All 10 pediatric specialties ranked among the nation’s top 50
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Cleveland Clinic Children’s has been named a national leader in clinical care, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 “Best Children’s Hospitals” rankings.
Cleveland Clinic Children’s – an integral part of Cleveland Clinic, which was ranked among the nation’s top five hospitals in 2023 by U.S. News – earned national recognition in all ten specialties: cancer (23), cardiology and heart surgery (10), diabetes and endocrinology (30), gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery (19), neonatology (18), nephrology (28), neurology and neurosurgery (24), orthopedics (29), pulmonology and lung surgery (30), and urology (18).
For 15 consecutive years, Cleveland Clinic Children’s has ranked among the nation’s top 50 pediatric hospitals. This year, one specialty ranked in the top 10 in the nation (cardiology and heart surgery) and three more ranked in the top 20 (gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, neonatology and urology).
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:
“We are honored to once again be recognized as a national leader in pediatric care by U.S. News,” said Robert Wyllie, M.D., chair of Cleveland Clinic Children’s. “These rankings are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our caregivers who strive to make a difference in the lives of our young patients every day through high quality patient care, research, education and advocacy.”
Cleveland Clinic has cared for infants, children and adolescents since it opened in 1921. That history of pediatric care has become Cleveland Clinic Children’s. Today, it is one of America’s leading and largest providers of comprehensive pediatric care. More than 400 specialists and subspecialists– at more than 50 outpatient sites – provide the full spectrum of pediatric care to the largest patient population of any children’s hospital in Northeast Ohio.
According to U.S. News, the “Best Children’s Hospital” rankings score the top 50 children’s hospitals in 10 specialties, based on clinical and quality data and an annual survey of pediatric specialists. Methodology of the rankings factors in patient outcomes, such as mortality and infection rates, as well as available clinical resources and compliance with best practices and efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion among patients and staff.
Pediatric specialists around the country also are asked to provide their opinions on the best hospitals based on their inside knowledge of the delivered healthcare.
The “Best Children’s Hospitals” rankings are published online at http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/pediatric-rankings.
Cleveland Clinic Children’s is a part of the Cleveland Clinic health system and offers full medical, surgical and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents. Cleveland Clinic Children’s supports 389 beds in four acute care hospitals and one post-acute specialty hospital. In addition, pediatric services are available at more than 50 outpatient clinic locations across Northeast Ohio. A staff of more than 400 full-time pediatricians and sub-specialists see more than one million pediatric visits each year and provide hospital care for 13,000 children per year. Cleveland Clinic Children’s is a non-profit, multi-specialty academic medical center integrating clinical care, research, and education. Cleveland Clinic Children’s consistently ranks among the “Best Children’s Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report. Visit us online at www.clevelandclinic.org/childrens and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/clevelandclinicchildrens.
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