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  • For the twenty-first consecutive year, Johns Hopkins Hospital ranks first in the U.S. News honor roll of best hospitals in the nation, demonstrating outstanding competence in fifteen specialties.1
  • According to Kiplinger, Baltimore ranks first among "Great Cities for College Grads" based on its diversified economy with high-paying jobs, strong income growth, relatively low cost of living, extensive public transit, and innovative, eclectic art and music scene. 2
  • Maryland ranks second in active physicians per 100,000 population, with over 24,100 doctors statewide.3
  • According to a report on the economic status of women in the U.S., Maryland ranks second overall, trailing only the District of Columbia.4
  • Bethesda ranks second and Baltimore eighth in Forbes’ ranking of “America’s Most Livable Cities” based on income, employment, cost of living and crime, for metropolitan areas with a population of 500,000 or greater.5

Source:
1 U.S. News and World Report, July 2011.
2 Kiplinger.com and Yahoo! Real Estate, May 20, 2011.
3 American Medical Association and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, data for 2009; ranking excludes Washington, D.C.
4 Institute for Women's Policy Research, the Best and Worst State Economies for Women, December 2006.
5 Forbes.com.  April 1, 2009.

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