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The University of California’s three children’s hospitals — Davis, Los Angeles and San Francisco — all rank among the nation’s top pediatric hospitals, according to the new 2014-15 Best Children’s Hospitals survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report.
This year’s report, published today (June 10), can be viewed online at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals. The rankings highlight U.S. News’ top 50 pediatric facilities in 10 specialties.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital was recognized for excellence in all 10 specialties, Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA in eight and UC Davis Children’s Hospital in four. In addition, UC’s two other medical center campuses are affiliated with ranked children’s hospitals — UC Irvine is affiliated with Children’s Hospital of Orange County (ranked in seven specialties) and UC San Diego is affiliated with Rady Children’s Hospital (ranked in all 10 specialties).
The rankings for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital include diabetes and endocrinology (10), urology (12), nephrology (18), gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery (21), neurology and neurosurgery (21), cardiology and heart surgery (23), cancer (25), neonatology (26), orthopedics (28), and pulmonology (45).
The rankings for Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA include nephrology (10), neonatology (13), gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery (15), cardiology and heart surgery (25), orthopedics (27), neurology and neurosurgery (36), cancer (38), and diabetes and endocrinology (44).
Together with Shriners Hospital for Children – Northern California, its longstanding partner in caring for children with burns, spinal cord injuries, urological issues and orthopedic disorders, UC Davis Children’s Hospital ranked No. 22 in orthopedics and No. 47 in urology. UC Davis also ranked No. 23 in nephrology and No. 28 in neonatology.
