[June 10, 2014]

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford Takes Top Spot in Northern California for a Decade, According to New National Survey

Being ranked #1 in Northern California by the just-released U.S. News & World Report survey of Best Children's Hospitals is a wonderful accolade. But, there's even more to celebrate. For a decade, since the beginning of the formalized U.S. News rankings for children's hospitals in 2005, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford has been the top-ranked children's hospital in Northern California every year.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford has been the top-ranked children's hospital in Northern California every year for the past decade, according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals survey. Christopher G. Dawes, president and chief executive officer, said of the new 2014-15 honors, "Receiving such high rankings every year for the past decade from U.S. News & World Report is a wonderful distinction, and it speaks to our continual standing as one of America's most extraordinary children's hospitals." (Photo: Business Wire)

In the publication's new 2014-15 Best Children's Hospitals survey online today, the hospital was the only Northern California children's hospital with three specialty programs ranked in the nation's top 10. Those specialties included Nephrology (#7), Cardiology (#8), and Pulmonology (#10). The Nephrology team's ranking was tops in California, and the Pulmonology group was #1 in California and on the West Coast.

In addition, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford was the only Northern California children's hospital placing five programs in the top 15, with Neonatology coming in #12 and Gastroenterology at #13. In all, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford placed nine specialty programs in the U.S. News top 40. Full results and methodology are available here.

Christopher G. Dawes, president and chief executive officer of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and Stanford Children's Health, said he was proud of the U.S. News & World Report honors. "Receiving such high rankings every year for the past decade from U.S. News is a wonderful distinction," Dawes said, "and it speaks to our continual standing as one of America's most extraordinary children's hospitals."

"I wish to congratulate Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford on this well-deserved recognition," said Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine. "We in Stanford Medicine take great pride in the unparalleled care we provide to children and expectant mothers, and these top rankings from U.S. News are a tribute to the dedication and compassion of our caregivers."

"Every Best Children's Hospital deserves high praise," said U.S. News Health Rankings Editor Avery Comarow. "We know how important it is to parents to have confidence in pediatric centers that show dedication and expertise in caring for a child facing a life-threatening, rare or demanding illness."

"This recognition from U.S. News & World Report is a salute to our doctors, nurses, social workers and various teams that make such an honor possible," Dawes said. "Our dedicated staff at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and Stanford Children's Health define what it means to deliver extraordinary care to extraordinary kids."

About Stanford Children's Health and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Stanford Children's Health, with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford at its core, is an internationally recognized leader in world-class, nurturing care and extraordinary outcomes in every pediatric and obstetric specialty from the routine to rare, for every child and pregnant woman. Together with our Stanford Medicine physicians, nurses, and staff, we deliver this innovative care and research through partnerships, collaborations, outreach, specialty clinics and primary care practices at more than 100 locations in the U.S. western region. As a non-profit, we are committed to supporting our community - from caring for uninsured or underinsured kids, homeless teens and pregnant moms, to helping re-establish school nurse positions in local schools. Learn more about our full range of preeminent programs and network of care at stanfordchildrens.org, and on our Healthier, Happy Lives blog. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is the heart of Stanford Children's Health, and is one of the nation's top hospitals for the care of children and expectant mothers. We are the only children's hospital in Northern California with three specialty programs ranked in the U.S. News & World Report Top 10 for 2014-15, and the only hospital in Northern California to receive the national 2013 Leapfrog Group Top Children's Hospital award for quality and patient care safety. Discover more at stanfordchildrens.org.

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