In the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of American hospitals, 89 hospitals received national distinction in at least one of the ten pediatric specialties studied in the survey. With a top 10 national ranking in all ten pediatric specialties examined in the survey, Cincinnati Children's Hospital was rated as the best children's hospital in the United States. Less than two hours away in Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Children's Hospital also earned a spot in the survey, ranking 6th nationally, as a top ten U.S. pediatric hospital. In all, fifteen children's hospitals in the Great Lakes region earned a top 50 national ranking in at least one of the ten pediatric specialties covered by the survey. Here's a summary look at the fifteen Great Lakes region children's hospitals that earned recognition in the new USNWR survey:

Fifteen Great Lakes Region
Children's Hospitals Earn Recognition in New Survey

Cincinnati Children's Hospital (#1 overall nationally)

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#1 Cancer
#7 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#1 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#2 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery

#1 Neonatology
#3 Nephrology
#4 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#3 Orthopedics
#2 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#1 Urology
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Nationwide Children's Hospital (#6 overall nationally)

Location: Columbus, OH
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#9 Cancer
#5 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#12 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#6 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#18 Neonatology
#4 Nephrology
#6 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#11 Orthopedics
#3 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#8 Urology

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Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital

Location: Cleveland
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#23 Cancer
#10 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#30 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#19 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#18 Neonatology
#28 Nephrology
#24 Neurology & Neurosurgery

#29 Orthopedics
#30 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#18 Urology

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Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

Location: Cleveland
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#29 Cancer
#27 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#9 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#42 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#10 Neonatology

#30 Nephrology

#41 Neurology & Neurosurgery

#12 Orthopedics
#13 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#28 Urology

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Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#24 Cancer
#18 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#15 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#16 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#17 Neonatology
#12 Nephrology
#50 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#33 Orthopedics
#8 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#3 Urology

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Mott Children's Hospital | Michigan Medicine

Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#16 Cancer
#11 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#24 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#20 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#33 Neonatology
#25 Nephrology
#23 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#30 Orthopedics
#35 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#49 Urology

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Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Location: Chicago
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 9 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#17 Cancer
#23 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#17 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#13 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#12 Neonatology
#14 Nephrology
#10 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#19 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#12 Urology

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Children's Hospital of Michigan

Location: Detroit, MI
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 4 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#47 Cancer
#33 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#43 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#50 Urology

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Children's Wisconsin Hospital

Location: Milwaukee, WI
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 4 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#28 Cancer
#24 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#50 Nephrology
#47 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

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American Family Children's Hospital

Location: Madison, WI

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 2 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#49 Cancer

#47 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

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Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 2 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#40 Cancer

#43 Neurology & Neurosurgery

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Advocate Children's Hospital

Location: Oak Lawn, IL

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#32 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

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Akron Children's Hospital

Location: Akron, OH

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#46 Diabetes & Endocrinology

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Dayton Children's Hospital

Location: Dayton, OH

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#26 Orthopedics

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University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital

Location: Chicago

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#41 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery

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For more information about the metrics used to rate children's hospitals in the 23-24 USNWR survey, or to find the rating of other pediatric hospitals in the Great Lakes region or elsewhere in the U.S., visit USNWR Best Children's Hospitals.