This MA Children’s Hospital Among The Best In The Country

Children's hospitals in Massachusetts have been named among the best in the country in a new U.S. News & World Report ranking released Tuesday.

U.S. News & World Report recognized 90 children's hospitals in 34 states and Washington, D.C., in its 2026-2027 Best Children's Hospitals rankings.

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This is the 20th year the publication has published the rankings to guide parents, their children's doctors, and caregivers in navigating a complex web of pediatric care choices for children with serious illnesses and rare conditions. Massachusetts families don't always have those choices in their hometowns, and the rankings are intended to help them identify the best pediatric care options in their regions and the state.

U.S. News evaluated 114 hospitals across 11 specialties, looking at patient outcomes, medical practices and the resources available to care for children. The rankings also drew on surveys of thousands of pediatric specialists. The final report recognizes 90 children's hospitals in 34 states and Washington, D.C.

The top pediatric hospitals in Massachusetts is Boston Children's Hospital

By specialty, the top hospitals in Massachusetts are:

• Boston Children's Hospital for pediatric & adolescent behavioral health
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for pediatric cancer
• Boston Children's Hospital for pediatric diabetes & endocrinology
• Boston Children's Hospital for pediatric gastroenterology & GI surgery
• Boston Children's Hospital for neonatology
• Boston Children's Hospital for pediatric nephrology
• Boston Children's Hospital for pediatric neurology & neurosurgery
• Boston Children's Hospital for pediatric orthopedics
• Boston Children's Hospital for pediatric pulmonology & lung surgery
• Boston Children's Hospital for pediatric urology

Eleven hospitals made the Honor Roll for strong performance across multiple specialties: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Boston Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital Colorado, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Children's National Hospital, Cincinnati Children's, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Seattle Children's Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Dana-Farber/Boston Children's ranked first for pediatric cancer; Texas Children's for cardiology and heart surgery; Boston Children's for neonatology and neurology and neurosurgery; and Children's Health Dallas-Scottish Rite for Children for orthopedics.

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