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Advocate Children's Hospital ranks among the top 50 hospitals in U.S. for cardiology and heart surgery

June 27, 2017 - For the seventh consecutive year, Advocate Children's Heart Institute has been listed among the nation's top 50 pediatric hospitals for cardiology and heart surgery in U.S. News & World Report's 2017-18 Best Children's Hospitals rankings published online today.

Advocate Children's Heart Institute, part of Advocate Children's Hospital, is ranked 28th on the list. In two years, the hospital moved up from its previous ranking of 42. Advocate Children's Hospital's two main campuses are in Oak Lawn and Park Ridge.

"The fact that our team at the Advocate Children's Heart Institute has received this same recognition for seven consecutive years is a tribute to its exceptional patient outcomes," says Mike Farrell, President, Advocate Children's Hospital. "In just two years, we have moved up 14 places on the list of top 50 hospitals to become the 28th best program in the nation. We take great pride in this accomplishment."

U.S. News 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. They are the only comprehensive source of quality-related information on U.S. pediatric centers.

The 11th annual rankings recognize the top 50 pediatric facilities across the U.S. in 10 pediatric specialties, including cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology.

"The pediatric centers we rank in Best Children's Hospitals deliver exceptionally high-quality care and deserve to be recognized for their commitment," said U.S. News Health Rankings Editor Avery Comarow. "Children with life-threatening illnesses or rare conditions need the state-of-the-art services and expertise these hospitals provide every day."

"It is an honor to be recognized for the seventh consecutive year as one of the top pediatric cardiology and heart surgery programs by U.S. News & World Report," says Dr. David Roberson, medical director, pediatric cardiology, Advocate Children's Hospital. "Advocate Children's Hospital serves as a major referral center for pregnant mothers, infants and adults throughout the area touching thousands of lives each year. We remain dedicated to providing the very best diagnoses, technology, treatment and expertise to deliver the safest care possible to these very precious lives."

The U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals rankings rely on clinical data and on an annual survey of pediatric specialists. The rankings methodology considers clinical outcomes, such as mortality and infection rates, efficiency and coordination of care delivery and compliance with "best practices."

Survival rates, adequacy of nurse staffing, procedure and patient volume, availability of programs for particular illnesses and conditions and much more can be viewed on http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/pediatric-rankings.

This year's rankings will be published in the U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals 2018" guidebook and available on newsstands September 12. Visit Best Children's Hospitals for the complete rankings and use #BestHospitals on Facebook and Twitter.

About Advocate Children's Hospital

As part of Advocate Health Care, Advocate Children's Hospital is the largest network provider of pediatric services in Illinois and among the top 10 in the nation. The two main campuses are located in the Chicago metropolitan region - Oak Lawn in the southwest and Park Ridge in the northwest, with additional services accessible at other Advocate hospitals throughout the state. Advocate Children's Hospital serves as a major referral center for infants and children. Through a special, holistic approach, Advocate Children's Hospital combines some of the country's most respected medical talent with exceptional and compassionate care. In fact, the children's hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's leaders in pediatric cardiology and neonatology, and numerous physicians have been cited as being among the "Top Doctors" regionally and nationally in their respective fields. Advocate Children's Hospital is staffed by more than 400 pediatricians and 230 pediatric subspecialists who offer a wide range of services for children.

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