You hope your child never needs specialized medical care, but if they do, the D.C. region seems to be a good place to be.
According to an annual list from U.S. News and World Report, Maryland, Virginia and D.C. are home to top hospitals that specialize in pediatric care. Leading the pack is Children鈥檚 National Hospital in D.C.
“Children鈥檚 National Hospital 鈥� it ranked among the best in the country for all 11 specialties that we looked at,鈥� said Ben Harder, chief of health care analytics at U.S. News and World Report.
In the rankings, Children鈥檚 National shared the honor roll with nine other top hospitals across the country. Among them were Boston Children鈥檚 Hospital, Children鈥檚 Hospital Los Angeles and Children鈥檚 Hospital of Philadelphia.
Hospitals were ranked based on their ability to address a wide range of pediatric specialties. These include pediatric cancer, neonatology, cardiology, orthopedics, behavioral health and more.
Researchers considered how well hospitals treat medically complex children, how many patients recover without complications and how closely hospitals follow best practices.
鈥淪ome hospitals are really good at adhering to best practices 鈥� from every nurse washing their hands before they touch a patient to making sure every patient gets the right medication at the right time,鈥� Harder said.
Harder said Children鈥檚 National stood out for its outstanding patient outcomes, strict adherence to best practices and robust clinical resources.
While Children鈥檚 National earned the highest marks, the D.C. region is also home to several other highly ranked children鈥檚 hospitals.
In Maryland, Harder highlighted Johns Hopkins Children鈥檚 Center in Baltimore. In Virginia, he pointed to the University of Virginia Children鈥檚 Hospital in Charlottesville, the Children鈥檚 Hospital of Richmond at VCU, and Inova L.J. Murphy Children鈥檚 Hospital in Falls Church.
Harder said the fact that the Greater Washington and Baltimore region has five nationally ranked hospitals is something to be proud of.
鈥淔or families, it鈥檚 reassuring that there are a lot of good options if they do have a child who has a complex medical need,鈥� he said.
The rankings also break down and specialty. Harder said the goal is to help parents choose the best hospital for their child鈥檚 specific condition.
鈥淲e want to make sure that the data we have worked so hard to obtain and analyze is available and useful to families who depend on it,鈥� he said.
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