Not to rain on anyone's parade...

JaysonandKristin · March 2011

But, it's been my personal experience that you can never be too prepared. So, I present US News' Best Children's Hospitals listed by Specialty.

You can also see the best hospitals (in general).

But, it's always a good idea to know what's in your neighborhood.

U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals 2010-11

Gummybear · March 2011

Thank you for this list. It is SO encouraging to see CHOP is listed in the Top 3 for almost any category. And I know there, as I am sure with many of these top hospitals, if you have an extreme high-risk pregnancy 9say, a baby with a sever heart defect) you can deliver RIGHT THERE.

I don't think you are raining on anyone's parade. I firmly believe that knowledge is power. You can never be too prepared. I don't fall into the "ignorance is bliss" group.

megd06 · March 2011

My son already sees a GI specialist at Nationwide every 6 months--it's one of the top ranked (Plus we live near Cincy's) and we LOVE it there--it's a great hospital!

Saltina11 · March 2011

Thank you for posting! I agree with Gummy that I would rather know ahead of time. Luckily CHOP is near me as well since I'm a Philly-area person too.

KatieRL1979 · March 2011

What would be nice is if they ranked the Obstetrics and L&D hospitals - they list gynecology as a specialty but not OB? You would think bringing babies into the world would make the specialty list...

LauraLovesJon · March 2011

Thanks for posting, it's always a good thing to be aware of.

Nellebelle1 · March 2011

I'm lucky enough to live in a city (Philadelphia) that has one of the best children's hospitals in the nation for various different specialities. CHOP is an amazing place and I'm grateful to live in close proximity.

HappyKlamb10 · March 2011

Thanks for the link! I was happy to see the rankings for the hospital where I'm delivering...they're really good. Yay.

mcatmay · March 2011

Thank you for the link - i've bookmarked it 'just in case' - may I, or any other woman, ever need it, but you are right, knowledge is half the battle!

alliapistor · March 2011

A friend of mine is a GI peds specialist at CHOP and it looks like they did really well. Thanks for this very helpful list.

thequeeenbee · March 2011

Great list to have around. Hope to never need it, but its nice that the information is out there.

Tara415 · March 2011

The only rain I've got is from living in an area void of any quality medical care. I use to live in Philly and work at HUP, right next to CHOP, so it's devistating to know the care I and my child are going to miss out on. We're at least a 4hr plane ride from the nearest good hospital (Philla, Boston, etc). So sad! I would give anything to move back but DH refuses.

kell8807 · March 2011

Wish I didn't live in the middle of nowhere. The nearest hospital on that list is at least 3 hours away by car. But it's better than nothing.

NativeFloridian · March 2011

Thanks for sharing! It's great to know who's good out there.

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