HOUSTON (October 08, 2024)

Memorial Hermann Health System is proud to announce that Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital has once again been recognized as a Best Children’s Hospital for 2024-25 by U.S. News & World Report.

The following pediatric subspecialties have ranked in the top 50 in the nation:

  • No. 22 in Cardiology and Heart Surgery
  • No. 29 in Gastroenterology and GI Surgery
  • No. 43 in Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • No. 45 in Urology

The Best Children’s Hospital rankings also feature state and regional rankings where Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital ranked as the No. 5 Best Children’s Hospital in Texas, and No. 6 in the Southwest Region.

“Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital’s national rankings reflect our organization’s dedicated efforts to provide quality outcomes and comprehensive, family-centered care in order to be the preferred choice both locally and nationally for women’s and children’s services,” said Marissa Kiefer, senior vice president and CEO of Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. “But our real achievement is the impact we have on the lives of the patients we care for every day.”

The annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings and ratings are designed to assist patients, their families and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions. The Best Children's Hospitals methodology factors objective measures such as patient outcomes, including mortality and infection rates, as well as available clinical resources and compliance with best practices.

Other Memorial Hermann hospitals also ranked nationally in the Best Hospital rankings for 2024-2025, including:

  • TIRR Memorial Hermann ranked No. 2 among the country’s top rehabilitation hospitals.
  • Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) ranked as the No. 3 hospital in the Houston metro area, the No. 5 hospital in Texas, and No. 41 nationally in orthopedics. (This ranking is comprised jointly of Memorial Hermann-TMC, Memorial Hermann | Rockets Orthopedic Hospital and Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital).
  • Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital ranked as the No. 4 hospital in the Houston metro area, the No. 6 hospital in Texas, and No. 50 nationally in rehabilitation. (This ranking jointly includes Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital and Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital).
  • Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center ranked as the No. 7 hospital in the Houston metro area and the No. 18 hospital in Texas.

Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital was founded in 1986 and offers care in more than 40 pediatric and women’s related specialties including the latest advances in maternal-fetal medicine and neonatal critical care services, and renowned programs in fetal, pediatric trauma, neurosciences and cardiac care.