UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh named among nation’s top 10
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has been named to the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll for 2026-27. The recognition places it among the nation’s top 10 pediatric hospitals.
UPMC Children’s is now tied for the No. 1 rank in Pennsylvania and tied for No. 1 in the mid-Atlantic Region, and earned national rankings in all 11 pediatric specialties that are evaluated by U.S. News & World Report.
“Every day, our team comes to work with a singular purpose: to give children the healthiest, brightest future possible,” said Diane Hupp, president, UPMC Children’s Hospital. “Being named to the U.S. News Honor Roll and recognized among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals is an incredible honor, but what makes me most proud is what this recognition represents: thousands of moments of expertise, compassion, innovation and hope delivered to children and families when they need us most. This achievement belongs to every physician, nurse, advanced practice provider, researcher, therapist and staff member whose dedication continues to transform children’s lives.”
The annual rankings recognize hospitals based on clinical outcomes, patient safety, infection prevention, nursing quality and other measures of excellence across pediatric specialties.
UPMC Children’s is nationally ranked in cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; diabetes and endocrinology; gastroenterology and GI surgery; neonatology; nephrology; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedics; pediatric and adolescent behavioral health; pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.
Among its highest performing specialties, UPMC Children’s ranked No. 3 nationally in diabetes and endocrinology, No. 4 in pulmonology and lung surgery, and No. 10 in nephrology. Five specialty programs improved their rankings this year, including cardiology, nephrology, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology.