St. Louis Children’s Hospital earns 16th year ranked #1 in area children’s hospital

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis’ Children’s Hospital has been ranked as the top children’s hospital in the area for the 16th consecutive year in a row, along with being a highly ranked children’s hospital in the country.

“Together with our WashU School of Medicine partners, the team’s clinical expertise, dedication, and compassion make St. Louis Children’s a place that families from all over the world trust,” St. Louis Children’s President Trish Lollo said in a release. “Whether at our hospital, specialty care centers, after-hours sites, community clinics, or mobile units, our teams focus on delivering exceptional care to kids, because that’s what every family deserves.”

The hospital was ranked by U.S. News & World Report. St. Louis Children’s earned seven spots in the top 20 for specialty areas, which is higher than any other pediatric care hospital in the state. Below are the rankings Children’s received:

• Neurology and neurosurgery (12)
• Neonatal care (13)
• Orthopedics (14)
• Nephrology (19)
• Gastroenterology and GI surgery (20)
• Cancer (20)
• Pulmonology (20)
• Diabetes and endocrine disorders (29)
• Urology (37)
• Behavioral health (50)

To view the full list of the best children’s hospitals in the country and the methodology of the data, click here .

Note: This video clip is from June 2021.

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