CLEVELAND — Cleveland Clinic Children's and UH Rainbow Babies & Children's have been ranked among the nation's best pediatric hospitals, according to a new list from U.S. News & World Report.
Here's a closer look at each hospital's rankings...
CLEVELAND CLINIC CHILDREN'S
For 15 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Cleveland Clinic Children’s among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals with national recognition in all 10 specialties:
- Cancer (Ranked at 23)
- Cardiology and heart surgery (Ranked at 10)
- Diabetes and endocrinology (Ranked at 30)
- Gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery (Ranked at 19)
- Neonatology (Ranked at 18)
- Nephrology (Ranked at 28)
- Neurology and Neurosurgery (Ranked at 24)
- Orthopedics (Ranked at 29)
- Pulmonology and lung surgery (Ranked at 30)
- Urology (Ranked at 18)
Regionally, Cleveland Clinic Children’s also has been recognized as the No. 3 (tie) pediatric hospital in the Midwest and No. 3 (tie) in Ohio.
“Our Cleveland Clinic Children’s caregivers are committed to a shared sense of purpose for our youngest patients,” said Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., Cleveland Clinic CEO and President, and holder of the Morton L. Mandel CEO Chair. “Our dedicated pediatric specialists provide excellent patient outcomes that are among the best in the country. We are proud of the work they do every day."
Over the past year, Cleveland Clinic Children’s has been at the forefront of clinical innovation and research in pediatrics. Hospital highlights include:
- Presenting preliminary data from a clinical trial aimed at discovering a cure for sickle cell disease which showed positive results among its first patients.
- Performing a rare ventricular switch surgery to repair a life-threatening congenital heart defect in the youngest patient ever at Cleveland Clinic.
- Publishing a study that showed an underlying genetic cause for why some children who have had COVID-19 infections develop Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).
- Reporting findings from one of the first studies on neonatal intensive care unit webcam usage which showed the technology improved the mental health of parents.
- Adding mental health providers to Cleveland Clinic Children’s School-Based Health Care program.
- Leading a study which revealed children with heart failure face higher mortality rates in emergency situations compared to adults.
UH RAINBOW BABIES & CHILDREN'S
UH Rainbow Babies & Children's also ranked among the nation's top 50 children's hospitals with the following designations in all 10 medical specialties:
- Diabetes and endocrinology (Ranked at nine)
- Neonatology (Ranked at 10)
- Orthopedics (Ranked at 12)
- Pulmonology and lung surgery (Ranked at 13)
- Cardiology and heart surgery (Ranked at 27)
- Urology (Ranked at 28)
- Cancer (Ranked at 29)
- Nephrology (Ranked at 30)
- Neurology and neurosurgery (Ranked at 41)
- Gastroenterology and GI surgery (Ranked at 42)
“We are proud to be recognized again by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital in the nation,” says Patti DePompei, RN, MSN, President, UH Rainbow and UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital, and Rainbow Babies & Children's Foundation Chair in Leadership and Innovation. “These rankings are a testament to the extraordinary work of our incredibly talented physicians, nurses and other clinical and support caregivers who help us to deliver world-class pediatric care each and every day.”
HOW THE HOSPITALS WERE RANKED
So how were these rankings decided?
“The 2023-2024 Best Children's Hospitals rankings were created from data collected through a clinical survey sent to nearly 200 hospitals and a survey sent to thousands of pediatric doctors nationwide,” U.S. News & World Report. “RTI International, a North Carolina-based research and consulting firm that also generates the Best Hospitals rankings, administered both surveys and analyzed the results. More than 100 pediatric medical experts provided input on what information to collect and how to analyze the data.”
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