The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Child Magazine's Number One Pediatric Hospital in the U.S.

Filed in archive Miscellany on January 7, 2007

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been named the nation's best pediatric hospital by Child magazine, the Children's Hospital's fourth consecutive number one ranking.

According to Steven M. Altschuler, M.D., president and chief executive officer of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia:

"Children's Hospital employees work tirelessly everyday to ensure every family has the ideal patient experience and we are truly grateful to our dedicated and talented staff. We recognize our responsibility to provide excellent patient care, to conduct innovative research and to train tomorrow's pediatric specialists; our ultimate goal is to eradicate pediatric disease worldwide."

Child magazine's ranking is the result of a comprehensive data-based study of children's hospitals across the United States and based on hard data rather than subjective opinions.

Read more from the full report.