The new edition highlights the top 50 centers in each of these 10 pediatric specialties: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology, and urology.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Honored by U.S. News & World Report
Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO
Wednesday, June 27th, 2018
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings, released the 2018-19 Best Children's Hospitals rankings. The 12th annual Best Children's Hospitals rankings help families of children with complex and rare conditions find the best medical care available. They are the most comprehensive source of quality-related information on U.S. pediatric hospitals.
Ten hospitals earned a place on the Honor Roll – a distinction awarded to pediatric centers that deliver exceptionally high-quality care across multiple specialties. Boston Children's Hospital tops this year's Honor Roll and ranks No. 1 in three of the 10 specialties; neurology and neurosurgery, nephrology and orthopedics. Other hospitals with No. 1 rankings include Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (in cancer and gastroenterology & GI surgery), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (in diabetes & endocrinology and urology), Texas Children's Hospital (in cardiology & heart surgery and pulmonology) and Children's National Medical Center (in neonatology).
The 2018-19 Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll
1. Boston Children's Hospital
2. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
4. Texas Children's Hospital
5. Children's National Medical Center
6. Children's Hospital Los Angeles
7. Nationwide Children's Hospital
8. Johns Hopkins Children's Center
9. Children's Hospital Colorado
10. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Top Five Children's Hospitals in Selected Specialties
Pediatric Cancer
1. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3. Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
4. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
5. Nationwide Children's Hospital
Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery
1. Texas Children's Hospital
2. Boston Children's Hospital
3. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
4. C.S. Mott Children's Hospital-Michigan Medicine
5. Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Pediatric Orthopedics
1. Boston Children's Hospital
2. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3. Children's Medical Center Dallas-Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
4. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
5. Children's Hospital Los Angeles
"Having a child who is born with or develops a serious illness is one of the most difficult situations a parent can face," said Ben Harder, Chief of Health Analysis at U.S. News. "Our Best Children's Hospitals rankings are designed with parents and young patients in mind. By having access to the most comprehensive data available to supplement guidance from their pediatrician, families are able to make better-informed decisions about where to seek high-quality care for their children."
