In the current (2022-23) U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) survey of U.S. hospitals, fifty hospitals earned distinction for being the best in the U.S. for pediatric heart care. Among these top-ranked pediatric heart hospitals, seven were based in the six-state Far Western region of the country.  While other Far Western region hospitals provide pediatric cardiology and heart surgery services, the seven hospitals that earned a top 50 spot in the USNWR national survey stand apart as the top-ranked pediatric heart hospitals in the Far Western U.S.:

Top Ranked Pediatric Heart Hospitals in the Far Western U.S.

Rady Children's Hospital

Location: San Diego
National Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery Ranking:  #11

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Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Location: Los Angeles

National Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery Ranking:  #12

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Seattle Children's Hospital

Location: Seattle
National Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery Ranking:  #23

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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford

Location: Palo Alto, CA
National Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery Ranking:  #26

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Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Location:  Loma Linda, CA

National Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery Ranking:  #37

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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

Location: San Francisco
National Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery Ranking:  #41

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CHOC Children's Hospital

Location: Orange, CA
National Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery Ranking:  #50

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To learn more about the metrics used to rate pediatric heart hospitals in the 22-23 USNWR survey, or to find the pediatric heart care rating of other Far Western U.S. region hospitals, visit Best Hospitals for Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery.