3 MI Children’s Hospitals Ranked Among Midwest’s Best By U.S. News

Three children’s hospitals in Michigan have been named among the best in the Midwest 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.

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. Michigan 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 three children’s hospitals that received regional rankings in Michigan are:

No. 9 C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor (No. 1 in Michigan)

No. 19 Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids (No. 2 in Michigan)

No. 23 Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit (No. 3 in Michigan)

C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor earned a top 50 national ranking in nine specialties, including pediatric and adolescent behavioral health and pediatric cancer.

Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids earned a top 50 national ranking in two specialties: pediatric cardiology and heart surgery and pediatric and adolescent behavioral health.

Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit earned a top 50 national ranking in pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery.

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.