A list of America's Best Children's Hospitals for 2008 was recently published by US News & World Report. This year they ranked pediatric hospitals as general pediatrics as well as by individual specialties including cancer, digestive disorders, heart and heart surgery, neonatal care, neurology and neurosurgery, and respiratory disorders. Deciphering America's best children's hospital's is a complex process. You can read the complete methodology report here.
"The rankings are based on reputation, inpatient death rate for heart and neurology patients, and care-related measures, including nurse staffing, technology availability, and patient volume," according to WebMD.com.
Here are the top five hospitals in each category. Click on the link to see the complete list:
Best Children's Hospitals - General Pediatrics (US News and World Report)
1. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2. Children's Hospital Boston
3. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
4. Johns Hopkins Children's Center (Baltimore)
5. Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital (Cleveland)
Best Children's Hospitals - Cancer (US News & World Report)
1. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2. Children's Hospital Boston
3. Texas Children's Hospital (Houston)
4. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
5. Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (Seattle)
Best Children's Hospitals - Digestive Disorders (US News & World Report)
1. Children's Hospital Boston
2. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
4. Texas Children's Hospital (Houston)
5. Children's Hospital, Denver
Best Children's Hospitals - Heart & Heart Surgery (US News & World Report)
1. Children's Hospital Boston
2. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3. Texas Children's Hospital (Houston)
4. C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (Ann Arbor)
5. Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (Palo Alto)
Best Children's Hospitals - Neonatal Care (US News & World Report)
1. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2. Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital (Cleveland)
3. Children's Hospital Boston
4. New York-Presbyterian Medical Center
5. Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (Palo Alto)
Best Children's Hospitals - Neurology and Neurology (US News & World Report)
1. Johns Hopkins Children's Center (Baltimore)
2. Children's Hospital Boston
3. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
4. Children's Hospital Cleveland Clinic
5. Texas Children's Hospital (Houston)
Best Children's Hospitals - Respiratory Disorders (US News & World Report)
1. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2. Texas Children's Hospital (Houston)
3. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
4. Children's Hospital Boston
5. Children's Hospital, Denver
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