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Cook Children’s Health Care System once again stood out as one of the best children's hospitals in the nation, earning five rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children's Hospitals list for 2023-24.
The report, which was released last week, used clinical data to measure patient safety, infection prevention and adequacy of nurse staffing. Out of 284 children’s hospitals in the U.S., only 90 ranked in at least one of the 10 pediatric specialties evaluated. The following Cook Children’s specialties were named among the top programs, with national ranking:
30. Pediatric Cancer
31. Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology
36. Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery
40. Pediatric Orthopedics
48. Pediatric Pulmonology and Lung Surgery
Cook Children's Hematology and Oncology program jumped 20 spots in the rankings, from No. 50 in 2022-23 to No. 30 in 2023-24, according to a release.
“For more than 105 years, Cook Children's has been committed to improving the well-being of every child in our care,” said Rick W. Merrill, president and CEO of Cook Children’s, in a statement. “We are honored to see our mission validated yet again by U.S. News and World Report. With our newest medical center in Prosper now open, we look forward to making an impact in the lives of even more children and families.”
Cook Children’s also ranked third in Texas and fourth in the Southwest on the U.S. News and World Report’s list of “Best Regional Hospitals.”
“We are focused every day to improve the lives of the patients we serve and enrich the care of children all over the world. We do this by providing innovative care and contributing to the science of future cancer therapies,” says Donald Beam, medical director of Hematology and Oncology. “We will continue to strive to improve every day, growing beyond what we are and stepping to the future.”