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According to the US News & World Report, four children's hospitals in North Carolina are among the best in the country in many pediatric specialties. The press organization released Tuesday its 12th annual ranking "Best Children's Hospitals".
The rankings focused on 10 pediatric specialties: cancer; cardiology and cardiac surgery; diabetes and endocrinology; gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery; neonatology; nephrology; neurology and neurosurge; orthopedics; pulmonology; and urology. North Carolina, Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center in Durham; North Carolina Children's Hospital at Chapel Hill; The Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte and the Brenner Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem have all been on the list.
Here's how they ranked:
Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Total classified specialties: 9
- Cancer: 17th
- Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery: 36th
- Diabetes and endocrinology: 32nd
- Gastroenterology and GI surgery: 28th
- Neonatology: 17th
- Nephrology: 17th
- Neurology and neurosurgery: 35th
- Orthopedics: 36th
- Pneumology: 21st
North Carolina Children's Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Total classified specialties: 7
- Cancer: 35th
- Diabetes and endocrinology: 12th
- Gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery: 49th
- Nephrology: 36th
- Orthopedics: 23rd
- Pneumology: 17th
- Urology: 22nd
Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Total classified specialties: 6
- Cancer: 31st
- Cardiology and cardiac surgery: 22nd
- Gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery: 31st
- Nephrology: 20th
- Neurology and Neurosurgery: 39th
- Orthopedics: 40th
Brenner Children's Hospital
- Total classified specialties: 1
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Ben Harder, head of health analysis at U.S. News, told Patch that the rankings are designed for parents and young patients. Families can make better decisions by having access to what the authors have called the "most complete data" available, in addition to the advice of their doctors.
"There are hundreds if not thousands of hospitals in the country that take care of children from time to time," Harder said. "But there are only a few hundred who specialize in caring for sick children."
These rankings are meant to help families with young patients with "particularly difficult" medical diagnoses who need an "extra level of care," he said. This includes pediatric cancer, a heart defect, a complicated fracture, or a congenital malformation. The rankings highlight which hospital has the best experience, abilities, teams and track record in achieving "good results" for young patients.
Most families do not need a top hospital most of the time, he said.
"There are hundreds of hospitals that can treat trivial things like an ankle sprain or asthma management," Harder said.
Ten hospitals have earned a place in the "Honor Roll" report of the United States, which recognizes pediatric centers that provide "exceptional care" in several specialties. Boston Children's Hospital was again at the top of the list, ranking first overall in three different specialties: neurology and neurosurgery, nephrology and orthopedics.
Table of honor
- Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio
- Philadelphia Children's Hospital, Pennsylvania
- Texas Children's Hospital, Texas
- National Children's Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California
- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio
- Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Maryland
- Colorado Children's Hospital, Colorado
- Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago, Illinois
In developing the rankings, the authors examined measures such as patient outcomes, including death and infection rates, as well as available clinical resources and compliance with best practices.
Click here to read the full methodology.
Patch reporter Dan Hampton contributed to this report.
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