PEORIA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois has been recognized a one of the Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation for 2021-22 by U.S. News & World Report.
The Peoria hospital was listed among the top three children’s hospitals in Illinois and among the top 25 in the region which includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
In addition, this is the second year in a row the nephrology program has been nationally ranked.
The U.S. News’ rankings highlight the top 50 U.S. pediatric facilities in cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology.
“OSF Children’s Hospitals of Illinois has a long standing commitment to excellent care for children. We are honored to be recognized nationally for the care our specialists and care teams give our patients every day,” said Mike Wells, OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois president.
The U.S. News & World Report’s Best list factors in patient outcomes, including mortality and infection rates, as well as available clinical resources and compliance with best practices.
