UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in Oakland and San Francisco have achieved recognition as the best hospitals in Northern California, according to the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals list, as reported by UCSF News. This marks the ninth consecutive year the linked institutions have placed across all the assessed categories, highlighting their continual commitment to delivering high-quality pediatric healthcare.
On a national scale, the institutions snagged the seventh spot for neonatology and landed in the top 25 for eight pediatric specialties. These specialties span a range from cancer to diabetes and endocrinology to nephrology. In addition to this impressive roster, they maintained national recognition in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, and behavioral health, suggesting a broad spectrum of excellence in pediatric care. However, a specialty triumph was marked in cancer care, cardiology and heart surgery, and urology, where the institutions were lauded as the best in Northern California.
With these rankings solidified, the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals continue solidifying their state and Pacific regional reputation. "UCSF Health’s pediatric care teams are driven by a deeply seated belief that every child deserves access to world-class health care delivered with compassion and convenience in mind," Suresh Gunasekaran, president and CEO of UCSF Health, told UCSF News. "Receiving this national recognition year after year affirms our conviction that success is defined by putting patients and families first, while always striving to do better."
The U.S. News rankings consider a hospital’s performance across various measures of clinical care, including outcomes like patient survival and infection rates, as well as the hospital’s resources and ability to prevent infections and adhere to best practices. It’s a rigorous evaluation, tapping into the expert opinions of 6,669 pediatric specialists and offering an annual barometer for patient care quality. "Our overall excellence across all specialties is possible only through the compassion and hard work of our staff, nurses, physicians, and trainees, whose dedication to our patients and families inspires me daily," remarked Nicholas Holmes, MD, president of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, as documented by UCSF News.
