UCLA Mattel Children ’s Hospital recognized for overall excellence in pediatrics

UCLA Mattel Children ’s Hospital’s overall excellence in pediatric care is highlighted in a national assessment published online today.The annual Best Children ’s Hospitals rankings by U.S. News and World Report recognizes UCLA for quality in all 10 specialties it measures.The assessment of 187 hospitals relies on clinical data and reputation surveys of health care providers to identify the top 50 pediatrics  programs in the U.S. in each of the disciplines. UCLA Mattel Children ’s Hospital placed in all 10 specialties.Two UCLA pediatric programs ranked in the top 15 nationally —nephrology (12) andorthopaedics (15). Eight other programs placed in the top 50 —gastroenterology (31),neurology/neurosurgery (32),cardiology (35),urology (40),neonatology (43),pulmonology (43),endocrinology (44) andcancer (45).“UCLA provides outstanding care to children with a wide range of medical conditions, as reflected in these rankings, and we continue to place among the nation’s top children’s hospitals,” said Dr. Sherin Devaskar, physician-in-chief of UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and the Mattel Executi ve Endowed Chair of the department of pediatrics. “We are proud of the continued strong showing of our programs.”Johnese Spisso, president of UCLA Health and CEO of UCLA Hospital System, said, “We are proud of the highly skilled teams of physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and others who collaborate closely to provide family-focused, inpatient care to ...
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