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Time for a little fun. These stats were gathered on August 12, 2009. Full data on all hospitals can be found on this Excel spreadsheet

Ranking is determined by the [number of Followers].

1) Mayo Clinic  – @mayoclinic – [6,626]
2) Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center – @Aurora_Health – [4,659]
3) St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – @StJude -  [3,442]
4) Children’s National Medical Center – @childrenshealth – [3,030]
5) Scripps Memorial Hospital – @ScrippsHealth – [2,947]
6) Children’s Medical Center Dallas – @ChildrensTheOne – [2,816]
7) Henry Ford Hospital – @HenryFordNews -[2,689]
8) University of Maryland Medical Center – @ummc - [2,596]
9) UNC Health Care – @UNC_Health_Care – [2,582]
10) Seattle Children’s Hospital – @seattlechildren – [2,551]
11) University of Michigan Health System – @UMHealthSystem – [2,526]
12) Sherman Health – @ShermanHealth – [2,472]
13) University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics – @uwhealth – [2,446]
14) Cleveland Clinic CME – @cleveclinic_cme – [2,440]
15) DMC Detroit Medical Center – @DMC_heals – [2,270]
16) Ohio State University Hospital – @OSUMC – [2,164]
17) Lifebridge Health – @LBHealth – [2,064]
18) University of Tennessee Medical Center – @utmedicalcenter – [1,854]
19) Phoenix Children’s Hospital - @PhxChildrens - [1,800]
20) Mercy Health System – @mercyhealth – [1,760]

Tomorrow – The top 20 YouTube accounts.

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Twitter continues growth with Hospitals

by Ed Bennett on April 8, 2009

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Here’s an updated chart showing the number of Hospital Twitter Accounts vs. YouTube. The old chart was getting picked up on several blogs.

As of April 4, 2009, there were 132 Twitter accounts vs. 126 on YouTube.

As of April 19, 2009 there were 140 Twitter accounts vs. 128 on YouTube

As of May 25, 2009 there are 201 Twitter accounts vs. 135 on YouTube

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Twitter now #1 with Hospitals

by Ed Bennett on March 29, 2009

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Current charts are maintained on the Source Data and Charts Page

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Twitter takes the lead, as the #1 Social Media tool used by US. Hospitals.

[More after the jump...]

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The Top Ten Hospitals on Twitter

by Ed Bennett on March 17, 2009

in Hospitals,twitter

Hospital – Twitter Account – (Twitter Score)*

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1. Henry Ford Health@HenryFordNews – (1,984)

2. Alegent Health – @AlegentHealth – (1,752)

3. Children’s National Med. Center@childrenshealth – (1,337)

4. St. Jude Children’s@StJude – (1,292)

5. Mayo Clinic - @mayoclinic – (1,245)

6. Scripps Health@ScrippsHealth – (1,079)

7. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center@MDAndersonNews – (996)

8. Detroit Medical Center@DMCheals (957)

9. Sutter Medical Center Castro Valley - @SutterEdenMed – (948)

10. U. of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics - @uwhealth – (897)

*the scoring is simple: # of Updates + # of Followers = Twitter Score. Data was captured on March 14, 2009, and is certainly out of date by now. Get full data on 193 hospitals here

I put this list together for fun, and hope no one takes it seriously. Everyone who reads this blog understands that in all Social Media, including  Twitter, quality is more important than quantity.

I look forward to your comments :)

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