Boston Children’s Hospital named best pediatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report

Boston Children’s Hospital has been ranked the No. 1 pediatric hospital in the nation, according to the 2015-2016 edition of “U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals” survey.

Along with its overall top ranking, Boston Children’s Hospital also ranked first in cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, and urology. Boston Children’s Hospital is partnered with the Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, which also ranked No. 1 in cancer treatment.

Sandra L. Fenwick

Boston Children’s Hospital also ranked second in neonatology, third in orthopedics and fourth in pulmonology.

“These rankings are a testament to Boston Children’s Hospital’s commitment to providing the best family-centered care across the broadest spectrum of specialties,” Sandra L. Fenwick, president and CEO of Boston Children’s Hospital, said in a press release. “It’s no longer enough to be the best in world-class care and groundbreaking research and innovation — to be No. 1, you must be the leader in keeping families at the center of everything you do.”

From a list of more than 180 pediatric centers, the top children’s hospitals in the report included:

1. Boston Children’s Hospital;
2. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia;
3. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center;
4. Texas Children’s Hospital;
5. Children’s Hospital Colorado;
6. Seattle Children’s Hospital;
7. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles;
8. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC;
9. Nationwide Children’s Hospital;
10. Children’s National Medical Center;
11. (tie) Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; and
11. (tie) Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

U.S. News & World Report began publishing its “Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll” in 2007 with the goal of providing families with the right information to find the expert-level care needed to treat children with life-threatening or rare conditions. This year’s list recognizes 12 hospitals that excel in three or more specialties.

Data from the report were compiled by U.S. News & World Report and analyzed by RTI, a North Carolina-based research and consulting firm. U.S. News & World Report requested medical data from 184 pediatric centers, as well as reputational survey information from more than 6,500 pediatric specialists nationwide. Hospital quality was measured and based on a methodology that factored in clinical outcomes, efficiency, coordination of process of care delivery, compliance with “best practices” and procedures for controlling infection.

Consideration for inclusion is based largely on a pediatric center’s membership status in the Children’s Hospitals Association, a Washington, D.C.,-based group that works closely with U.S. News & World Report to establish these rankings. Hospitals are measured in 10 specialty areas, including: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology, and urology. Other factors include reputation and key specialty metrics such as accreditation for bone marrow transplant.

Visit http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/pediatric-rankings for the complete rankings.

Data reprinted with permission from U.S. News & World Report.