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Date: October 08, 2024

ATLANTA (October 8, 2024) – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is ranked among the nation’s top pediatric hospitals for 2024-2025 on the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals list. Children's has eight specialties ranked in the top 20 and one specialty ranked in the top 10.

The Orthopedics Program (No. 8), the Cancer Program (No. 12), the Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program (No. 12), the Gastroenterology and GI Surgery Program (No. 13), the Nephrology Program (No. 13), the Neurology and Neurosurgery Program (No. 14), the Urology Program (No. 14), and the Neonatology Program (No. 19) all ranked in the top 20 for their individual specialties. For the 5th year in a row, Children’s was also ranked the No. 1 pediatric hospital in Georgia.

The report ranks hospitals for excellence in outcomes, program structure and national reputation in 11 pediatric specialty areas—with the survey questions created and refined by content experts in each field. Children’s ranked in 10 of the 11 specialty areas.

“We are honored to again be named among the nation’s top children’s hospitals by U.S. News and World Report,” said Donna Hyland, CEO of Children’s. “This is a testament to our physicians, nurses and clinical teams advancing novel breakthroughs and treatment approaches propelling their fields, all with the purpose of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.”

These rankings are featured on usnews.com/childrenshospitals and will be published in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals 2025” guidebook, which will be available later this fall.

About Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

As the only freestanding pediatric healthcare system in Georgia, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is the trusted leader in caring for kids. The not-for-profit organization’s mission is to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow through more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs, top healthcare professionals, and leading research and technology. Children’s is one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country, managing more than one million patient visits annually at three hospitals, Marcus Autism Center, the Center for Advanced Pediatrics, urgent care centers and neighborhood locations. Consistently ranked among the top children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has impacted the lives of kids in Georgia, across the United States and around the world for more than 100 years thanks to generous support from the community.