Ohio is home to some of the best pediatric care you can find, according to the newly released U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals 2024-2025.
While both Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus snagged the No. 1 spot for the state (and are also named as two of the best children’s hospitals in the United States), Northeast Ohio has top offerings as well.
Akron Children’s Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital and UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland are among the top five best children’s hospitals in Ohio and also have numerous specialties that rank among the top 50 in the nation.
The U.S. News list ranks children’s hospitals in 11 specialties, including pediatric cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, neurology and neurosurgery and urology.
Hospitals are ranked based on survival and complex surgery outcomes, nursing quality, infection prevention and advanced technologies.
Here’s a look at where Northeast Ohio hospitals land in the rankings, as well as the top pediatric hospitals in the state and the nation.
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Akron Children’s Hospital
- No. 5 in Ohio
- No. 15 in Midwest
Nationwide rankings:
- No. 20 in Pediatric Orthopedics
- No. 38 in Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery
- No. 43 in Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology
- No. 50 in Neonatology
- Top 50 in Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
- No. 3 in Ohio (tied)
- No. 3 in Midwest (tied)
National rankings:
- No. 9 in Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery
- No. 12 in Neonatology
- No. 17 in Pediatric Gastroenterology and GI Surgery
- No. 22 in Pediatric Orthopedics
- No. 26 in Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology
- No. 28 in Pediatric Urology
- No. 30 in Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery
- No. 31 in Pediatric Cancer
- No. 39 in Pediatric Pulmonology and Lung Surgery
- No. 43 in Pediatric Nephrology
UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
- No. 3 in Ohio (tied)
- No. 3 in Midwest (tied)
National rankings:
- No. 9 in Neonatology
- No. 12 in Diabetes and Endocrinology
- No. 13 in Pediatric Orthopedics
- No. 15 in Pediatric Pulmonology and Lung Surgery
- No. 24 in Pediatric Urology
- No. 30 in Pediatric Cancer
- No. 30 in Pediatric Nephrology and Neurosurgery
- No. 35 in Neurology and Neurosurgery
- No. 42 in Pediatric Cardiology and Heart surgery
- No. 42 in Pediatric Gastroenterology and GI surgery
How did other children’s hospitals rank in Ohio?
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
- No. 1 in Ohio (tied)
- No. 1 in Midwest (tied)
National rankings:
- No. 1 in Pediatric Cancer
- No. 1 in Pediatric Pulmonology and Lung Surgery
- No. 1 in Pediatric Gastroenterology and GI Surgery
- No. 2 in Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology
- No. 3 in Pediatric Nephrology
- No. 3 in Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery
- No. 5 in Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery
- No. 6 in Neonatology
- No. 9 in Pediatric Urology
Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus)
- No. 1 in Ohio (tied)
- No. 1 in Midwest (tied)
National rankings:
- No. 4 in Gastroenterology and GI Surgery
- No. 4 in Pediatric Nephrology
- No. 5 in Pediatric Pulmonology and Lung Surgery
- No. 6 in Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery
- No. 6 in Pediatric Urology
- No. 8 in Neonatology
- No. 9 in Pediatric Cancer
- No. 13 in Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology
- No. 16 in Pediatric Orthopedics
- No. 21 in Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery
- Top 50 in Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Dayton Children’s Hospital
- No. 6 in Ohio
- No. 19 in Midwest
National rankings:
- No. 37 in Pediatric Orthopedics
- Top 50 for Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health
What are the top children’s hospitals in America?
The following hospitals, named to the 2024-2025 Honor Roll of the 10 best children’s hospitals, are listed alphabetically:
- Boston Children’s Hospital
- Cincinnati Children’s
- Children’s Hospital Colorado (Aurora)
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Children’s National Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio)
- Rady Children’s Hospital (San Diego, California)
- Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston)
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