Nationally Ranked in 10 Specialties
St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University
Overview
St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University in Saint Louis, MO is ranked nationally in 10 pediatric specialties. St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University is a 280-bed children's general facility with 10,448 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 3,874 annual inpatient and 9,079 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 51,609 visits. St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University is a teaching hospital. It is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Rankings and Recognitions
The U.S. News analysis of hospitals includes data from nearly 5,000 centers across multiple clinical specialties, procedures and conditions. Scores are based on a variety of patient outcome and care-related factors, such as patient safety and nurse staffing. Hospitals are ranked nationally in specialties and regionally in states and major metro areas. U.S. News assigns a rating to hospitals in a handful of common procedures and conditions, including hip replacement and COPD. St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University is ranked nationally in 10 children's specialties. Read more about how we rank best hospitals.
Nationally Ranked Hospital in
10
Children's Specialties
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This Hospital's Performance
Children's Specialties Rankings
U.S. News gathers clinical data directly from children's hospitals through a detailed survey spanning 10 pediatric specialties.
| Specialty | National Rank | Overall Score | |
| Neonatology |
#18
|
83.1/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Cancer |
#32
|
73.6/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery |
#31
|
74.8/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology |
#32
|
73.7/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery |
#15
|
81.6/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Nephrology |
#18
|
80.6/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery |
#7
|
89.1/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Orthopedics |
#25
|
75.5/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Pulmonology |
#8
|
91.8/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Urology |
#14
|
79.3/100 | Scorecard |
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