Becker's Healthcare October 8, 2024
As part of its annual best children’s hospitals rankings, U.S. News & World Report examined hospitals across 10 specialties.
The media company, in collaboration with RTI International collected and examined data from 108 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.
In total, 88 hospitals were ranked among the top 50 in at least one specialty. This year’s rankings include a new specialty, pediatric and adolescent behavioral health, featuring 50 top programs. This is the first specialty added to the rankings in more than a decade and a half.
The media company also...