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2025

Best Hospitals for Pediatric Care

When it comes to pediatric care, the best hospitals not only need to deliver safe, high-quality care, but they must also be staffed by experienced pediatricians and providers who are excellent communicators.

Money’s 2025 list of the best hospitals for pediatric care zeroes in on these factors — plus favors facilities that are well-equipped to deal with pediatric emergencies. While not a ranking factor, we also graded how transparent each hospital is with its publicly listed prices.

In total, 75 hospitals made the cut, each one vetted by Money staff.

Published: April 16, 2025 | Read the full methodology here.

Best Hospitals for Pediatric Care

In total, 75 hospitals made the cut, each one vetted by Money staff.

Published: April 16, 2025 | Read the full methodology here.

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Rank	Hospital	Grade	Price Transparency	Federal Rating	Patient Rating	Pediatric Trauma Accreditation
#1	Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA	A+	A			Level I
#2	Stanford Hospital Palo Alto, CA	A+	A+			Level I
#3	Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary's Campus Rochester, MN	A+	A			Level I
#4	Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI	A+	A			Level I
#5	UC Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA	A+	A			Level I
#6	VCU Medical Center Main Hospital Richmond, VA	A+	A			Level I
#7	Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY	A	A			Level I
#8	OHSU Hospital, Portland Portland, OR	A	A			Level I
#9	UW Health University Hospital Madison, WI	A	A			Level I
#10	Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ	A	A			Level II
#11	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple Temple, TX	A	A			Level II
#12	UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus Worcester, MA	A	A			Level I
#13	Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT	A	A			Level I
#14	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA	A	A			Level I
#15	Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL	A	A			Level I
#16	University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington, VT	A	A			Level II
#17	Upstate University Hospital Syracuse, NY	A	A			Level I
#18	UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Aurora, CO	A	A			Level I
#19	Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK	A	A			Level II
#20	University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Iowa City, IA	A-	A			Level I
#21	Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE	A-	A			Level II
#22	Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH	A-	A			Level II
#23	Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI	A-	A			Level I
#24	Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN	A-	A			Level II
#25	Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital Greenville, SC	A-	A			Level II
#26	Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD	A-	A			Level II
#27	Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN	A-	A			Level II
#28	Prisma Health Richland Hospital Columbia, SC	A-	A			Level II
#29	Regions Hospital Saint Paul, MN	A-	A			Level I
#30	Banner University Medical Center (Diamond Children's Medical Center) Tucson, AZ	B+	A			Level I
#31	UCI Medical Center Orange, CA	B+	A			Level II
#32	Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA	B+	A			Level II
#33	Sanford Broadway Medical Center Fargo, ND	B+	A			Level II
#34	Providence Mission Hospital (CHOC Children's) Mission Viejo, CA	B+	A			Level II
#35	University Health University Hospital San Antonio, TX	B+	A			Level I
#36	Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, CA	B+	A			Level II
#37	Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Evansville, IN	B+	A-			Level II
#38	Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA	B+	A-			Level I
#39	UNC Medical Center Chapel Hill, NC	B+	A-			Standard Trauma Care
#40	UF Health Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	B+	A-			Level II
#41	MetroHealth Medical Center Cleveland, OH	B+	A-			Level II
#42	Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (Mass General Brigham) Dover, NH	B+	A-			Level III
#43	The University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS	B+	A-			Standard Trauma Care
#44	Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ	B+	A-			Level II
#45	Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola Pensacola, FL	B	A-			Level II
#46	ProMedica Toledo Hospital Toledo, OH	B	A-			Level II
#47	NYU Tisch Hospital New York, NY	B	A-			Standard Trauma Care
#48	UVA University Hospital Charlottesville, VA	B	A-			Standard Trauma Care
#49	Duke University Hospital Durham, NC	B	A-			Standard Trauma Care
#50	Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Cleveland, OH	B	A-			Standard Trauma Care
#51	St. Luke's University Hospital, Bethlehem Bethlehem, PA	B	A-			Standard Trauma Care
#52	Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL	B	A-			Standard Trauma Care
#53	St. Luke's Boise Medical Center Boise, ID	B	A-			Standard Trauma Care
#54	Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI	B	A-			Standard Trauma Care
#55	Boston Medical Center Boston, MA	B	A-			Level II
#56	Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN	B	A-			Standard Trauma Care
#57	Marshfield Medical Center, Marshfield Marshfield, WI	B	A-			Level II
#58	Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA	B	A-			Level II
#59	Southern New Hampshire Medical Center Nashua, NH	B	A-			Level III
#60	HSHS St. John's Hospital Springfield, IL	B	A-			Level II
#61	WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC	B	B+			Standard Trauma Care
#62	UF Health Shands Hospital Gainesville, FL	B	B+			Standard Trauma Care
#63	Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH	B	B+			Level IV
#64	Catholic Medical Center Manchester, NH	B	B+			Level IV
#65	Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH	B	B			Level III
#66	University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD	B-	B			Standard Trauma Care
#67	Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans, LA	B-	B			Standard Trauma Care
#68	St. Vincent Regional Hospital Billings, MT	B-	B			Standard Trauma Care
#69	North Memorial Health Robbinsdale Hospital Minneapolis, MN	B-	B			Level II
#70	M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis, MN	B-	B-			Level III
#71	Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke, VA	B-	B-			Standard Trauma Care
#72	St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua Nashua, NH	B-	A			Level III
#73	Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, CA	B-	A			Standard Trauma Care
#74	Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY	B-	B+			Standard Trauma Care
#75	Concord Hospital Concord, NH	B-	A-			Level III

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, MA

Stanford Hospital

Palo Alto, CA

Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary's Campus

Rochester, MN

Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital

Grand Rapids, MI

UC Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, CA

VCU Medical Center Main Hospital

Richmond, VA

Stony Brook University Hospital

Stony Brook, NY

OHSU Hospital, Portland

Portland, OR

UW Health University Hospital

Madison, WI

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, NJ

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple

Temple, TX

UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus

Worcester, MA

Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, FL

University of Vermont Medical Center

Burlington, VT

Upstate University Hospital

Syracuse, NY

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

Aurora, CO

Providence Alaska Medical Center

Anchorage, AK

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Iowa City, IA

Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, NH

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, RI

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center

Duluth, MN

Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital

Greenville, SC

Sanford USD Medical Center

Sioux Falls, SD

Parkview Regional Medical Center

Fort Wayne, IN

Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Columbia, SC

Regions Hospital

Saint Paul, MN

Banner University Medical Center (Diamond Children's Medical Center)

Tucson, AZ

UCI Medical Center

Orange, CA

Geisinger Medical Center

Danville, PA

Sanford Broadway Medical Center

Fargo, ND

Providence Mission Hospital (CHOC Children's)

Mission Viejo, CA

University Health University Hospital

San Antonio, TX

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Santa Barbara, CA

Ascension St. Vincent Evansville

Evansville, IN

Tufts Medical Center

Boston, MA