U.S. News & World Report has ranked Arkansas Children’s Hospital in five specialties in the new 2019-20 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.
The state’s only pediatric health system has the following programs ranked among the national list:
-Cardiology and heart surgery
-Neurology and neurosurgery
-Nephrology
-Orthopedics-Pulmonology
“We are gratified that U.S. News & World Report recognizes the tremendous advancements happening for child health at Arkansas Children’s Hospital,” said Marcy Doderer, FACHE, Arkansas Children’s president and CEO. “We’re also celebrating that this year’s rankings included our orthopedics program for the first time. Above all, I am proud of our team’s unyielding commitment to making children better today and healthier tomorrow across our entire system.”
The 13th 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 lung surgery, and urology.
“The Best Children's Hospitals rankings were designed to help provide families seeking the best medical care for their sick child with access to the most comprehensive data available,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. “The rankings, coupled with guidance from pediatricians, help families make better-informed decisions about where to find high-quality, compassionate care for their children when they need it most.”