A U.S. News & World Report has ranked UC Davis Children’s Hospital in five pediatric specialties in the new 2016-17 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.
UC Davis Children's Hospital ranked 19th in neonatology, 29th in diabetes and endocrinology, and 43rd in nephrology. UC Davis Children's Hospital also ranked 32nd in urology and 38th in orthopaedics, in collaboration with Shriners Hospital for Children – Northern California, its longstanding partner in caring for children with burns, spinal cord injuries, orthopaedic disorders and urological issues.
In a press release announcing the news, Ann Madden Rice, chief executive officer of UC Davis Medical Center and its children’s hospital, said they are proud to be recognized nationally by U.S. News and applauds the UC Davis Children’s Hospital staff, "the physicians, nurses, technicians and our teams who deliver excellence for children in the Sacramento region and beyond."
"These rankings reflect our commitment and passion for bringing our world-class pediatric specialty care to the children of Sacramento and the 33-county area that we serve," Rice added.
The rankings highlight the top 50 U.S. pediatric facilities in cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology. Seventy-eight hospitals across the country ranked in at least one specialty. The U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals rankings rely on clinical data and on an annual survey of pediatric specialists. Survival rates, adequacy of nurse staffing, procedure volume and much more can be viewed on http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/pediatric-rankings. The rankings will be published in the U.S. News “Best Hospitals 2017” guidebook, available for pre-sale August 1.