University Times

Children’s Hospital has been ranked as the 6th-best U.S. children’s hospital by Parents magazine. Parents will publish the 10 Best Hospitals list in its March 2013 issue, which will be on newsstands Feb. 12, as well as online at parents.com.

Children’s ranked 6th in emergency care and 9th in pulmonary care.

“In compiling this list, Parents focused on clinical success, research and family-centered care, all of which are the foundation of our approach to being a world leader in pediatric health care,” said Christopher Gessner, president of Children’s Hospital.

The hospitals were ranked by Parents editors with input from a team of medical advisers based on their responses to detailed questions in the following areas: survival rates for childhood cancer, pediatric heart disease and other critical conditions; experience in performing certain complex procedures; depth of the research program; safeguards to prevent medical errors; staffing ratios and quality; community outreach, and services that address the emotional needs of patients’ families.

The top children’s hospitals ranked by Parents magazine are:

1. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
2. Boston Children’s Hospital.
3. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
4. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
5. Children’s Hospital Colorado.
6. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
7. Texas Children’s Hospital.
8. University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
9. Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
10. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.