Boston Children’s Hospital is the country’s top hospital for children, according to U.S. New & World Report.
This marks the 3rd consecutive year and the fifth time in 6 years that Boston Children’s Hospital either has earned the honor on its own or been tied for the top spot. This year’s second-place finisher, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, was first in 2013-2014 and tied for first in 2014-2015 and 2012-2013.
Of the 187 facilities that qualified for inclusion this year, 113 submitted sufficient data to be considered in at least one of the 10 specialties that make up the rating: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology, and urology. In addition, a survey of individuals conducted to establish the hospitals’ reputations – generally worth about 15% of a hospital’s score in each specialty – was completed by 3,269 physicians.
Boston Children’s Hospital was ranked first in five of the ten specialties, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia finished first in diabetes/endocrinology and pulmonology, Texas Children’s Hospital was first in cardiology/heart surgery, Children’s National Medical Center was first in neonatology, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis topped the cancer ranking, U.S. News & World Report said.
The research organization, RTI International, conducted the physician survey and produced the methodology and national rankings under contract with U.S. News & World Report.