The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was named the nation's best pediatric hospital by Child magazine, CHOP officials announced last week.
This is CHOP's fourth consecutive ranking as number one by Child magazine.
"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," said Steven M. Altschuler, M.D., in a press release.
"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," he said.
Altschuler is the president and chief executive officer of CHOP.
CHOP's pulmonology, neonatology, oncology and orthopaedics departments additionally ranked number one, and CHOP's cardiac center and emergency medicine ranked second.
The ranking was done through a 247-question survey, which comprised medical experts' opinions, hospital survival rates, the number of complex surgeries performed and the quality of the hospitals' nurses and doctors.
"We are honored to recognize The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as the nation's leading pediatric hospital," said Child magazine editor-in-chief Miriam Arond in a press statement.
"Children's Hospital's consistent pursuit of the best practices for children's health and well-being, the family-friendly environment and the caliber of their research efforts and clinical programs are examples of the best in healthcare today," Arond said.
The survey was distributed to 116 full members of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions.
76 of those hospitals completed the survey.
CHOP, which started in 1855, is located on 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard. The main telephone number is 215-590-1000.
