According to an annual list from U.S. News and World Report, Maryland, Virginia and D.C. are home to top hospitals that specialize in pediatric care.<\/p>\n
You hope your child never needs specialized medical care, but if they do, the D.C. region seems to be a good place to be.<\/p>\n
According to an annual list from U.S. News and World Report, Maryland, Virginia and D.C. are home to top hospitals that specialize in pediatric care. Leading the pack is Children\u2019s National Hospital in D.C.<\/p>\n
\u201cChildren\u2019s National Hospital \u2014 it ranked among the best in the country for all 11 specialties that we looked at,\u201d said Ben Harder, chief of health care analytics at U.S. News and World Report.<\/p>\n
In the 2025 Best Children\u2019s Hospitals<\/a> rankings, Children\u2019s National shared the honor roll with nine other top hospitals across the country. Among them were Boston Children\u2019s Hospital, Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles and Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n Hospitals were ranked based on their ability to address a wide range of pediatric specialties. These include pediatric cancer, neonatology, cardiology, orthopedics, behavioral health and more.<\/p>\n Researchers considered how well hospitals treat medically complex children, how many patients recover without complications and how closely hospitals follow best practices.<\/p>\n \u201cSome hospitals are really good at adhering to best practices \u2026 from every nurse washing their hands before they touch a patient to making sure every patient gets the right medication at the right time,\u201d Harder said.<\/p>\n Harder said Children\u2019s National stood out for its outstanding patient outcomes, strict adherence to best practices and robust clinical resources.<\/p>\n While Children\u2019s National earned the highest marks, the D.C. region is also home to several other highly ranked children\u2019s hospitals.<\/p>\n In Maryland, Harder highlighted Johns Hopkins Children\u2019s Center in Baltimore. In Virginia, he pointed to the University of Virginia Children\u2019s Hospital in Charlottesville, the Children\u2019s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, and Inova L.J. Murphy Children\u2019s Hospital in Falls Church.<\/p>\n Harder said the fact that the Greater Washington and Baltimore region has five nationally ranked hospitals is something to be proud of.<\/p>\n \u201cFor families, it\u2019s reassuring that there are a lot of good options if they do have a child who has a complex medical need,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n