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The Lurie Children's Hospital has again been ranked among the top 10 children's hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report.
The publication named Lurie 10th in the nation, down from its ranking of the seventh year last.
The hospital has been among the top children's hospitals in the United States for seven consecutive years, Lurie said in a statement. Hospitals were ranked based on patient outcomes, including mortality and infection rates, clinical resources, and compliance with best practices.
Lurie has expanded while a number of other hospitals in the region have reduced their pediatric hospitalization programs. In the last 10 months, Mr Lurie has been unable to accept more than 500 transfers from other hospitals due to lack of space, the hospital said.
Last year, the state approved a request from Lurie to add 48 beds – 44 intensive care beds and four neonatal intensive care beds – at a cost of $ 51 million. In this context, the hospital opened the Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit this month. The hospital also plans to add 24 beds for cancer and blood disorders in 2019.
Lurie served over 208,000 children from 50 states and 58 countries last year.
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