America's Best Hospitals

Nurse Cathy Williams examines young Austin King at the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (Bridget Barrett for USN&WR)

The Gloff family in the Chicago area (Jon Lowenstein/Noor for USN&WR)

A hiker takes in the breathtaking views of Matanuska Glacier, Alaska. (Rich Reid/National Geographic/Getty Images)

Family members of Indian patients at Wockhardt Hospital pass a nursing station on the floor where American patients stay. The hospital draws westerners, most of them from the United States, who come because of low package prices for surgery that they otherwise could not afford. (David Butow/Redux for USN&WR)

A meal of sardines with tehina sauce, fresh pita, a cucumber and tomato salad, olives and pickles is served in a restaurant in the local produce market February 22, 2006 in Netanya in central Israel. The Mediterranean diet, a term used to broadly describe the eating habits of the people of the area, is widely believed to be responsible for the low rates of chronic heart disease in the populations of the 16 countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. (David Silverman/Getty Images)

Friday March 14, 2008, Piedmont, Oklahoma: Primary cared doctor Ric Corman, mother Amber Meiwes, and her husband Steven. Children are 1 and three years old. (Penny De Los Santos for USN&WR)

Close up of young woman using a teeth whitening strip (Getty Images)

Hand holding heart medication. (Marc Asnin--Redux for USN&WR)

Acupuncture : Marcos Hsu inserts needles into Joan Pettit's knees and ankles at University of MD School of Medicine, Kernan Hospital. (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)