Phoenix No. 2 for emergency medical care | Phoenix Business Journal

Phoenix has been named the No. 2 city in the nation for emergency medical care by HealthGrades — an independent source of physician information and hospital quality ratings.

Arizona has two of the top cities, with Tucson checking in at No. 7.

The findings are based on an analysis of more than seven million Medicare patient records from 2007 to 2009. The study focused on 12 of the most common and life-threatening medical emergencies among that patient population, including heart attack, stroke, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The study recognized the top 10 cities for emergency medicine based on overall mortality rate for patients admitted through the emergency department. Hospital ERs in the cities also were rated for observed-to-expected ratio, where less than 1.0 indicates better than expected performance.

Here are the "Top 10 Cities for Emergency Medicine."

1. Cincinnati
2. Phoenix
3. Milwaukee
4. Dayton, Ohio
5. Cleveland, OH
6. W. Palm Beach, Fla.
7. Tuscon
8. Baltimore
9. Houston
10. Detroit

Phoenix No. 2 for emergency medical care | Phoenix Business Journal