As part of its annual best children's hospitals rankings, U.S. News & World Report evaluated hospitals across 10 specialties.
To compile the rankings, U.S. News, together with RTI International, a North Carolina-based research and consulting firm, 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.
For the latest rankings, methodology focused less on expert opinion and included an increase in weight on such measures as commitment to best practices and commitment to 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. More information about the methodology changes is available here.
Note: The lists include ties.
Top five hospitals for pediatric cancer:
1. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2. Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
3. Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4. Children's National Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
5. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, Tenn.)
Top five hospitals for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery
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)
Top five hospitals for pediatric diabetes and endocrinology
1. Boston Children's Hospital
1. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2. Texas Children's Hospital
3. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
4. Children's Hospital Colorado (Aurora)
Top five hospitals for pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery
1. Boston Children's Hospital
2. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3. Children's Hospital Colorado
4. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
5. Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Top five hospitals for neonatology
1. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2. Children's National Hospital
3. Texas Children's Hospital
4. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
5. Boston Children's Hospital
Top five hospitals for pediatric nephrology
1. Texas Children's Hospital
2. Boston Children's Hospital
3. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
4. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
4. Nationwide Children's Hospital
Top hospitals for pediatric neurology and neurosurgery
1. Boston Children's Hospital
2. Texas Children's Hospital
3. Children's National Hospital
4. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
5. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Top five hospitals for pediatric orthopedics
1. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2. Children's Hospital Los Angeles
3. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
4. Children's Medical Center Dallas-Scottish Rite for Children
5. Boston Children's Hospital
Top five hospitals for pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery
1. Texas Children's Hospital
2. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3. Nationwide Children's Hospital
4. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
5. Boston Children's Hospital
Top five hospitals for pediatric urology
1. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2. Boston Children's Hospital
3. Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health (Indianapolis)
4. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
5. Seattle Children's Hospital
For the full rankings for the 2023-24 Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll, regional and specialty rankings, click here.