Texas Children's 2017 Annual Report

Eight Texas Children’s specialties ranked in top 10, Heart Center best in nation


Texas Children’s Hospital maintained its No. 4 overall ranking in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report survey of Best Children’s Hospitals and once again was listed on the Honor Roll.


“We’ve dedicated six decades to conducting innovative research and providing the most advanced treatments possible to children in need of specialized care,” said Texas Children’s President and CEO Mark A. Wallace. “Our pioneering culture, coupled with our commitment to quality, service and safety, have led us to become one of the nation’s premier pediatric hospitals and unquestionably the highest rated in Texas.”


In addition to the overall ranking, Texas Children's had eight specialties ranked in the top 10, including a No. 1 ranking in cardiology and congenital heart surgery. The hospital also improved outcomes across all specialties.


There are approximately 190 children’s hospitals in the U.S. and 81 pediatric centers ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 10 specialty areas. Being recognized within the top 10 is no small feat.

Texas Children’s 2017 U.S. News rankings

#1 Cardiology and heart surgery
#2 Pulmonology
#4 Cancer
#4 Gastroenterology and GI surgery
#4 Nephrology (kidney disorders)
#4 Neurology and neurosurgery
#6 Diabetes and endocrinology
#6 Urology
#11 Neonatology
#16 Orthopedics

The rankings are the result of a methodology that weighs a combination of outcome and care-related measures, such as nursing care, advanced technology, credentialing, outcomes, best practices, infection prevention and reputation, among other factors.


“From a measurement perspective, our survey results demonstrate how hard we’re working as an organization to deliver high quality care to our patients,” Wallace said. “The more consistently we deliver high quality care and the safer we deliver that care to our patients, the better their outcomes are, and the better our overall numbers are.”


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