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2010 "America鈥檚 Best Children鈥檚 Hospitals" survey by 'U.S. News' again ranks Packard Children鈥檚 as one of nation鈥檚 best

Only Bay Area children鈥檚 hospital with specialty programs ranked in nation鈥檚 Top Ten

For Release: June 03, 2010

PALO ALTO, Calif.听鈥 In the new U.S. News & World Report rankings of America's Best Children鈥檚 Hospitals 2010, Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford has again been named one of the nation鈥檚 best.

In their annual survey online today (3) at , U.S.News places three of the hospital鈥檚 specialties in the nation鈥檚 Top Ten, including heart and heart surgery (#5), kidney disorders (#5), and neonatology (#6). These honors made Packard Children鈥檚 the only听Bay Area children鈥檚 hospital听with programs in the Top Ten. Additionally, these three specialty rankings were the highest among children鈥檚 hospitals in California, and both the heart and neonatology programs ranked as highest among children鈥檚 hospitals on the West Coast. Additionally, six other programs ranked highly on the U.S.News specialty list, including cancer, diabetes/endocrinology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, urology, and neurology/neurosurgery.

Christopher Dawes, president and chief executive officer at Packard Children鈥檚, was proud of the news. 鈥淲e share this success with our entire faculty and staff. They鈥檙e pioneers in pediatric and obstetric medicine, and it鈥檚 through their passion and innovation that we have built one of the nation鈥檚 best children鈥檚 hospitals,鈥 said Dawes. 鈥淭he new rankings are a testament to this phenomenal work.鈥

The U.S.News honor adds to听a growing list of recent highlights听for Packard Children鈥檚, including:

  • A study that showed for the first time that听a significant decrease in hospital-wide mortality rates听can be associated with implementation of a computerized physician order entry system.
  • Opening the new听Center for Fetal Health, providing comprehensive, collaborative care for families facing complex fetal problems.
  • In a听U.S. imaging first, the pediatric radiology team used prenatal MRI to detect a rare genetic disease in a newborn.
  • The successful听implantation of a high-tech artificial bone听in a three-year-old鈥檚 arm, a surgery never before attempted on a toddler.
  • The听announcement at Packard Children鈥檚听by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Apple CEO Steve Jobs of legislation that will make it easier for Californians to affirm their preferred organ donor status.

The specialty rankings of this year鈥檚 America鈥檚 Best Children鈥檚 Hospitals survey were based on a methodology that weighed a blend of reputation, outcome, and care-related measures such as volume, nursing care, advanced technology, credentialing, and other factors. A detailed description of the methodology can be found online at .

Authors

Robert Dicks
(650) 497-8364
rdicks@stanfordchildrens.org

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乱伦社区 Children鈥檚 Health, with听Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford听at its center, is the Bay Area鈥檚 largest health care system exclusively dedicated to children and expectant mothers. Our network of care includes more than 65听locations听across Northern California and more than 85 locations in the U.S. Western region.听Along with Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine, we are part of听, an ecosystem harnessing the potential of biomedicine through collaborative research, education, and clinical care to improve health outcomes around the world. We are a nonprofit organization committed to supporting the community through meaningful outreach programs and services and providing necessary medical care to families, regardless of their ability to pay. Discover more at听stanfordchildrens.org.