns Hopkins Hospital has continued to expand the frontiers of medical discovery for the benefit of humanity. Its experienced specialists continue to uncover the mysteries of disease and health, and use this knowledge to provide better diagnosis, better treatment, and better outcomes.