Boston Children's Hospital Ranked #1 In Nation For Third Straight Year

BOSTON (CBS) – Boston Children's Hospital has been named the top children's hospital in the country for the third year in a row, according to a new report released Tuesday.

The hospital ranked number one in eight of the ten specialties that were evaluated in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey.

In the two areas where they weren't number one - Diabetes & Endocrinology and Pulmonology – Boston Children's ranked second in the nation.

The magazine said it examines data from about 180 pediatric centers nationwide.

"Part of each hospital's score is derived from surveys of more than 10,000 pediatric specialists who are asked where they would send the sickest children in their specialty," U.S. News said on its website.