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Once again Children's Hospital is named to U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of America's Best Children's Hospitals

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC once again has been named to U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of America's "Best Children's Hospitals."

Children’s Hospital is ranked in all 10 of the pediatric specialties on the magazine’s 2011-12 Best Children’s Hospitals list. Hospitals that ranked in all 10 specialties make U.S. News’ Honor Roll. Rankings include the following 10 pediatric specialties:

Children’s ranked in the top 10 in three of the specialties: diabetes and endocrinology, 3rd; gastroenterology, 6th; and pulmonology, 7th.

"We believe we are one of the most comprehensive children's hospitals in the nation, with leading experts in a wide array of pediatric subspeciaties. The fact that U.S. News ranks Children's Hospital highly in all 10 categories reinforces that belief, said Christopher Gessner, president, Children's Hosptial of Pittsburgh of UPMC. "This is great recognition for the physicians, nurses, and other staff here who strive to make us a world leader in children's health."

The 2011-12 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings are published online.

Noteworthy Accomplishments

Over the past year, Children’s has received many accolades for our groundbreaking medical care and focus on patient safety, as well as innovations in information technology:

Children’s became the first pediatric hospital in the United States to achieve a Stage 7 Award from HIMSS Analytics for achieving a virtually paperless patient record environment and the most comprehensive use of EMRs.
Children’s was recognized by KLAS, an independent health care research organization, as the leader in its use of health care information technology among pediatric hospitals in the United States.
Children’s was honored with an “Excellence in Life Support Award” from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), an international consortium of centers offering Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for support of failing organ systems in infants, children and adults.

Learn more about Children’s Hospital’s new campus.

Give to Children's

In tribute to Children's accomplishments or to express your thanks for a child who has been helped by Children’s Hospital, please consider a donation at www.givetochildrens.org.

Last Update
February 21, 2012

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