Cincinnati Children's in Top Five for Child Magazine Ranking
Cincinnati Children's was recently ranked among the five best children's hospitals in the United States, according to Child magazine's prestigious 10 Best Children's Hospitals survey.
Child magazine named Cincinnati Children's the fifth best children's hospital overall, as well as fourth in neonatal care and fifth in cancer care. The medical center also ranked among the best in the nation for all other pediatric subspecialties that Child magazine rated – eighth in emergency care, ninth in cardiac care, ninth in orthopedic care and 11th in pulmonary care.
"We are delighted that Cincinnati Children's was ranked so highly in the Child magazine survey. It's a tribute to the intensive work Cincinnati Children's has done over the last five years to transform health care delivery," says James M. Anderson, president and CEO. "This type of recognition confirms that we are a leader in cutting-edge treatment, compassionate family-centered care, innovative research and transformational quality improvement. And we couldn't be more proud."
The Child magazine rankings are highly credible and well respected because they are data-driven. This year Child adopted new methodology that made the survey even more rigorous and comprehensive than ever before. The 247-question survey required detailed data on:
- Medical, surgical and mental health services
- Patient volume and outcomes
- Quality and training of doctors and nurses
- Use of information technology
- Efforts to reduce medical errors
- Family-centered care
- Facilities and patient amenities
- Laboratory and clinical research
- Outreach and advocacy programs
- Other indicators of performance, quality and innovation
Child magazine sent the survey to 116 full members of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions in August 2005, and 76 hospitals completed the survey. Child magazine graded the responses to determine best hospitals overall and leaders in six subspecialty areas.
"Cincinnati Children's exemplifies what makes a children's hospital a top-10 hospital," says Miriam Arond, editor-in-chief of Child magazine. "These qualities include excellent outcomes and an experience for patients and families that would make them want to return to the hospital for care. The Cincinnati Children's focus on improving patient safety and transforming the way care is provided makes it one of the very best pediatric institutions in the United States."
Cincinnati Children's is one of the fastest growing, most comprehensive children's hospitals in the country and a recognized leader in quality improvement. In 2006 the medical center received the prestigious American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize™ and ranked second among US pediatric research centers in NIH grants. It was also ranked one of the top nine children's hospitals by the Leapfrog Group and among the top 10 children's hospitals in the annual U.S.News & World Report survey.
Learn more about neonatal care at Cincinnati Children's, ranked fourth by Child magazine:
- Greater Cincinnati has the nation's only regionalized system of neonatal care. This unprecedented collaboration has significantly reduced neonatal mortality.
- Cincinnati Children's provides direct coverage for care of newborns at all birthing hospitals in the region, including the regional Mercy hospitals; St. Elizabeth in Kentucky; TriHealth hospitals, including Good Samaritan and Bethesda North; and Health Alliance hospitals, including University, Fort Hamilton and The Christ Hospital.
- Our neonatologists provide medical direction for the area's three newborn ICUs at Cincinnati Children's, University Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital.
- Infants are transferred to Cincinnati Children's for the subspecialty services available, especially complex surgery for congenital conditions or advanced therapies such as ECMO.
The Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati offers the only comprehensive fetal care services in the Midwest. Services range from prenatal diagnosis through open fetal surgery. Fetal Care Center is a collaboration with University Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital. Our Regional Center for Newborn Intensive Care is a leader in family-centered care as well as innovative quality improvement. Improvement initiatives have dramatically reduced the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia and catheter-associated bloodstream infections. Our researchers led the clinical trials for surfactant replacement in the 1980s, revolutionizing care and significantly improving survivability and outcomes for premature infants with chronic lung disease. Currently have more than 21 basic, translational and clinical research studies in progress, funded by more than $14 million in annual research grants.Learn more about cancer care at Cincinnati Children's, ranked fifth by Child magazine:
- Our specialized staff includes 18 board-certified pediatric oncologists and 92 pediatric oncology nurses.
- Staff is organized in multidisciplinary leukemia and cancer disease-specific teams.
- We offer clinical and research expertise in bone marrow transplant.
- Dedicated inpatient BMT unit
- Have performed more than 1,000 bone marrow transplants since 1981
We are one of the nation's leading clinical research centers for pediatric cancer. Dedicated specialized inpatient oncology unit and care team Over 200 research studies involving more than 1,000 children Faculty lead major national cancer clinical research efforts in the Children's Oncology Group A center for Phase I anticancer therapies of the National Cancer Institute Phase I Consortium, the New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Treatment Consortium, and the Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Consortium; 14 open Phase I trialsOur cutting-edge clinical cancer research initiatives include Innovative gene therapy and stem cell transplantation programs for high-risk brain tumors New therapies for children with relapsed and high-risk cancers, including a nationally recognized developmental therapeutics program and blood / marrow transplantation program Unique comprehensive multidisciplinary care and research programs for children with Fanconi anemia, Down syndrome and neurofibromatosisA unique Family Support Network that addresses non-medical and psychosocial issues with specialists from Child Life, Financial Services, Pastoral Care, School Intervention and Social Services.
