U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals 2019-2020: Primary Children’s Hospital Ranked in Eight Specialties

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals in eight specialties, according to the publication’s new 2019-2020 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online today. 
 
“We are honored to continue to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals,” Primary Children’s CEO/Administrator Katy Welkie said. “This report not only showcases our unwavering commitment to the philosophy, ‘The Child First and Always,’ but also helps push us to continue finding ways to improve.” 
 
U.S. News & World Report ranks the top 50 children’s hospitals in 10 specialties, which also include pulmonology and diabetes & endocrine disorders. Primary Children’s is ranked in the following pediatric specialties:
 
•     Neurology and Neurosurgery (27th) 
•     Cancer (30th)
•     Neonatal Care (32nd)
•     Gastroenterology and GI surgery (33rd)
•     Orthopedics (37th) — a joint recognition in partnership with Shriners Hospitals for Children – Salt Lake City
•     Cardiology and Heart Surgery (41st)
•     Urology (42nd)
•     Nephrology (44th) 
U.S. News & World Report first introduced the Best Children’s Hospitals rankings in 2007 to help families of children with rare or life-threatening illnesses find the best medical care available. Primary Children’s rankings have been strong for the past several years. 
 
“Primary Children’s is dedicated to high-quality, compassionate care for children, and the notion of continuous improvement is in the DNA here,” said Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, Chair of the University of Utah School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and Chief Medical Officer at Primary Children’s Hospital. “All of our caregivers aspire to give their best each day, and as an institution we aspire to be one of nation’s best.”
 
Primary Children’s is part of Intermountain Healthcare, a nationally-recognized not-for-profit healthcare system based in Utah and serves as the pediatric specialty teaching hospital for the University of Utah School of Medicine, combining research, training and excellent care to provide the best health care for children.
 
The rankings methodology considers clinical outcomes, such as mortality and infection rates, efficiency and coordination of care delivery, and compliance with best practices. This year’s rankings will be published in the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2020” guidebook and available in bookstores in late September. 
 
Visit the U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals website for the full rankings and methodology.
 
Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City is a full-service children's hospital serving Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana and Alaska. Primary Children’s is the only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in the Intermountain West, and provides care for children with the most complex injury and illness, including those who require heart, liver, kidney and bone marrow transplants. Our simple philosophy of The Child First and Always® informs every decision we make, and how we care for patients and their families. 
 
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