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America鈥檚 Best Children鈥檚 Hospitals 2012-2013 Survey Ranks Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford Tops in Northern California

For Release: June 05, 2012

PALO ALTO, Calif.听鈥 In the U.S. News & World Report publication of America's Best Children鈥檚 Hospitals 2012-13, Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford has received the highest rankings of any children鈥檚 hospital in Northern California.

In the annual survey online June 5 at听, Packard Children鈥檚 is the only Northern California children鈥檚 hospital with five programs ranked in the nation鈥檚 Top 20.听Cardiology & Heart Surgery,听Nephrology,听Gastroenterology,听Neonatology 补苍诲听Pulmonology all received Top 20 recognition. Other specialties making the list include听Diabetes & Endocrinology,听Urology,听Cancer,听Neurology & Neurosurgery, 补苍诲听Orthopedics. Packard Children鈥檚 is the only Northern California children鈥檚 hospital that was ranked in all ten of the pediatric specialties surveyed by U.S. News.

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

The America鈥檚 Best Children鈥檚 Hospitals survey is based on a methodology weighing a blend of reputation, outcome and care-related measures such as volume, nursing care, advanced technology, credentialing and more. A detailed description of the methodology can be found online听.

鈥淭丑别 U.S. News survey听reflects the wonderful regional and national reputation we鈥檝e built in our relatively young history,鈥 said Christopher G. Dawes, president and chief executive officer at Packard Children鈥檚, who noted that Packard Children鈥檚 opened in 1991. 鈥淭丑别se rankings are a very nice distinction and confirmation of our dedication to children and expectant mothers. We proudly share this success with our faculty, staff and community.鈥

Authors

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

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麻豆果冻传媒 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.