U.S. News Report Set CHOC Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals

CHOC has been recognized as a Best Children’s Hospital in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 rankings. CHOC ranked in seven specialties: cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; diabetes and endocrinology; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedics; urology; and neonatology, which earned a “top 15” spot.

The annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 16th year, are designed to assist patients, their families and their referring providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions.

“Choosing the right hospital for a sick child is a critical decision for many parents,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The Best Children’s Hospitals rankings spotlight hospitals that excel in specialized care.”

The Best Children’s Hospitals methodology factors objective measures such as patient outcomes, including mortality and infection rates, as well as health equity, available clinical resources and compliance with best practices. To calculate the Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, U.S. News gathered relevant data from children’s hospitals in early 2022 and from pediatric physicians and other healthcare organizations.

“The survey to determine the Best Children’s Hospitals rankings is guided by a purpose of improving the quality of healthcare in the United States. CHOC’s longstanding recognition by U.S. News & World Report highlights our organizational-wide commitment to deliver the highest health outcomes possible for the patients we are privileged to serve,” said Dr. James Cappon, vice president and chief quality & patient safety office, CHOC.

RTI International, a North Carolina-based research and consulting firm, collected and analyzed data from 119 children’s hospitals and surveyed thousands of pediatric specialists. More than 100 pediatric specialists and other experts provided input through methodology working groups.