U.S. News & World Report Magazine Names Children's Hospital in Top 10
Hospital Ranked Among Top-10 by U.S. News & World Report
CHLA is also ranked among the best in the nation in six specialty areas
Our hospital has been ranked 9th among 143 Children’s hospitals and medical centers in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine’s “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” in its June 9, 2008 issue.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been ranked among the nation’s best
hospitals since the inception of the magazine’s rankings in 1990.
Specialty Care Rankings
In addition to the top-10 ranking for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles,
six of the specialty areas were rated among the nation’s best:
“While we are pleased that we continue to be recognized as
one of the top pediatric facilities in the United States in this
survey, our priority will continue to be providing the very best
medical and surgical care to the sickest, most seriously ill
children, teaching the next generation of pediatricians,
pediatric surgeons and pediatric nurses and conducting the
research that will lead to new treatments and cures for diseases
and conditions that afflict our children, like cancer, congenital
heart defects, diabetes, sickle cell disease, immune deficiencies, respiratory disorders and more,” shares CEO Richard D. Cordova, FACHE.
“We understand the enormous responsibility we have to the children
and families we serve and to children everywhere.”
About the Rankings
U. S. News & World Report invited 143 hospitals to complete its
survey to be considered for ranking. One hundred and thirteen
chose to do so. The basis for the rankings is a blend of:
- Reputation
- Outcomes (where available)
- Care-related measures (e.g., patient volume, nursing and credentialing)
Reputation
The magazine’s editors surveyed 1,100 pediatricians by mail
and asked them to name up to five centers they believe to be
most successful with difficult cases in their specialty.
The pediatricians were chosen at random from the
American Board of Medical Specialties’ database –
200 for general pediatrics and 150 for each of the six
specialties. Depending on the specialty, reputation counted
for 50-60% of the final score.U.
Outcomes
Inpatient death rate was used in heart/heart surgery and in neurology/neurosurgery. That measure was not used for
specialties that focus on outpatients – cancer, digestive
disorders and respiratory disorders. The editors said that
measures for neonatal are in progress. Where available,
outcomes counted for 10% of the score.
Care-RelatedMeasures
The editors used nurse staffing, the availability of important technologies and patient volume. These measures counted for 40% of the hospital’s score.
How we Rank Among Our Peers
Three other children’s hospitals in California were ranked in
the new survey:
- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford (12th)
- Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA (16th)
- University of California, San Francisco Children’s Hospital (20th)
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