Johns Hopkins All Children's Ranks #1 in Florida* for 4th Consecutive Year
Johns Hopkins All Children’s remains 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, 2021 and 2025 for the hospital’s most ranked services. The pulmonology and lung surgery program is #1 in Florida and ranked #31 nationally, its highest showing ever. The urology program also led the state at #38.
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 #5 with three other hospitals in the Southeast, which stretches north to Tennessee and North Carolina and west to Arkansas and Louisiana. State and regional rankings are based on the number of pediatric specialties the hospital ranks in nationally.
“Delivering the safest and highest quality care for our families is always our top priority, and we are grateful to be recognized as the best in the state,” says Alicia Schulhof, president of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. “Children in the Tampa Bay region and the state deserve the best care, and our teams are dedicated to providing it. We look forward to extending that care to more families with our new Johns Hopkins All Children’s Wesley Chapel opening next year.”
U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals lists Johns Hopkins All Children’s among the top 50 nationally in these areas:
- Neurology and Neurosurgery #23
- Orthopaedics #29
- Pulmonology and Lung Surgery #31
- Neonatology #31
- Diabetes and Endocrinology #34
- Urology #38
- Cardiology and Heart Surgery #45
- Nephrology #47
Neurology and Neurosurgery #23: The neurology and neurosurgery programs in the Hough Family Institute for Brain Protection Sciences has ranked nine of the past 10 years. They provide care throughout the west coast of Florida, including a collaborative program with Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers.
Orthopaedics #29: 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 has ranked 10 of the past 11 years and 11 times overall.
Pulmonology and Lung Surgery #31: The pulmonology and lung surgery program achieved its highest ranking ever for the second year in a row and appears in the rankings for the ninth time overall. It treats a variety of lung diseases and respiratory disorders from severe asthma to bronchopulmonary dysplasia and cystic fibrosis.
Neonatology #31: The neonatology program has been ranked three of the past four years and seven times overall. It offers expertise in a variety of newborn medicine conditions and has a Tiny Baby program with experience in caring for premature very low and extremely low birth weight babies. Neonatology features a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with a Level IV ranking, the highest available. It also manages newborn medicine units in collaboration with several regional and community hospitals.
Diabetes and Endocrinology #34: The Peavy Endocrinology and Diabetes Center built on past success, ranking nationally for the seventh year in a row. 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.
Urology #38: The highest-ranked Florida 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 third consecutive year and ninth time overall.
Cardiology and Heart Surgery #45: The cardiology and heart surgery program ranked for the third year in a row and the 11th time overall. The program has performed more than 200 heart transplants and offers cardiology services throughout the west coast of Florida.
Nephrology #47: Nephrology ranks for the sixth time in seven years and seventh 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, including some joint clinics in St. Petersburg.
*tied