Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ranked #1 children's hospital by U.S. News
U.S. News has named Children's Hospital of Philadelphia the number one children's hospital in the country in its 2013-14 rankings of the nation's best hospitals.
U.S. News has named Children's Hospital of Philadelphia the number one children's hospital in the country in its 2013-14 rankings of the nation's best hospitals.
On the U.S. News Honor Roll, CHOP pulled the highest ranking in pulmonology and urology. It came in second or third-place in seven of ten specialties including cancer, cardiology, and neurology.
To make the Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll, a hospital had to score high in at least 3 of the 10 specialties. Scores were based on three areas:
- Clinical outcomes: Cancer survival and rates of infections.
- Efficiency and coordination of care delivery: Compliance with "best practices", steps to control infection, and results of a reputational survey.
- Care-related resources: Adequate nursing staff numbers, availability of programs.
To derive its findings, U.S. News surveyed 179 pediatric centers with the help of RTI International, a research and consulting firm that also collects and analyzes data for the Best Hospitals rankings.
Speaking of the Best Hospitals in the U.S., the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania ranked 11th nationally on the U.S. News Honor Roll, second in Pennsylvania, and first in the Philadelphia metro area.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital also made the Honor Roll in 17th place. Jefferson was ranked third in Pennsylvania and second in the Philadelphia Metro area.
To make the best hospitals honor roll, hospitals had to score near the top of at least six of 16 medical specialties. Scores were determined by hospital performance, structural resources and reputation.
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