Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh Receives National Accolades

PITTSBURGH, PA — Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC again has been rated among the best in the country across numerous pediatric specialties. So says U.S. News & World Report, which released its 14th annual Best Children's Hospitals rankings Tuesday.

Children's in Pittsburgh, which ranked ninth nationally, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, which was second, were the only children's hospitals in Pennsylvania to make the news
organization's list.

"We are again honored to receive this national recognition and be named one of the best children's hospitals,” said UPMC Children's president Mark Sevco. president, UPMC Children’s. “UPMC Children’s is comprised of renowned clinicians and remarkable support staff who treat patients and families with dignity, respect and compassion while providing exceptional pediatric care that everyone has grown to expect.”

UPMC Children’s is ranked for excellence in all specialty areas and is among the top ten in four specialties: cardiology and heart surgery (second; diabetes and endocrinology (seventh); gastroenterology and gastroenterology surgery (ninth); and pulmonology (tenth).

rankings, administered both surveys and analyzed the results.

More than 100 pediatric medical experts provided input on what information to collect and how to analyze the data. The clinical data used in the rankings reflect a period of time that ended before the coronavirus outbreak.