The 2020 U.S. News & World Report survey of Best Children’s Hospitals was released this morning and Texas Children’s is again one of the best in the nation. I am excited to share with you that Texas Children’s ranked fourth place among all children’s hospitals nationally.
Seven of Texas Children’s specialties are ranked in the top 5 this year, and 9 are in the top 10. Cardiology and Congenital Heart Surgery ranked No. 1 in the nation for the fourth straight year in a row, and Neurology and Neurosurgery moved up from No. 3 to No. 2, which is an amazing feat.
The scores this year were exceptionally tight among the top children’s hospitals, and here are a few highlights of this year’s biggest wins across the system:
- We received maximum scores for all system-wide structure and process metrics.
- We achieved maximum points for our collaborative efforts on infection prevention.
- We exceeded our T-dap and flu immunization compliance threshold, which was increased to 95 percent.
- We exceeded the new threshold for number of infection preventionists per 100 beds.
Dr. Jim Versalovic and Dr. Larry Hollier have demonstrated exceptional leadership over their departments, and all of our chiefs of service have worked tirelessly to ensure their respective specialties excelled in this year’s rankings — Dr. Paul Austin, Dr. Susan Blaney, Dr. Michael Braun, Dr. Christopher Caldarone, Dr. Gary Clark, Dr. Peter Hiatt, Dr. Daniel Penny, Dr. Benjamin Shneider, Dr. Brian Smith, Dr. Rona Sonabend, Dr. Gautham Suresh and Dr. Howard Weiner. Please join me in thanking our medical leaders for their hard work and dedication.
Our entire list of 2020 U.S. News rankings include:
#1 Cardiology and Congenital Heart Surgery
#2 Neurology and Neurosurgery
#2 Nephrology
#3 Pulmonology
#4 Cancer
#4 Gastroenterology and GI surgery
#5 Diabetes and Endocrinology
#6 Urology
#10 Neonatology
#15 Orthopedics
The rankings methodology weighs advanced technology, best practices, credentialing, infection prevention, nursing care, outcomes and reputation. 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.
The results also reflect the efforts of our team and their steadfast focus on the U.S. News survey. Compiling and refining our data is a continuous process and, with the support of our medical staff, in-chiefs, service chiefs, as well as Mark Mullarkey, Trudy Leidich, Elizabeth Pham and the entire Quality team, we have again excelled this year.
I hope you are all as proud as I am of this remarkable accomplishment. These results, combined with the resiliency you have all shown over these past few months, exemplify why Texas Children’s is the best pediatric hospital in Texas. Thank you for your commitment and leadership. It takes all of you to be ranked one of the nation’s best.
This year’s rankings will be available online at usnews.com/childrenshospitals. You can learn more about Texas Children’s rankings here.