U.S. News and World Report Ranks Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis Sixth in Pediatric Orthopaedics

Co-Ranked With Washington University and St. Louis Children's Hospital

Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis, along with St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University, was ranked sixth in the country for pediatric orthopaedics in this year's Best Children's Hospitals rankings in U.S. News & World Report. This is the hospital’s highest ranking ever!

This year, the Shriners Hospitals for Children system has six facilities ranked by U.S. News and World Report!

  #6 – Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis 
#18 – Shriners Hospitals for Children — Erie
#24 – Shriners Hospitals for Children — Salt Lake City
#33 – Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California
#40 – Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center — Lexington
#44 – Shriners Hospitals for Children — Portland

The 14th annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings recognizes the top 50 pediatric facilities across the U.S. in 10 pediatric specialties: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

U.S. News & World Report introduced the Best Children’s Hospitals rankings in 2007 to help families of children with rare or life-threatening illnesses find the best medical care available. The rankings are the most comprehensive source of quality-related information on U.S. pediatric hospitals. The rankings rely on clinical data and on 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.