For 16 consecutive years, we Charlotteans are among the luckiest in the country - we have a U.S. News & World Report “Best Children’s Hospital” right here in our backyard! That’s right, once again Atrium Health Levine Children’s has been named a top U.S. Children’s Hospital.
This year, the hospital ranked among the Top 50 in the country across eight pediatric specialties – including the cardiology and heart surgery program, which ranked No. 8 in the entire nation. Levine Children’s Hospital remains the only children’s hospital in Charlotte to be awarded this prominent distinction and is the highest-ranked facility in North Carolina for cancer, nephrology, and orthopedics.
U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals rankings are considered the most comprehensive source of quality-related information on U.S. pediatric hospitals. Rankings are determined based on key clinical data from nearly 200 medical centers, through a detailed survey that looks at measures such as reputation, patient and family satisfaction, patient safety and outcomes, infection prevention, and compliance with best practices.
Levine Children’s Hospital received a top 50 national ranking in the following specialties:
● Cancer
● Cardiology & Heart Surgery (ranked No. 8)
● Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
● Neonatology
● Nephrology
● Orthopedics
● Pulmonology
● Urology
And, now with the newly renovated 3rd and 4th floor of the Levine Children’s Medical Plaza building, families experiencing long-term and complex medical needs can access many of Atrium Health Levine Children’s services in one building. You can see our tour of the 4th Floor:
As Atrium Health Levine Children’s families ourselves, we are so glad that the world knows once again how incredible this network of physicians, nurses, and administrators are. Among the many reasons we love Atrium Health Levine Children’s, did you know:
● Levine Children’s has the most advanced pediatric cardiac program, including the only heart surgery and cardiac intensive care unit for kids in the area, caring for the most complex heart patients in a multidisciplinary way, helping cardiology and heart surgery rank as the No. 8 program in the nation, Levine Children’s Hospital’s first Top 10 national ranking since its establishment in 2007.
● Levine Children’s offers the region’s only cellular therapies program, providing blood and marrow transplants, stem cell transplants, and more for children facing cancer or blood disorder diagnosis.
● Levine Children’s has the largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the area, with the highest level of expert care for families, including the region’s only NICU follow-up program to help patients thrive throughout childhood.
● Levine Children’s is establishing the region’s first and only pediatric nephrology center of excellence and accredited cystic fibrosis center.
And what we appreciate most about Atrium Health Levine Children’s is that, in addition to more than 30 specialty clinical programs, Levine Children’s families have access to an entire network of children’s services, including the area’s only Level I pediatric trauma center in the region. With over 150 pediatricians across North Carolina and South Carolina, families across the region have immediate access to best-in-class primary care, with a direct line to Levine Children’s Hospital should a child need the specialized level of care available there.
To learn more about the Levine Children’s Hospital rankings, please visit levinechildrens.org/best and join their conversations by following them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
For survival rates, adequacy of nurse staffing, procedure, and patient volume, availability of programs for specific illnesses and conditions, and for the full rankings, visit Best Children’s Hospitals.
