USC-Affiliated Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Named to Prestigious U.S. News & World Report “Honor Roll”
For the second consecutive year, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is one of only seven children’s hospitals in the nation ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties and named to the national “Honor Roll” of children’s hospitals in the United States in the current U.S. News & World Report rankings released online June 3, 2010. In addition, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is the only pediatric medical center on the West Coast named to the Honor Roll.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles physicians and scientists are on the faculty of the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
"We congratulate Childrens Hospital Los Angeles for achieving this ranking two years in a row," said Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D., M.B.A., Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. "Our faculty physicians and researchers are proud to work in partnership with this world-class hospital. We look forward to many more opportunities to work together in the pursuit of saving and improving the lives of hundreds of children every year."
“This acknowledgment by U.S. News & World Report is a direct result of our wonderful team of physicians, nurses, clinical staff and employees who work hard every day to provide the best care possible to our patients and their families,” said Richard D. Cordova, FACHE, President and CEO, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. “This is also a testament to the hard work of our Board of Trustees and our Safety Quality Services Committee, which oversees quality management at our hospital.”
The article on “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” will be published in the August issue of U.S. News & World Report, available on newsstands in late July. The list of children’s hospitals to make the prestigious national Honor Roll for two consecutive years includes: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Children’s Hospital Boston, Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley-Komansky Children’s Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital-Washington University.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been named among the best children’s hospitals in the nation since U.S. News & World Report began its ranking of children’s hospitals in 1990. The methodology for the rankings is a blend of reputation, clinical outcomes and care-related measures, including nursing, advanced technology, credentialing and other factors. The children’s hospitals were evaluated on a combination of opinions from pediatric specialists – the hospitals these specialists would recommend for the sickest children – along with data collected from a lengthy survey.
Most of the hospitals considered for these rankings are members of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions. This is the second year the magazine has ranked children’s hospitals in 10 specialty areas. U.S. News & World Report invited 160 hospitals to complete its more than 60-page survey to be considered for ranking. The survey was created and administered by RTI International. Complete rankings of children’s hospitals by specialties and more information about methodology are available at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals.
About Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Founded in 1901, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals and is acknowledged worldwide for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health. The Saban Research Institute at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is among the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States, with 88 investigators at work on 171 laboratory studies, clinical trials and community-based research and health services.