The Honor Roll of U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals 2020-21
A photo tour of the 2020-21 Best Children's Hospitals
Which hospitals are best prepared to care for the sickest kids? The 2020-21 U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals rankings identify 88 hospitals with demonstrated expertise in one or more of 10 pediatric specialties. Ten hospitals earned a place on the Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll.
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10. Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Location: Palo Alto, California
2019-20 Honor Roll rank: Not Ranked
Number of 2020-21 Honor Roll specialties: 10
Highest-ranking specialties: Neonatology (#3), Pediatric Nephrology (#4), Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery (#7), Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery (#8)
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9. UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2019-20 Honor Roll rank: 8
Number of 2020-21 Honor Roll specialties: 10
Highest-ranking specialties: Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery (#2), Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology (#7), Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (#9)
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8. Nationwide Children's Hospital
Location: Columbus, Ohio
2019-20 Honor Roll rank: 7
Number of 2020-21 Honor Roll specialties: 10
Highest-ranking specialties: Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery (#6), Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery (#6), Pediatric Cancer (#8), Pediatric Orthopedics (#8)
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7. Children's National Hospital
Location: Washington, D.C.
2019-20 Honor Roll rank: 6
Number of 2020-21 Honor Roll specialties: 10
Highest-ranking specialties: Neonatology (#1), Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery (#3), Pediatric Cancer (#6), Pediatric Nephrology (#7)
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6. Children's Hospital Colorado
Location: Aurora, Colorado
2019-20 Honor Roll rank: 10 (tie)
Number of 2020-21 Honor Roll specialties: 10
Highest-ranking specialties: Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (#1), Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology (#4), Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery (#5), Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery (#6)
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5. Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles, California
2019-20 Honor Roll rank: 5
Number of 2020-21 Honor Roll specialties: 10
Highest-ranking specialties: Neonatology (#2), Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery (#3), Pediatric Orthopedics (#4), Pediatric Cancer (#5), Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (#6)
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4. Texas Children's Hospital
Location: Houston, Texas
2019-20 Honor Roll rank: 3 (tie)
Number of 2020-21 Honor Roll specialties: 10
Highest-ranking specialties: Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery (#1), Pediatric Nephrology (#2), Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery (#2), Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery (#3)
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3. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
2019-20 Honor Roll rank: 3 (tie)
Number of 2020-21 Honor Roll specialties: 10
Highest-ranking specialties: Pediatric Cancer (#3), Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology (#3), Pediatric Nephrology (#3), Pediatric Orthopedics (#3)
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2. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2019-20 Honor Roll rank: 2
Number of 2020-21 Honor Roll specialties: 10
Highest-ranking specialties: Pediatric Cancer (#1), Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology (#1), Pediatric Orthopedics (#1), Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery (#2)
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1. Boston Children's Hospital
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
2019-20 Honor Roll rank: 1
Number of 2020-21 Honor Roll specialties: 10
Highest-ranking specialties: Pediatric Nephrology (#1), Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery (#1), Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery (#1), Pediatric Urology (#1)
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Ben Harder oversees methodology and data analysis for U.S. News & World Report's portfolio of data-driven patient decision-support tools, including the Best Hospitals and Best Children's Hospitals rankings, Best Nursing Homes ratings, and searchable Find a Doctor directory. A frequent speaker on topics related to quality measurement and public reporting, Harder is a healthcare journalist whose work has appeared in BMJ, JAMA, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, National Geographic News, Science News, USA Today, the Washington Post and other publications. A Science News cover story he wrote about the use of maggots in medicine was anthologized in Best American Science Writing 2005. He is a graduate of Harvard University, where he served as the first Editor in Chief of Let's Go Publications, a publisher of travel guides. He completed a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation journalism fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2002 and has been an editor at U.S. News since 2007. He tweets @benharder.
