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CLEVELAND, OH – The US News & World Report says that six children's hospitals in Ohio are among the best in the country across 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. In Ohio, the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, and Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland Akron Children's Hospital and Dayton Children's Hospital have all made the list.
Here's how they ranked:
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Total classified specialties: 10
- Cancer: 1
- Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery: 8
- Diabetes and endocrinology: 3
- Gastroenterology and GI surgery: 1
- Neonatology: 1
- Nephrology: 2
- Neurology and Neurosurgery: 1
- Orthopedics: 4
- Pneumology: 3
- Urology: 2
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
- Total classified specialties: 10
- Cancer: 23
- Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery: 26
- Diabetes and endocrinology: 39
- Gastroenterology and GI surgery: 23
- Neonatology: 50
- Nephrology: 49
- Neurology and Neurosurgery: 24
- Orthopedics: 50
- Pneumology: 32
- Urology: 42
National Children's Hospital, Columbus
- Total classified specialties: 10
- Cancer: 5
- Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery: 29
- Diabetes and endocrinology: 18
- Gastroenterology and GI surgery: 11
- Neonatology: 15
- Nephrology: 11
- Neurology and Neurosurgery: 7
- Orthopedics: 9
- Pneumology: 6
- Urology: 10
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland
- Total classified specialties: 8
- Diabetes and endocrinology: 21
- Gastroenterology and GI Surgery: 44
Akron Children & # 39; s Hospital
- Total classified specialties: 4
- Neurology and Neurosurgery: 44
- Orthopedics: 44
Dayton Children's Hospital
- Total classified specialties: 1
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 ranking highlights which hospital has the best experience, abilities, teams, and track record to achieve" 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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