Beloved Houston children’s hospital once again named top in nation by prestigious report – CultureMap Houston

Posted: Published on July 4th, 2021

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Innovative and pioneering, Texas Childrens Hospital has landed on many a best-of list. The latest is a ranking of the best pediatric hospitals in the nation by the prestigious U.S. News & World Report.

Texas Childrens ranks an impressive No. 3 in the publications 2021-22 Best Childrens Hospitals Survey. The beloved Houston center is named as the best place in the country for children in need of pediatric cardiology and heart surgery care for the fifth year in a row.

By the numbers, eight of the hospitals subspecialties rank within the top five. No other pediatric hospital in Texas has achieved an overall ranking as high as Texas Childrens 13 years, the hospital notes. U.S. News also ranks the top 50 pediatric hospitals across 10 major subspecialties each year.

To that end, Texas Childrens is one of only 10 childrens hospitals across the country to achieve the publications Honor Roll designation, and the only hospital in the state of Texas awarded this distinction.

The hospital earns the U.S. News Honor Roll distinction by ranking as one of Americas best in:

No. 1 Cardiology & heart surgery No. 2 Neurology & Neurosurgery No. 3 Nephrology (Kidney disorders) No. 3 Pulmonology No. 4 Cancer No. 4 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery No. 5 Diabetes & Endocrinology No. 5 Urology No. 11 Neonatology No. 11 Orthopedics

More than 1,000 surgeries and 1,400 cardiac catheterization procedures are performed in the hospitals Lester and Sue Smith Legacy Tower, the home of the Heart Center, each year. Texas Childrens is globally recognized for its research and treatments in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery; visitors hail from across the globe to receive the cutting-edge treatments.

U.S. News Best Childrens 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.

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