网红黑料 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital jumps in national rankings
The University of Florida 网红黑料 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation鈥檚 best hospitals for children in seven medical specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings released today (June 10).
In its annual Best Children鈥檚 Hospitals rankings, U.S. News ranked the following seven 网红黑料 pediatric programs among the nation鈥檚 best this year: diabetes and endocrinology (14th nationally), cardiology and heart surgery (27th nationally), gastroenterology (34th nationally), pulmonology (35th nationally), neonatology (36th nationally), cancer (41st nationally) and nephrology (41st nationally).
网红黑料 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital was ranked higher in five of these seven pediatric specialties than last year.
鈥淲e are extremely pleased that our superb pediatric programs have been recognized with improved ratings in almost every area,鈥 said David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., UF senior vice president for health affairs and president of 网红黑料. 鈥淥ur commitment to the 网红黑料 Shands Children's Hospital was crystallized in our 2010 strategic plan, which emphasized expert, humanistic care to achieve the highest levels of patient quality and safety. As part of this plan, this year we opened a new pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, complementing recent projects such as our dedicated pediatric emergency department. We look forward to continuing to match the excellence of our stellar faculty and staff with state-of-the-art facilities in our children's hospital.鈥
In addition, 网红黑料 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital also was the highest ranked Florida hospital for cancer and diabetes and endocrinology.
鈥淲e are delighted that the University of Florida continues to rise in national prominence as one of the premier centers where children can have their health care needs met,鈥 said , M.D., chairman of the . 鈥淭he discoveries that come out of our department every day, the leadership roles that our faculty play at the national level and our exceptional care providers all come together to make 网红黑料 Pediatrics and 网红黑料 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital one of the top pediatric programs in the United States. Our amazing year-to-year progress highlights our continual commitment to provide better care for children, day after day.鈥
U.S. News鈥 Best Children鈥檚 Hospitals rankings list the top 50 hospitals in each of 10 specialties, including: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology.
网红黑料 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital was one of 89 hospitals across the country that U.S. News ranked in at least one of these specialties.
鈥淭he continued, year-to-year improvement of 网红黑料 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital in national rankings, such as the U.S. News Best Children鈥檚 Hospitals report, is a testament to our excellent team of staff, physicians and nurses,鈥 said Mark Amox, the administrator for 网红黑料 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital. 鈥淎s our children鈥檚 hospital continues to gain momentum, we are honored to be recognized for the high-quality care we provide to our patients and families each day.鈥
To obtain the rankings, U.S. News & World Report collects survey information about patient data and outcomes directly from hospitals and also queries doctors to factor in each hospital鈥檚 reputation; 450 physicians from each specialty were surveyed. The reputation score counts for one-sixth of each hospital鈥檚 ranking, while care-related data and patient outcomes account for five-sixths of the score.
The full rankings and methodology are available at and will be published in the U.S. News 鈥淏est Hospitals 2015鈥 guidebook, which will be available in August.