Advocate Children's Hospital among the best in the nation

U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has ranked Advocate Children’s Hospital in two pediatric specialties in the new 2018-19 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online today. Both specialties have appeared on the list in prior years.

Advocate Children’s Hospital ranked 23rd in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery and 38th for neonatology on the Park Ridge campus.

The 12th annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings recognize the top 50 pediatric facilities across the U.S. in 10 pediatric specialties: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology.

“Ranking among the top children’s hospitals for cardiology, heart surgery and neonatology confirms, once again, that our physicians, caregivers, programs and outcomes are among the very best in the country,”says Mike Farrell, president, Advocate Children’s Hospital. “We are extremely proud of what we continue to accomplish together on behalf of children and families.”

“The U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals highlight pediatric centers that deliver state-of-the-art medical care to children with complex conditions,” said Ben Harder, Chief of Health Analysis at U.S. News. “Children with life-threatening or rare conditions need the level of quality care that these hospitals deliver day after day.”

U.S. News introduced the Best Children’s Hospitals rankings in 2007 to help families of children with rare or life-threatening illnesses find the best medical care available. They are the only comprehensive source of quality-related information on U.S. pediatric hospitals.

The U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals rankings rely on clinical data and on an annual survey of pediatric specialists. The rankings methodology factors in patient outcomes, such as mortality and infection rates, as well as available clinical resources and compliance with best practices.

This year’s rankings will be published in the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2019” guidebook (ISBN 9781931469906), available in stores late September.