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This explorer features ten years of U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals specialty ranking data (the 2016–17 through 2025–26 editions) for ten leading pediatric programs: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Rady Children's Hospital, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, and Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center. Ranks are shown per specialty per edition (lower is better); expand a hospital to see its full year-by-year history. Shield Tracker is independent and not affiliated with U.S. News & World Report.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals specialty ranks by edition (lower is better)
Specialty
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Cancer
3
3
2
2
1
1
5
9
3
2
Cardiology
3
9
12
12
7
7
8
17
17
5
Endocrinology
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
Gastroenterology
3
2
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
Neonatal
2
2
2
2
5
5
—
4
4
5
Nephrology
7
2
4
—
4
4
4
4
4
5
Neurosurgery
3
6
6
2
4
4
4
5
5
3
Orthopedics
2
2
2
3
1
1
4
1
1
2
Pulmonology
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
5
Urology
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals specialty ranks by edition (lower is better)
Specialty
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Cancer
12
5
1
1
3
3
3
1
—
—
Cardiology
8
6
8
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
Endocrinology
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
—
—
Gastroenterology
2
3
1
3
5
5
5
2
—
—
Neonatal
—
—
5
5
7
7
7
1
—
—
Nephrology
2
3
2
—
3
3
6
3
—
—
Neurosurgery
4
2
2
4
5
5
6
4
—
—
Orthopedics
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
—
—
Pulmonology
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
—
—
Urology
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
—
—
Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital — U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals specialty ranks by edition (lower is better)
Specialty
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Cancer
2
4
6
6
4
4
4
6
4
9
Cardiology
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Endocrinology
11
6
6
6
5
5
5
2
2
5
Gastroenterology
6
4
4
2
4
7
7
7
7
5
Neonatal
—
—
—
—
10
10
3
3
3
2
Nephrology
3
4
3
—
1
1
1
1
1
2
Neurosurgery
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Orthopedics
—
15
15
15
15
15
8
8
7
5
Pulmonology
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
Urology
5
4
4
6
6
6
5
7
2
2
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nationwide Children's Hospital — U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals specialty ranks by edition (lower is better)
Specialty
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Cancer
8
10
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
5
Cardiology
9
26
29
29
—
—
15
5
5
25
Endocrinology
14
13
18
18
11
11
11
19
19
23
Gastroenterology
8
11
11
11
10
6
6
6
6
4
Neonatal
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
7
Nephrology
12
9
—
—
4
4
4
4
4
4
Neurosurgery
14
7
7
7
6
6
9
6
6
8
Orthopedics
—
8
9
9
8
8
15
15
15
12
Pulmonology
6
6
6
10
6
6
10
3
5
7
Urology
9
10
10
9
10
11
—
13
13
5
Rady Children's Hospital
Rady Children's Hospital — U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals specialty ranks by edition (lower is better)
Specialty
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Cancer
23
—
—
—
21
21
21
21
21
16
Cardiology
—
17
25
25
21
21
11
3
3
6
Endocrinology
16
15
26
26
14
14
14
8
8
10
Gastroenterology
28
—
22
22
—
—
26
26
26
37
Neonatal
—
5
—
—
4
4
9
7
7
8
Nephrology
20
25
—
—
18
18
16
13
13
16
Neurosurgery
—
14
22
22
16
17
17
8
8
12
Orthopedics
4
3
7
7
7
7
2
6
5
7
Pulmonology
—
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
14
Urology
—
22
22
21
21
—
—
16
16
14
Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health — U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals specialty ranks by edition (lower is better)
Specialty
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Cancer
—
—
—
—
24
24
24
24
24
34
Cardiology
—
25
21
21
5
5
6
18
18
26
Endocrinology
20
14
16
16
26
26
26
—
—
15
Gastroenterology
15
21
21
21
21
21
17
17
17
23
Neonatal
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
21
Nephrology
34
34
—
—
14
14
13
12
12
9
Neurosurgery
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
Orthopedics
—
30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
24
Pulmonology
20
14
17
17
17
14
7
8
7
9
Urology
8
9
9
3
2
2
3
3
5
8
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle Children's Hospital — U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals specialty ranks by edition (lower is better)
Specialty
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Cancer
6
—
—
—
13
13
13
13
13
12
Cardiology
18
16
16
16
16
14
23
23
23
32
Endocrinology
6
11
9
9
21
21
19
—
—
9
Gastroenterology
13
13
13
13
12
12
21
21
21
11
Neonatal
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
9
Nephrology
4
5
8
—
8
8
8
8
8
8
Neurosurgery
9
15
10
10
23
15
15
13
13
9
Orthopedics
—
—
28
28
14
14
—
—
—
13
Pulmonology
11
12
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
10
Urology
6
11
15
15
9
9
—
10
10
10
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital — U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals specialty ranks by edition (lower is better)
Specialty
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Cancer
—
—
—
—
23
23
23
23
23
22
Cardiology
—
27
26
26
15
16
6
10
10
16
Endocrinology
—
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
41
Gastroenterology
19
28
23
23
12
13
13
13
13
16
Neonatal
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
Nephrology
37
37
—
—
—
—
29
29
29
48
Neurosurgery
19
16
24
24
25
27
27
—
—
28
Orthopedics
—
—
—
—
26
29
—
—
—
44
Pulmonology
—
—
—
—
—
—
30
30
30
30
Urology
26
24
24
24
24
22
—
24
24
24
Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Johns Hopkins Children's Center — U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals specialty ranks by edition (lower is better)
Specialty
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Cancer
5
6
10
10
—
—
9
9
—
17
Cardiology
—
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
40
Endocrinology
15
12
14
14
12
13
13
12
12
26
Gastroenterology
16
17
17
17
19
19
—
—
—
24
Neonatal
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
25
Nephrology
14
11
10
—
11
11
12
15
15
12
Neurosurgery
7
4
4
8
13
16
16
23
23
11
Orthopedics
10
10
10
—
12
21
13
13
13
—
Pulmonology
10
—
11
11
11
20
13
13
13
16
Urology
11
7
7
8
—
26
—
21
21
12
Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center
Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center — U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals specialty ranks by edition (lower is better)
Specialty
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Cancer
—
—
—
—
26
26
26
26
26
24
Cardiology
—
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
3
Endocrinology
—
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
—
Gastroenterology
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
24
Neonatal
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
30
Nephrology
37
37
—
—
21
21
—
—
—
32
Neurosurgery
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
37
Orthopedics
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
43
Pulmonology
—
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
25
Urology
50
50
50
50
50
50
—
50
50
17
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