Best Children's Hospitals 2026
Snapshot 2026-09-16. Newsweek World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2026 Pediatrics: Hospital for Sick Children No. 1, Boston Children's 2nd, CHOP 3rd. Hospital notices date the list to 10 September 2025. U.S. News Children's Honor Roll in a separate table.
Snapshot 2026-09-16. The main table is Newsweek World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2026 Pediatrics. Hospital notices date the list to 10 September 2025. Pediatrics covers the top 250. Hospital for Sick Children is first, Boston Children's Hospital second, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia third. Adult hospitals: World's Best Hospitals 2026. Chinese hospitals: China hospitals 2026.
Newsweek 2026 Pediatrics
This table scores peer recommendations, accreditations and PROMs for pediatrics. The official page has no overall score column, so only ranks are copied. Seoul National University Hospital is 11th as a general hospital on the pediatrics list. Ranks come from the live Newsweek page. The U.S. News Honor Roll is a separate table.
| Newsweek | Hospital | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospital for Sick Children | Canada |
| 2 | Boston Children's Hospital | United States |
| 3 | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | United States |
| 4 | Children's Hospital Los Angeles | United States |
| 5 | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | United States |
| 6 | Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù di Roma | Italy |
| 7 | Hôpital Necker - Enfants malades | France |
| 8 | BC Children's Hospital | Canada |
| 9 | Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children | United Kingdom |
| 10 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | United States |
| 11 | Seoul National University Hospital | South Korea |
| 12 | Alberta Children's Hospital | Canada |
| 13 | Queensland Children’s Hospital | Australia |
| 14 | Texas Children's Hospital | United States |
| 15 | Children's National Hospital | United States |
| 16 | Mayo Clinic Children's Center | United States |
| 17 | Alder Hey Children's Hospital | United Kingdom |
| 18 | New York-Presbyterian - Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital | United States |
| 19 | Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital | United States |
| 20 | Nationwide Children's Hospital | United States |
| 21 | Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin | Germany |
| 22 | The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne | Australia |
| 23 | Bristol Royal Hospital for Children | United Kingdom |
| 24 | St Jude Children's Research Hospital | United States |
| 25 | Akron Children's Hospital | United States |
| 26 | Birmingham Children's Hospital | United Kingdom |
| 27 | The Children's Hospital at Westmead | Australia |
| 28 | Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesus | Spain |
| 29 | Children's Hospital of Michigan | United States |
| 30 | Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital | United States |
U.S. News 2026–2027 Children's Honor Roll
Eleven U.S. hospitals, listed alphabetically on the official page. Published 15 September 2026. Ninety hospitals ranked in at least one of 11 pediatric specialties.
| Hospital | City |
|---|---|
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston |
| Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora | Aurora |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
| Children's National Hospital | Washington, D.C. |
| Cincinnati Children's | Cincinnati |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital | Columbus |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | Seattle |
| Texas Children's Hospital | Houston |
| UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
Standout treatments
These hospitals have Standout Treatments marked on the same Newsweek 2026 pediatrics table.
| Hospital | Standout treatments |
|---|---|
| Hospital for Sick Children | Neonatology, Oncology |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Endocrinology |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Neonatology, Oncology, Urology |
| Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù di Roma | Oncology |
| Hôpital Necker - Enfants malades | Cardiology, Neonatology |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children | Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Oncology |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Gastroenterology, Oncology |
| Seoul National University Hospital | Neonatology, Oncology |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Oncology |
How this list is ranked
Snapshot 2026-09-16. The main table is Newsweek World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2026 Pediatrics. Hospital notices date the list to 10 September 2025. Pediatrics covers the top 250. Adult hospitals: World's Best Hospitals 2026. Chinese hospitals: China hospitals 2026. Medical schools: Global Medicine 2026. Fudan specialties: specialty reputation. Method: WBSH 2026 methodology. Names: docs/glossaries/childrens-hospitals-2026-glossary.md.
| Source | Snapshot | Basis | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsweek Specialized 2026 Pediatrics | Announced 2025-09-10; rechecked 2026-09-16 | Pediatrics top 250; Hospital for Sick Children No. 1; no overall score column | Primary |
| WBSH 2026 methodology | 2026 edition | Peer recommendations 85%, accreditations 10%, PROMs 5%; survey May–July 2025 | Method |
| U.S. News Children's Honor Roll 2026–2027 | Published 2026-09-15 | 11 hospitals, alphabetical, United States; 90 ranked in at least one specialty | Aux |
| Fudan specialty reputation | 2026-09-16 | Pediatric internal medicine / pediatric surgery tabs exist; full top 10 not expanded on the live page | Link |
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