Overview

• Published Oct. 7, 2025, the new report evaluates children’s hospitals across 11 specialties, names 86 top hospitals, and recognizes 10 Honor Roll institutions.
• Compiled with RTI International, the rankings incorporate thousands of specialist surveys alongside hospital-reported measures such as outcomes, safety, and staffing.
• Pediatric and adolescent behavioral health enters its second year as a rated specialty, with a top-50 presented alphabetically while U.S. News refines its methodology.
• Texas Children’s leads Cardiology and heart surgery, Neurology and neurosurgery, and Pulmonology and lung surgery; Cincinnati Children’s tops Cancer, Diabetes and endocrinology, and Gastroenterology and GI surgery.
• Boston Children’s ranks No. 1 in Neonatology, Nephrology, and Urology, and U.S. News also posts regional leaders for families considering proximity and access.