December 17, 2024- Highlighting its commitment to patient safety and quality, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh was named one of The Leapfrog Group’s prestigious Top Children’s Hospitals, which is one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. UPMC Children’s is one of only 8 pediatric hospitals in the nation named to this elite class.
UPMC Children’s was selected as a Top Hospital in this annual survey, which measures performance across many areas of hospital care, including infection rates, practices for safer surgery, maternity care and the hospital’s capacity to prevent medication errors. The list also includes 36 Top General Hospitals, 15 Top Rural Hospitals and 75 Top Teaching Hospitals.