In the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of American hospitals, just 89 hospitals surveyed earned national distinction in at least one of the ten pediatric specialties examined in the survey.  No pediatric hospitals in the Southeast ranked among the top 10 pediatric hospitals in the nation, but 27 children's hospitals in the region earned a top 50 national ranking in at least one of the ten specialties analyzed.  Here's a summary overview of the twenty-seven Southeastern U.S. children's hospitals that earned recognition among the best pediatric hospitals in the United States in the most recent USNWR survey:

New Survey Recognizes
Twenty-Seven Southeastern U.S. Children's Hospitals

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Location: Atlanta
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 10 of 10 
Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally: 
#8   Cancer
#12 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#38 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#9   Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#31 Neonatology
#11 Nephrology
#19 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#10 Orthopedics
#16 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#10 Urology

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

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#26 Cancer
#2   Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#32 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#20 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#14 Neonatology
#31 Nephrology
#45 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#23 Orthopedics
#23 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#19 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 the Top 50 Nationally:
#42 Cancer
#30 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#32 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#30 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#22 Neonatology
#44 Nephrology
#25 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#22 Orthopedics
#21 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#11 Urology

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North Carolina Children's Hospital at UNC
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 9 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#36 Cancer
#24 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#38 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#27 Neonatology
#45 Nephrology

#20 Neurology & Neurosurgery

#21 Orthopedics
#15 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#23 Urology

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UVA Children's Hospital
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 9 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#36 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#34 Diabetes & Endocrinology

#29 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#23 Neonatology

#32 Nephrology

#40 Neurology & Neurosurgery

#34 Orthopedics
#38 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#43 Urology

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Children's Hospital of Alabama
Location: Birmingham, AL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 8 of 10

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#34 Cancer
#15 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

#47 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#44 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#20 Nephrology
#34 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#34 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#39 Urology

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

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#31 Cancer
#8   Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#22 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#43 Neonatology
#27 Nephrology
#19 Orthopedics
#27 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

#32 Urology

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Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Location: Richmond, VA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric  Specialties: 8 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#37 Cancer
#41 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#36 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#49 Neonatology
#26 Nephrology

#33 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#26 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

#33 Urology

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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 7 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#31 Cancer
#26 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#36 Neonatology
#39 Nephrology
#26 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#47 Orthopedics
#41 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

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

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#40 Cancer
#45 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

#44 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#34 Nephrology
#45 Orthopedics
#31 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#39 Urology

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MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital 
Location:  Charleston, SC

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 6 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#26 Cancer

#4   Cardiology & Heart Surgery

#50 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#44 Neonatology
#48 Nephrology
#36 Orthopedics

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Norton Children’s Hospital
Location: Louisville, KY
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 6 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#41 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

#23 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#28 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#44 Orthopedics
#36 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#21 Urology

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

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

#45 Neonatology
#22 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#31 Orthopedics
#48 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

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Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Location: Memphis, TN
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 5 of 10 

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

#37 Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
#29 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#42 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#43 Urology

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UF Health Shands Children's Hospital

Location: Gainesville, FL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 4 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:

#26 Cardiology & Heart Surgery

#10 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#35 Neonatology

#24 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

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Arnold Palmer's Children's Hospital
Location:  Orlando, FL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 4 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#34 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#49 Neonatology
#45 Orthopedics
#50 Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

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Kentucky Children's Hospital
Location:  Lexington, KY
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 3 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#7   Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#42 Orthopedics
#42 Urology

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West Virginia University Children's Hospital
Location:  Morgantown, WV
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 2 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#42 Neurology & Neurosurgery
#35 Urology

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Ochsner Hospital for Children
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 2 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#34 Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#48 Orthopedics

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Nemours Children's Hospital-Florida
Location:  Orlando, FL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 2 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#49 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#50 Orthopedics

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Wolfson Children's Hospital
Location:  Jacksonville, FL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 2 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#30 Diabetes & Endocrinology
#37 Neurology & Neurosurgery

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Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital
Location:  Falls Church, VA
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#46  Neonatology

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Location:  Memphis, TN
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#5  Cancer

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Advent Health For Children
Location:  Orlando, FL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#32 Neonatology

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Shriner's Hospital for Children Medical Center
Location:  Lexington, KY
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#42 Orthopedics

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Holtz Children's Hospital
Location:  Miami, FL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#45 Diabetes & Endocrinology

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Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Location:  Hollywood, FL
Nationally Ranked Pediatric Specialties: 1 of 10 

Pediatric Specialties Ranked in the Top 50 Nationally:
#49 Orthopedics

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