Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) has been ranked among the nation’s top pediatric hospitals by U.S.News & World Report’s first stand-alone “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” issue which features a detailed ranking of the finest pediatric facilities in the United States. Miami Children's was listed 26 among the top 30 hospitals in the country and is the only pediatric hospital from Florida to be included on the list.
Thomas M. Rozek, President and CEO of Miami Children's Hospital, said, “I extend sincere gratitude to the physicians, nurses, care professionals, staff and volunteers of this hospital who have devoted themselves to providing exceptional leadership and excellence in the care of children. This important national recognition is a tribute to the entire Miami Children's Hospital family and its enduring commitment to putting children and families first.”
To be eligible for this year’s rankings, a medical facility had to be classified by the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) as a freestanding children’s hospital or as a children’s “hospital within a hospital” – a large, multidisciplinary pediatric service within a medical center. Of the 122 children’s hospitals that met this standard as of March 2007, 113 responded to a U.S. News survey asking for data and statistics on a variety of procedures such as the number of bone marrow transplants and difficult heart operations performed. Thirty of these facilities made the cut as one of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.”
The exclusive data will be published in the magazine’s September 3 issue, on newsstands Monday, August 27, and is available online today at
health.usnews.com/pediatrics.
About Miami Children's Hospital
Founded in 1950, Miami Children's Hospital is the only licensed specialty hospital for children in South Florida. The 275-bed freestanding facility is ranked by Child magazine among the best children’s hospitals in the nation and is the only Florida pediatric hospital to be included in U.S.News & World Report’s 2007 listing of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.” It has also been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional honor. Miami Children's has expertise in all aspects of pediatric medicine and serves children from birth to age 21.
About Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Where Children Matter Most (2024)
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South
Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately
850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 307-bed
hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs
routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The
hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern
United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional
honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.