U.S. News & World Report ranks Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego among the top ten children’s hospitals in the nation!
For the third year in a row, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2025-2026 Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll, a distinction awarded to only 10 children’s hospitals in the United States, and named by U.S. News as tied for the No. 1 pediatric hospital in California and the Pacific Region.
Rady Children’s had four specialties rank among the top 10 in the nation (Cardiology & Heart Surgery #6; Orthopedics #7; Neonatology #8; & Diabetes & Endocrine #10) and maintained its nine-year streak of achieving rankings in all specialties surveyed.
At Rady Children’s, we strive to be consistently excellent in providing the highest level of care across the full spectrum of pediatric medicine, from a newborn baby receiving advanced genomic sequencing to diagnose a mystery illness to a teenager receiving treatment for a mental health concern. It’s gratifying to know that U.S. News recognizes our enduring commitment to the health and wellbeing of the children in our community.
Patrick Frias, M.D.,President and CEO
Rady Children’s Hospital has received Magnet® designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The standards are high — less than 7 percent of hospitals in the U.S. achieve this status.
With this credential, Rady Children’s joins the global community of Magnet-recognized organizations. Just 448 U.S. health care organizations out of over 6,300 U.S. hospitals have achieved Magnet recognition.
