Children's Hospital breaks into top 10 in major ranking

PITTSBURGH — US News & World Report ranked UPMC Children's Hospital at No. 8 among the country's top pediatric hospitals.

The widely watched ranking was released Tuesday. It also places Children's in the top 10 in the country in five specialties:

  • cardiology and heart surgery (No. 3)
  • diabetes and endocrinology (No. 6)
  • gastroenterology and gastroenterology surgery (No. 7)
  • pulmonology (No. 6)
  • urology (tied for No. 10)