The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has again been named among the nation’s leaders in pediatric healthcare in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Children’s Hospital” rankings released June 9. The hospital achieved national rankings for a maximum of 10 out of 10 pediatric specialty programs, with half of those specialties among the top 20 in the country, including the hospital’s urology program, which maintained its rank in the No. 6 spot.
Five other pediatric specialties moved up in the rankings. Neurology & Neurosurgery improved from No. 42 to No. 15; Neonatology jumped from No. 45 to No. 27; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery moved from No. 40 to No. 32; and Diabetes & Endocrinology rose from No. 31 to No. 25. Other specialties ranked this year: Orthopaedics (12), Cancer (30), Cardiology & Heart Surgery (20), and Nephrology (42).