U.S. News Media Group Releases Rankings of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals
Washington D.C. -- U.S. News Media Group today released its second annual rankings by specialty of America's Best Children's Hospitals, available online at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals and featured in the August issue of U.S.News & World Report, available on newsstands starting July 21.
The 2009 America's Best Children's Hospitals, the most extensive listing of its kind, includes an Honor Roll of 10 pediatric hospitals ranked in all 10 specialties. Hospitals are ranked in cancer, diabetes and endocrine disorders, digestive disorders, heart and heart surgery, kidney disorders, neonatal care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, respiratory disorders, and urology.
“While they might be a small percentage of all hospital patients, a large number of children every year need high-quality hospital care,” said Health Rankings Editor Avery Comarow. “The objective of the Best Children's Hospitals rankings is to help children with uniquely challenging medical needs, and for these special patients, it is essential they seek treatment at pediatric facilities with deep expertise. With this year's rankings, we're providing important information on the best of the best."
The methodology behind this year’s rankings weighed a three-part blend of reputation, outcome, and care-related measures such as nursing care, advanced technology, credentialing, and other factors. The hospitals were judged based on a combination of opinions from pediatric specialists about the hospitals they would recommend for the sickest children and data gathered in a 65-page survey covering important medical information ranging from surgical death rates to whether pediatric anesthesiologists and other sub specialists are on the staff. A detailed description of the methodology can be found at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals.
Ranking-eligible facilities were largely drawn from two membership categories of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI): freestanding children’s hospitals, or “hospitals within a hospital” (large, multidisciplinary pediatric departments within a medical center).Several non-NACHRI members were added because of known expertise or at the recommendation of experts. Of the 160 children’s hospitals invited to complete the 65-page survey, 98 responded. The survey was created and administered by RTI International, the same respected research organization that collects the data and oversees the methodology behind the adult Best Hospitals rankings.
In addition to the honor roll listed below, the America’s Best Children’s Hospitals includes:
• Specialty rankings in cancer, diabetes and endocrine disorders, digestive disorders, heart and heart surgery, kidney disorders, neonatal care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, respiratory disorders, and urology.
• Editorial: 10 Things All Parents Should Know if a Child Faces a Hospital Visit
The top hospitals in the Honor Roll are:
Children's Hospital (Denver)
Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Medical Center (Dallas)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Johns Hopkins Children's Center (Baltimore)
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University
Texas Children's Hospital (Houston)
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