Saturday, May 31, 2008
Top 30 U.S. Children's Hospitals

The top two hospitals on this year's list held the same spots on last year's list.

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)

I gotta say I feel good two of the top five are within 1.5 hours from home. =o)

This year, the U.S. News & World Report magazine also created separate lists that rank children's hospitals for these specialties: cancer, digestive disorders, heart and heart surgery, neonatal care, neurology and neurosurgery, and respiratory disorders.

I think it is brilliant to show specific categories.

According to the report, 1,100 pediatricians were surveyed by mail and asked to name up to five centers they believe to be most successful with difficult cases in their specialty. They were chosen at random from the database of the American Board of Medical Specialties, 200 for general pediatrics and 150 for each of the six specialties.

In addition to the surveys, ranking was also broken down by looking death rates, information about technology in place, and other data supplied by the hospitals. I'd like to know the "other" but that material doesn't appear to be supplied. Either way this information is helpful for a parent. =o)

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