Cook Children's Health Care System, Fort Worth, Texas

Cook Children’s among top pediatric hospitals in the nation

For the first time, Cook Children’s has made the list as one of Child magazine’s Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation for its delivery of patient-centered clinical care.

The Strategic Planning and the Marketing and Communications Departments collaborated on a comprehensive 247-question survey that examined vital medical information including survival rates, the number of complex procedures and intricate surgeries conducted, efforts to reduce medical errors and the quality and training of the doctors and nurses. Child-friendliness, support for families and community involvement also was taken into account.

The survey was sent to 116 members of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions last August. Seventy-six hospitals completed the survey. The responses were graded to determine the best hospitals overall and the leaders in six pediatric subspecialty areas.

Cook Children’s ranked a prominent 37th on the list.

Child has a circulation of 825,000 and has been the leading lifestyle magazine celebrating today’s families for 20 years.

testimonials

"It’s really the entire organization at Cook Children’s. Everybody works so well together. I remember how I felt from the first moment I walked in at 2 in the morning. It was just comforting. You know you are going to be treated well and your child is going to be taken care of by everyone."

Lynn, mother of a child with cerebral palsy.

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