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Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA ranks No. 21 among the nation's
pediatric hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual survey of the finest
pediatric facilities in the
The rankings will
be published in the magazine's Sept. 3 "
"At Mattel
Children's Hospital UCLA, we believe we are improving the health of today's and
tomorrow's children. We do this through our combined missions of clinical service,
research and education," said the hospital's physician-in-chief, Dr. Edward
R.B. McCabe, who holds the Mattel Executive Endowed Chair in UCLA's Department
of Pediatrics. "To be named as one of the leading children's hospitals in the
country, and one of the best in
According to the magazine, to be eligible for this year's rankings, a medical facility had to be classified by the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions as a free-standing children's hospital or a "hospital within a hospital" — a large, multidisciplinary pediatric service within a medical center.
Of the 122
children's hospitals that met this standard, 113 responded to a U.S. News &
World Report survey asking for data and statistics on a variety of procedures,
including the number of bone marrow transplants performed
and the availability of technology services such as advanced imaging and
precisely guided radioscopy. Thirty
of these facilities made the cut as one of
While U.S. News & World Report's previous pediatric hospital rankings were based on reputation alone, this expanded version is based on a new and improved methodology that weighed three factors — reputation, death rates and such care-related factors as volume, nursing care, advanced technology and recognition by outside organizations. A detailed description of the methodology can be found in the online rankings.
"Since launching our annual rankings of hospitals in 1990, the demand for facilities dedicated to the unique needs of children has changed dramatically," said Avery Comarow, a senior writer with the magazine and editor of the annual rankings. "Improving the usefulness and relevance of the rankings in this important specialty has been a longstanding goal of the magazine. We hope that parents and caregivers will find this special report helpful when seeking out medical attention for their child."
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, one of the highest-rated children's
hospitals in Southern California, is a vital component of
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