U.S. News & World Report named its top children's hospitals for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery.
The rankings were compiled by U.S. News and RTI International, a North Carolina-based research and consulting firm. They collected and examined data from 119 children's hospitals and surveyed thousands of pediatric specialists. The rankings reflect measures such as clinical outcomes, compliance with established best practices, and level and quality of hospital resources directly related to patient care.
The methodology this year focused less on expert opinion and included more weight on measures such as commitment to best practices and equity, diversity and inclusion. U.S. News said the existing methodology continues to include reputational survey results (expert opinion) as well as supplemental information from resources such as the National Cancer Institute.
Top 20 hospitals for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery
Note: The list includes a tie.
1. Texas Children's Hospital (Houston)
2. Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center (Durham, N.C.)
3. Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego)
4. MUSC Children's Heart Network of South Carolina (Charleston)
5. Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, Ohio)
6. Boston Children's Hospital
7. Cincinnati Children's and Kentucky Children's Hospital Joint Heart Program
8. Levine Children's Hospital (Charlotte, N.C.)
8. UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
10. Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
11. University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (Ann Arbor)
12. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
13. Children's Hospital Los Angeles
14. Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone (New York City)
15. Children's Hospital of Alabama at UAB (Birmingham)
16. Children's Hospital Colorado (Aurora)
17. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
18. Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health (Indianapolis)
19. Seattle Children's Hospital
20. NewYork-Presbyterian Children's Hospital-Columbia and Cornell (New York City)