In the latest U.S. News & World Report U.S. hospital rankings, 89 hospitals surveyed received national recognition in at least one of the ten pediatric specialties analyzed in the survey.  Two Far Western U.S. children's hospitals ranked among the top 10 pediatric hospitals in the nation, while a total of fourteen pediatric hospitals in the region earned a top 50 national ranking in at least one of the ten specialties examined.  Here is a summary look at how these fourteen Far Western U.S. children's hospitals rated in the newest USNWR survey.:

New Survey Recognizes Fourteen Far Western U.S. Children's Hospitals

Children's Hospital Los Angeles (#7 overall nationally)

Location: Los Angeles

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#3    Cancer
#13  Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#6    Diabetes & Endocrinology
#5    Gastroenterology & GI Surgery

#6    Neonatology
#24  Nephrology
#13  Neurology & Neurosurgery
#2    Orthopedics
#14  Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#6    Urology

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Rady Children's Hospital (#9 overall nationally)

Location: San Diego
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#21 Cancer
#3   Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#8   Diabetes & Endocrinology
#34 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#7   Neonatology
#13 Nephrology
#8   Neurology & Neurosurgery
#6   Orthopedics
#17 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#14 Urology

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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford

Location: Palo Alto, CA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#20 Cancer
#42 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#10 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#14 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery

#8   Neonatology
#7   Nephrology
#11 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#24 Orthopedics
#12 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#30 Urology

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Seattle Children's Hospital

Location: Seattle
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#13 Cancer
#19 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#20 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#18 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#25 Neonatology
#8   Nephrology
#9   Neurology & Neurosurgery
#37 Orthopedics
#7   Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#5   Urology

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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

Location: San Francisco
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#12 Cancer
#40 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#16 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#12 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#9   Neonatology
#18 Nephrology
#13 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#40 Orthopedics
#19 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#38 Urology

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UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital

Location: Los Angeles
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 9 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#37 Cancer

#21 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

#48 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#17 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery

#11 Neonatology

#19 Nephrology
#31 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#38 Orthopedics
#27 Urology

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CHOC Children's Hospital

Location: Orange, CA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 8 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#33 Cancer
#49 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#26 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#20 Neonatology
#48 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#39 Orthopedics
#43 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#34 Urology

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Valley Children's Hospital

Location: Madera, CA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 7 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#50 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#45 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery

#29 Neonatology
#38 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#25 Orthopedics

#28 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#31 Urology

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Doernbecher Children's Hospital

Location: Portland, OR
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 5 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#43 Cancer
#50 Diabetes & Endocrinology

#30 Neonatology

#37 Nephrology
#43 Orthopedics

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Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Location: Loma Linda, CA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 3 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#22 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

#41 Nephrology
#39 Urology

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UC Davis Children's Hospital

Location: Sacramento, CA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 3 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#41 Diabetes & Endocrinology

#34 Nephrology
#20 Orthopedics

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MemorialCare Miller Children's and Women's Hospital

Location: Long Beach, CA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#40 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

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Shriners Hospitals for Children-Northern California

Location: Sacramento, CA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#20 Orthopedics
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Shriners Hospitals for Children-Portland

Location: Portland, OR
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#43 Orthopedics
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To discover more about the metrics used to rate children's hospitals in the 23-24 USNWR survey, or to find ratings for other pediatric hospitals in the Far Western U.S. region or elsewhere in the United States, visit USNWR Best Children's Hospitals.