Arkansas Children’s Achieves Record Rankings on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals List

Arkansas Children’s made record advancements on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals list, celebrating the most service lines in which the state’s only pediatric health system has ever ranked. Seven Arkansas Children’s specialty services are among the best in the nation, according to the list.

In addition, Arkansas Children’s continues to be among the most decorated health systems in the state, ranked in the most specialty services across all U.S. News & World Report’s annual surveys.

The state’s only pediatric health system announced having the following programs ranked on the 2022/2023 Best Children’s Hospitals list: 

-Cancer (42) *First Time Ranked

-Cardiology & Heart Surgery (44)

-Diabetes & Endocrinology (29)

-Nephrology (34)

-Neurology & Neurosurgery (48)

-Pulmonology & Lung Surgery (24)

-Urology (40)

“These record rankings validate the journey Arkansas Children’s is on as we strive to create a future where every Arkansas child can reach their full potential,” said Arkansas Children’s president and CEO Marcy Doderer, FACHE. “While U.S. News & World Report highlights seven of our outstanding service lines, the reality is that team members in every department contributed to these advancements in care. The entire Arkansas Children’s team is to be congratulated!”

The 16th annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings recognize the top 50 pediatric facilities across the U.S. in 10 pediatric specialties: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

Arkansas Children’s also ranked seventh in regional rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. Arkansas Children’s is ranked within the Southeast Region along with pediatric hospitals from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. A hospital’s regional ranking status is assessed by evaluating the total number of specialties the hospital was ranked in – better rankings are assigned to hospitals with more nationally ranked service lines.

 

06/15/2022