St. Louis Children’s Hospital Ranks #5 in National Parents Magazine Survey
St. Louis Children’s Hospital is among the top 5 pediatric hospitals in the United States according to the results of a comprehensive study of more than 100 children’s hospitals released by Parents magazine. St. Louis Children’s Hospital‘s #5 ranking is the highest overall for the hospital since the survey began in 2001. St. Louis Children’s is the only hospital in Missouri, Illinois, and the surrounding eight-state region to make the list.
Additionally, four of the hospital’s specialty services achieved top five status in individual reports conducted by the magazine, with a fifth ranked in the top 10. Newborn medicine and orthopedics each ranked #3; pulmonary medicine and emergency medicine ranked #4; and cardiac services ranked #6. Only six specialties were eligible for specialty rankings.
“This survey is particularly significant to us because it used detailed reports data from each hospital, so it’s a truly comprehensive and objective examination of the nation’s top children’s hospitals,” says St. Louis Children’s Hospital President Lee Fetter. “This accomplishment is a result and a reflection of the skill, expertise and dedication of our entire staff, as well as our strong partnership with the physicians at Washington University School of Medicine.”
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St. Louis Children’s Hospital Makes U.S.News Honor Roll of Top Children’s Hospitals in America
St. Louis Children’s Hospital-Washington University has been named among the nation’s elite pediatric hospitals on the Honor Roll of U.S. News & World Report’s 2009 listing of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.
Just 10 pediatric hospitals, including St. Louis Children’s Hospital, made the Honor Roll by ranking in all 10 specialties evaluated. Hospitals are ranked in cancer, diabetes and endocrine disorders, digestive disorders, heart and heart surgery, kidney disorders, neonatal care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, respiratory disorders, and urology. The specialty listing is the most extensive ever conducted by the magazine across pediatric hospitals.
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The Magnet designation:
Another national honor for St. Louis Children’s Hospital
St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) received the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence, the Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), in 2005.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital achieved Magnet status after an intensive two-year application and evaluation process, which involved submitting more than 2,600 pages of documentation showing examples of the work accomplished by nursing staff. Standards of nursing care evaluated include clinical competence and assessment, education, certification, cultural diversity, and collaboration.
The standards are tough. Only 3 percent of almost 5,000 hospitals nationwide have Magnet status.
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