SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
ST. LOUIS — Five programs led by Saint Louis University School of Medicine faculty at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital ranked in the top 50 in the recently released U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals by Specialty National Rankings.
Additionally, SSM Health’s Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery (CT) and Neonatology programs ranked #1 in St. Louis and #1 in Missouri.
Pediatricians at SLU’s School of Medicine are at the forefront of caring for sick children and assisting their families.
“We are delighted to be recognized as having the top ranked NICU in the State of Missouri,” said Andrew J. White, M.D., the Robert W. Wilmott Endowed chair and professor in the Department of Pediatrics at SLU. “Thanks to the skills, dedication and hard work of our nurses, physicians and the entire Glennon team, we continue to deliver the best patient outcomes and safest care for our patients and their families in our St Louis community and beyond.”
Cardinal Glennon Rankings
- No. 39: Cardiology and CT Surgery
- No. 40: Neonatology
- No. 46: Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
- No. 47: Nephrology
- No. 50: Cancer
For more information, please visit the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals rankings list.
About SLU School of Medicine
Established in 1836, Saint Louis University School of Medicine has the distinction of awarding the first medical degree west of the Mississippi River. The school educates physicians and biomedical scientists, conducts medical research, and provides health care on a local, national and international level. Research at the school seeks new cures and treatments in five key areas: infectious disease, liver disease, cancer, heart/lung disease, and aging and brain disorders.
About the Rankings
To create the pediatric rankings, U.S. News gathers key clinical data from nearly 200 medical centers through a detailed survey that looks at measures such as patient safety, infection prevention and adequacy of nurse staffing. In addition, part of each hospital’s score is derived from surveys of more than 15,000 pediatric specialists who are asked where they would send the sickest children in their specialty. In 2023, only 89 children’s hospitals were ranked in at least one of the 10 pediatric specialties U.S. News evaluates.
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