Cleveland Clinic Children’s Ranks Among the Nation’s Best

Cleveland Clinic Children’s has been named a national leader in clinical care, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 – 2025 “Best Children’s Hospitals” rankings.

Cleveland Clinic Children’s – an integral part of Cleveland Clinic, earned national recognition in 10 specialties: cancer (31), cardiology and heart surgery (9), diabetes and endocrinology (26), gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery (17), neonatology (12), nephrology (43), neurology and neurosurgery (30), orthopedics (22) pulmonology and lung surgery (39) and urology (28).

For 16 consecutive years, Cleveland Clinic Children’s has ranked among the nation’s top 50 pediatric hospitals. This year, one specialty ranked in the top 10 in the nation (cardiology and heart surgery) and one more ranked in the top 20 (neonatology).

Regionally, Cleveland Clinic Children’s also has been recognized as the No. 3 (tie) pediatric hospital in the Midwest and No. 3 (tie) in Ohio. In Northeast Ohio, Cleveland Clinic Children’s ranked as best in three of the specialties (cardiology and heart surgery, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, and neurology).

“Our Cleveland Clinic Children’s caregivers are committed to providing care for our youngest patients, from routine check-ups to treating rare conditions,” said Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., Cleveland Clinic CEO and President, and holder of the Morton L. Mandel CEO Chair. “Our pediatric specialists are leading life-changing research for some of the most complex health problems a family can face. We are proud of their continued dedication.”

Over the past year, Cleveland Clinic Children’s has been at the forefront of clinical innovation and research in pediatrics, including:

• Presenting interim results from an ongoing clinical trial aimed at discovering a cure for sickle cell disease which continues to show positive results among its first patients.
• Studying how vaping increases vulnerability to viral infections.
• Performing a novel surgery to treat a rare congenital heart disease, avoiding the need for transplant in infants.
• Leading a review of how breastfeeding duration in the U.S. is closely linked with length of maternity leave.
• Caring for the youngest surviving premature twins born at Cleveland Clinic, who thrived after spending 138 days in the NICU.
• Forming Cleveland Clinic Children’s Center for Artificial Intelligence to develop innovative technology and algorithms for managing congenital heart disease.

“We are honored to once again be recognized by U.S. News & World Report,” said Rita Pappas, M.D., interim chair of Cleveland Clinic Children’s. “These rankings reflect the hard work of our pediatric caregivers who strive to provide transformative, lifesaving care and research day in and day out.”

Since it first opened in 1921, Cleveland Clinic has cared for infants, children and adolescents.Today, Cleveland Clinic Children’s is one of America’s leading and largest providers of comprehensive pediatric care. More than 400 pediatric specialists and subspecialists at more than 50 outpatient sites provide the full spectrum of pediatric care to the largest patient population of any children’s hospital in Northeast Ohio.

According to U.S. News & World Report, the “Best Children’s Hospital” rankings score the top 50 children’s hospitals in 10 specialties, based on clinical and quality data and an annual survey of pediatric specialists. The rankings methodology factors in patient outcomes, such as mortality and infection rates, as well as available clinical resources and compliance with best practices and efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion among patients and staff. Pediatric specialists around the country also are asked to provide their opinions on the best hospitals based on their inside knowledge of the delivered healthcare.

The “Best Children’s Hospitals” rankings are published online at http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/pediatric-rankings.