UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Earn Honors From U.S. News & World Report

A huge honor for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals in San Francisco and Oakland.

U.S. News & World Report released a list of the best children's hospitals in the country Tuesday, and the hospitals ranked in the top 10 nationally in pediatric diabetes & endocrinology, and among the top in eight other categories.

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals have locations in San Francisco and Oakland.

The magazine — which publishes some of the most respected rankings on schools, hospitals, jobs and more — used data from a clinical survey of 183 hospitals along with a survey of pediatric specialists and sub-specialists. It then ranked the hospitals across 10 specialties — such as cancer and orthopedics — based on these three factors, weighted equally:

• "Clinical outcomes," such as cancer survival and infection rates
• "Efficient coordination of care," or how well the hospital complies with industry best practices
• "Sufficient care-related resources," such as having adequate staff and programs for certain conditions

Explore the full children's hospital rankings, including by specialty, here.

-- Marc Torrence, Patch

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