In the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings of American hospitals, 90 hospitals surveyed earned national distinction in at least one of the ten pediatric specialties analyzed in the survey. No pediatric hospitals in the Southeast ranked among the top 10 children's hospitals in the nation, but 26 pediatric hospitals in the region earned a top 50 national ranking in at least one of the ten specialties examined. Moreover, among the best pediatric hospitals in the Southeastern U.S., eleven children's hospitals earned top 50 national rankings in at least five pediatric specialties. For earning national recognition in at least five specialty areas, here's a summary look at the eleven hospitals that stand out among the best pediatric hospitals in the Southeastern U.S.:

Best Pediatric Hospitals in the Southeastern U.S.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Location: Atlanta
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in Top 50 Nationally:
#7 Cancer
#18 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#32 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#7 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#9 Nephrology
#37 Neonatology
#11 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#11 Orthopedics
#16 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#10 Urology

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Children's of Alabama
Location: Birmingham, AL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in Top 50 Nationally:
#42 Cancer
#28 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

#42 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#41 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#32 Nephrology
#50 Neonatology
#28 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#42 Orthopedics
#41 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#44 Urology

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Carell Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Location: Nashville, TN
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in Top 50 Nationally:
#19 Cancer
#30 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#29 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#28 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#47 Nephrology
#22 Neonatology
#23 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#30 Orthopedics
#19 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#8 Urology

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Duke Children's Hospital
Location: Durham, NC
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 9 of 10

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in Top 50 Nationally:
#48 Cancer
#7 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#39 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#36 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#38 Nephrology
#24 Neonatology
#43 Orthopedics
#35 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#27 Urology

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Levine Children's Hospital
Location: Charlotte, NC
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 8 of 10

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in Top 50 Nationally:
#22 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#22 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#26 Nephrology
#31 Neonatology
#42 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#24 Orthopedics
#39 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

#48 Urology

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North Carolina Children's Hospital at UNC
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 8 of 10

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in Top 50 Nationally:
#34 Cancer
#14 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#20 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#44 Nephrology

#23 Neonatology
#23 Orthopedics
#12 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#37 Urology

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Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Location: Little Rock, AR
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 7 of 10

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in Top 50 Nationally:

#42 Cancer
#44 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

#29 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#34 Nephrology
#48 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#24 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#40 Urology

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UVA Children's Hospital
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 6 of 10

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in Top 50 Nationally:
#20 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#49 Diabetes & Endocrinology

#39 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#32 Neonatology

#45 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#44 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

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Arnold Palmer's Children's Hospital
Location: Orlando, FL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 5 of 10

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in Top 50 Nationally:
#28 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#34 Neonatology
#41 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#35 Orthopedics
#49 Urology

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Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Location: Miami, FL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 5 of 10

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in Top 50 Nationally:
#47 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

#41 Neonatology
#25 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#44 Orthopedics
#34 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

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UF Health Shands Children's Hospital

Location: Gainesville, FL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 5 of 10

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in Top 50 Nationally:

#49 Cancer

#26 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

#13 Diabetes & Endocrinology

#34 Neurology & Neurosurgery