For the third consecutive year, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital ranks as the #1 children’s hospital in Florida, according to the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals. It marks the fifth time in six years the hospital has led the state in ranked pediatric specialties. 

 

Johns Hopkins All Children’s is the only ranked children’s hospital in the Tampa Bay region.

Johns Hopkins All Children’s ranked nationally in the top 50 programs across the country in eight specialty areas, tying 2020 and 2021 for the hospital’s most ranked services. The diabetes and endocrinology program ranked #17 nationally, the best showing ever for a Johns Hopkins All Children’s specialty. The orthopaedics and pulmonology programs also had their best-ever rankings.

U.S. News & World Report compiles its rankings by gathering data from children’s medical centers throughout the country, considering clinical outcomes, physician specialists, volume of patients and procedures, research, certifications such as the nursing Magnet program, and surveying pediatric specialists. 

U.S. News & World Report also produced a regional ranking with Johns Hopkins All Children’s tied at #4 with North Carolina Children’s Hospital at UNC in the Southeast region, which stretches north to Tennessee and North Carolina and west to Arkansas and Louisiana. It is Johns Hopkins All Children’s highest regional ranking since that category began in 2021. State and regional rankings are based on the number of pediatric specialties the hospital ranks in nationally. 

“We are honored by this recognition most importantly for what it means for the families who depend on us,” says Alicia Schulhof, president of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. “Providing for the health and safety of children throughout our community is our mission. Our team is dedicated to providing the best care possible and discovering new ways to give children brighter futures.”

The 19th annual children’s hospital ranking lists Johns Hopkins All Children’s among the top 50 nationally in these areas: 

• Diabetes and Endocrinology #17 

• Neurology and Neurosurgery #22 

• Orthopaedics #25 

• Pulmonology and Lung Surgery #33 

• Cancer #37 

• Cardiology and Heart Surgery #39 

• Urology #43 

• Nephrology #49 

Diabetes and Endocrinology #17: The Peavy Endocrinology and Diabetes Center built on past success, ranking nationally for the sixth year in a row and leading all Florida diabetes and endocrinology programs. It provides acute care for hospitalized children as well as diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for children, teens and young adults with endocrine and diabetes disorders at nine locations throughout the Tampa Bay region.  

Neurology and Neurosurgery #22: The neurology and neurosurgery programs in the Hough Family Institute for Brain Protection Sciences led the state in their category. They provide care throughout the west coast of Florida, including a collaborative program with Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers. The program has ranked eight of the past nine years. 

Orthopaedics #25: The orthopaedics program is a collaboration with Children’s Orthopaedic and Scoliosis Surgery Associates. It specializes in the care of orthopaedic conditions, including scoliosis and limb deformity; congenital anomalies such as clubfoot and hip dysplasia; problems of the hand, foot and knee; and acute injuries such as sports injuries, fractures and trauma. It achieved its highest ranking ever and has ranked nine of the past 10 years and 10 times overall. 

Pulmonology and Lung Surgery #33: The pulmonology and lung surgery program achieved its highest ranking ever and appears in the rankings for the eighth time overall. It treats a variety of lung diseases and respiratory disorders from severe asthma to bronchopulmonary dysplasia and cystic fibrosis.

Cancer #37: The cancer program ranked for the second time in three years and the eighth time overall. It provides cancer and blood and bone marrow transplant services with special expertise in childhood cancers. The program leads the state in participants in Children’s Oncology Group trials, multicenter clinical trials designed to advance the standard of care for children with cancer.

Cardiology and Heart Surgery #39: The cardiology and heart surgery program ranked for the second year in a row and the 10th time overall. The program has performed more than 200 heart transplants and offers cardiology services throughout the west coast of Florida. 

Urology #43: The urology program is a collaboration with Children’s Urology Group, providing laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgical services for a variety of urologic conditions. It appears on the list for the eighth time overall. 

Nephrology #49: Nephrology ranks for the fifth time in six years and sixth time overall. Through an affiliation with the University of South Florida (USF) and Muma Children’s Hospital at Tampa General Hospital, the program provides comprehensive medical care for children with acute and chronic diseases of the kidney system, including congenital malformations of the kidney, polycystic kidney disease, chronic renal insufficiency, acute renal failure, hypertension, electrolyte disorders and other related issues. 

Pediatric hospitals across the country participate in the survey each year, including Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, which ranked nationally in 10 specialty areas and #1 in Maryland. Since joining the Johns Hopkins Health System in 2011, specialists at Johns Hopkins All Children’s have collaborated with colleagues in Baltimore on a variety of treatment and research initiatives.