UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals have been recognized among the nation’s best pediatric medical centers in all 10 specialties assessed in U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of Best Children’s Hospitals for 2021-2022, reflecting the quality of specialty care the hospitals provide for children in Northern California and beyond.
Together, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in Oakland and San Francisco ranked fourth nationwide in newborn specialty care (neonatology) and were the top-ranked children’s hospitals in Northern California in both pediatric cancer and urology. They also placed among the top 20 children’s hospitals nationwide in diabetes and endocrinology, kidney care (nephrology), and neurology and neurosurgery, and received high marks in four other pediatric specialties: cardiology and heart surgery, pulmonology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, and orthopedics. Overall, they tied as the No. 3 children’s hospitals in the entire Pacific Region, which includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.
“Over the past year, our teams have risen to a new challenge in serving the children of our communities. Their efforts have been tremendous, and we are so proud that they have been recognized once again for the excellence they provide every day,” said Mark R. Laret, president and chief executive officer of UCSF Health. “The rise in rankings across the board this year reflects the benefits of an affiliation that has brought together two world-class institutions with a long history of excellence, as well as an unwavering dedication to the details of our work.”
The annual U.S. News rankings serve as a guide to hospitals nationwide that excel in treating children with the most challenging diagnoses. This is the sixth year in which UCSF Benioff Hospitals have ranked together among the best children’s hospitals across all 10 rankings. This year, the hospitals’ rankings rose in almost every category.