Recognition and Honors
The Children’s Hospital has been ranked for more than a decade as one of the best children’s hospitals nationally in U.S. News & World Report, and as the consistent choice eight years in a row by area physicians for the care of their loved ones. Founded in 1908, The Children’s Hospital is a private, not-for-profit pediatric healthcare network dedicated 100 percent to caring for kids. With more than 1,000 pediatric specialists and more than 2,400 full-time employees, Children’s is home to a number of nationally and internationally recognized medical programs.
U.S.News & World Report
For more than a decade, U.S.News & World Report has recognized The Children's Hospital as one of the nation's top ten children’s hospitals. The Children’s Hospital ranked fourth in the magazine's “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” issue published in August 2007. Each year, U.S. News asks board-certified pediatricians across the country to name the five hospitals in their specialty they consider the best, regardless of location or expense. Beginning in 2007, the rankings also consider data and statistics about hospital performance and quality of care.
Read The Children's Hospital Press Release or visit U.S.News & World Report Best Hospitals 2007
Child Magazine
The Children’s Hospital has been named one of the top 10 best children’s hospital in the nation in the February 2006 issue of Child Magazine. The Children’s Hospital Orthopedics Program ranks third, its Emergency Department fifth and The Children’s Hospital Heart Institute fifth, Pulmonary Medicine ranks sixth and Oncology program eighth. The rankings follow a rigorous survey process that examines such topics as vital medical information including survival rates, the number of complex procedures and intricate surgeries conducted, volume of research studies, efforts to reduce medical errors, and the quality and training of the doctors and nurses, as well as child-friendliness, support for families, and community involvement.
Read The Children's Hospital Press Release or visit Child Magazine
Nursing Magnet Status
The Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program was established in 1993 to recognize healthcare organizations that provide the very best in nursing care and uphold the tradition within nursing that supports professional nursing practice. Independent studies of Magnet hospitals have shown that patients average a shorter length of stay and higher rate of satisfaction, nurses are more satisfied with their work and the care they provide, and hospitals have an increased rate of retention among nurses.
Read The Children's Hospital Press Release, visit the ANCC website or read a Shine Newsletter article from Winter 2007 on what Magnet Means to a Mother
