Thomas M. Rozek, President and CEO of Miami Children's Hospital, said, “I extend sincere gratitude to the physicians, nurses, care professionals, staff and volunteers of this hospital who have devoted themselves to providing exceptional leadership and excellence in the care of children. This important national recognition is a tribute to the entire Miami Children's Hospital family and its enduring commitment to putting children and families first.”
To be eligible for this year’s rankings, a medical facility had to be classified by the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) as a freestanding children’s hospital or as a children’s “hospital within a hospital” – a large, multidisciplinary pediatric service within a medical center. Of the 122 children’s hospitals that met this standard as of March 2007, 113 responded to a U.S. News survey asking for data and statistics on a variety of procedures such as the number of bone marrow transplants and difficult heart operations performed. Thirty of these facilities made the cut as one of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.”
The exclusive data will be published in the magazine’s September 3 issue, on newsstands Monday, August 27, and is available online today at health.usnews.com/pediatrics.