I am proud that once again, our Nemours Children’s hospitals are ranked among the best in the nation. We will continue to offer the highest quality of care as we work to create the healthiest generations of children.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 8, 2024) – Nemours Children’s Health, one of the largest pediatric health systems in the country, has been recognized among the nation’s best in the U.S. News & World Report 2024-2025 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Overall, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida earned a combined total of 11 pediatric specialty rankings.
“The Best Children’s Hospital rankings are a signal of excellence in pediatric care delivery,” said R. Lawrence Moss, MD, President and CEO of Nemours Children’s Health. “I am proud that once again, our Nemours Children’s hospitals are ranked among the best in the nation. We will continue to offer the highest quality of care as we work to create the healthiest generations of children.”
This year, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is rated as a top 10 children’s hospital in the Mid-Atlantic region. Overall, the hospital ranked in nine specialties, which includes top 10 rankings in cardiology & heart surgery and orthopedics. Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida again earned rankings in diabetes & endocrinology and orthopedics, with both specialties improving upon their 2023-2024 marks.
In addition, Nemours Children’s partners with Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, which earned rankings in four specialties. As part of this collaboration, pediatric physicians from Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville are members of the clinical teams in these ranked specialties.
“The clinical teams across Nemours Children’s work tirelessly to ensure that children and families receive care of the highest quality,” said Matthew Davis, MD, MAPP, Enterprise Physician-in-Chief and Chief Scientific Officer for Nemours Children’s Health. “This year’s rankings are a testament to our commitment to sustained clinical excellence. The patients and families we serve across our inpatient and outpatient settings can have confidence that they will receive treatment that reflects our expertise and our empathy.”
To create the Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, U.S. News and RTI International collected and analyzed data from 108 children’s hospitals and surveyed thousands of pediatric specialists. Children’s hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes and level and quality of hospital resources. The full rankings for the 2024-2025 Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll, regional and specialty rankings can be found at USNews.com.
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About Nemours Children's Health
Nemours Children’s Health is one of the nation’s largest multistate pediatric health systems, which includes two free-standing children's hospitals and a network of more than 70 primary and specialty care practices. Nemours Children's seeks to transform the health of children by adopting a holistic health model that utilizes innovative, safe, and high-quality care, while also addressing children’s needs well beyond medicine. In producing the highly acclaimed, award-winning pediatric medicine podcast Well Beyond Medicine, Nemours underscores that commitment by featuring the people, programs and partnerships addressing whole child health. Nemours Children's also powers the world’s most-visited website for information on the health of children and teens, Nemours KidsHealth.org.
The Nemours Foundation, established through the legacy and philanthropy of Alfred I. duPont, provides pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention programs to the children, families and communities it serves. For more information, visit Nemours.org.
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