U.S. News & World Report reveals 2026-2027 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings

U.S. News & World Report has announced the 20th annual edition of its Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.

Its 2026-2027 rankings were produced in collaboration with research firm RTI International by collecting and analyzing clinical data from 114 children’s hospitals and surveying thousands of pediatric specialists.

U.S. News states that hospitals designated as a “Best Children’s Hospital” “excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, compliance with established best practices, and level and quality of hospital resources directly related to patient care.”

Without further ado, here are the rankings:

Eleven hospitals were “named to the Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll “for high-performing, multi-specialty pediatric care”:

• Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
• Boston Children’s Hospital
• Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora
• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
• Cincinnati Children’s
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio
• Seattle Children’s Hospital
• Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston
• UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

The rankings for top pediatric hospitals by region:

• Mid-Atlantic (tie): Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• Midwest (tie): Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Cincinnati Children’s, Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio
• New England: Boston Children’s Hospital
• Pacific (tie): Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Seattle Children’s Hospital
• Rocky Mountain: Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora
• Southeast: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
• Southwest: Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston

U.S. News’ top five pediatric hospitals (in descending order) in various specialties:

Pediatric Cancer:

1. Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
2. Cincinnati Children’s
3. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
4. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
5. (tie). Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Seattle Children’s Hospital

Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery:

1. Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston
2. Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora
3. Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center in Durham, N.C.
4. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
5. Children’s Health Dallas

Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery:

1. Boston Children’s Hospital
2. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3. Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston
4. Cincinnati Children’s
5. Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Pediatric Orthopedics:

1. Children’s Health Dallas-Scottish Rite for Children
2. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3. Boston Children’s Hospital
4. Nemours Children’s Hospital-Delaware in Wilmington
5. Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston