153 Nemours Physicians Selected as Best Doctors In America®
Nemours Enterprise
Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 02:27 PM EDT
“If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer them?”
This is the question asked to 50,000 specialists from more than 30 countries around the world. Only those physicians who earned the consensus support of their peers were included in the listing of the Best Doctors in America®. 153 Nemours physicians (85 from the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and 68 from Nemours Children’s Clinic - Florida) have been selected for inclusion in, Best Doctors in America® database 2007-2008.
The current listing of the Best Doctors in America® physicians, is the result of continual surveys undertaken by Best Doctors®, Inc., the preeminent provider of information about the best medical care available. Best Doctors®, Inc. goes through extraordinary lengths to ensure the credibility and comprehensiveness of their database of best doctors.
Listings cannot be bought. For this reason, inclusion in Best Doctors in America® is considered a singular honor. “This list represents a sampling of the extraordinary level of medical care offered by Nemours, and we are honored that so many physicians were recognized as Best Doctors. It is gratifying to know that our doctors’ skills are appreciated, not only by our patients and families, but by other physicians as well,” says David Bailey, MD, MBA, CEO and President of Nemours.
For a complete list of Nemours physicians named in the 2007-2008 list, by location, click on the link provided below.
Individuals seeking additional information about Best Doctors in America® can contact 1-888-362-8677, or visit www.bestdoctors.com
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About Nemours
Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.
Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.
Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.
