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Article Date: 06/04/2010

U.S. News & World Report Releases Annual List of Best Children's Hospitals
U.S. News & World Report has released its 20th annual list of the nation’s top children’s hospitals. To be considered for the ranking, each pediatric hospital had to submit data about their services and capabilities. 96 of the 170 hospitals submitted data for the 2010 rankings. The total ranking score was composed 35% reputation, 25% outcomes such as surgical survival and avoidance of complications and procedures, 40% care-related indicators such as the ratio of nurses to patients. The U.S. News & World Report list included the top 30 hospitals in 10 pediatric specialties. Below is a list of the top three hospitals per specialty:

Cancer: (1) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, (2) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, (3) Children's Hospital Boston

Diabetes & Endocrinology: (1) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, (2) Children's Hospital Boston, (3) Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Gastroenterology: (1) Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, (2) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, (3) Children's Hospital Boston

Heart & Heart Surgery: (1) Children's Hospital Boston, (2) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, (3) Texas Children's Hospital

Kidney: (1) Children's Hospital Boston, (2) Seattle Children's Hospital, (3) Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Neonatology: (1) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, (2) Children's Hospital Boston, (3) Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Neurology & Neurosurgery: (1) Children's Hospital Boston, (2) Johns Hopkins Children's Center, (3) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Orthopedics: (1) Children's Hospital Boston, (2) Children's Medical Center - Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, (3) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Pulmonology: (1) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, (2) Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, (3) Children's Hospital Boston

Urology: (1) Children's Hospital Boston, (2) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, (3) Riley Hospital for Children Clarian Health Partners

Website Address: http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/pediatric-rankings