The 12 Best Children’s Hospitals for 2008

Hospitals that treat sick children make an extraordinary commitment to those children and their families that they will provide the best care possible. These facilities and their teams specialize in treating the physical and emotional needs that these children face when dealing with their diseases and sicknesses. In order to best treat their patients, these hospitals utilize the most cutting-edge equipment and technology. U.S. News and World Report began ranking hospitals in 1990, basing its ratings on hospital reputation, outcome of patient care and care-related measures, which includes volume, nursing and credentialing processes. The recent announcement of the top 12 children’s hospitals in the United States were in the category of general pediatrics, and were ranked as follows:

1. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2. Children’s Hospital Boston
3. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
4. Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
5. Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
6. Texas Children’s Hospital
7. Children’s Hospital, Denver
8. Children’s Hospital, Seattle
9. Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles
10. Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh
11. New York Presbyterian Medical Center
12. Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford

The hospital that received the number one ranking, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, also ranked first in the specialties of neonatal care, cancer facilities and respiratory disorders. Children’s Hospital Boston, which received the second best rating, was ranked first in the areas of heart conditions, heart surgeries and digestive disorders. Johns Hopkins Children’s Center received the top ranking in the specialties of neurology and neurosurgery, while ranking fourth overall.

This ranking information is useful to the medical facilities because it allows them to see what areas they are in need of improvement and where they are achieving excellence. The data is also helpful to the families of sick kids all over the county because they are able to see where the best children’s hospitals are while also being able to find out what hospitals rank highest in the specialty of care their child requires.

Unfortunately, not every child is able to get to such reputable hospitals to receive the treatment they need. If you or a loved one has medical malpractice questions in New York, please contact the malpractice lawyers of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, serving clients in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, Staten Island and Westchester County.

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