Golisano Children’s Hospital Ranked in Three Specialties by U.S. News & World Report

UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals in three specialty areas in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospital rankings.

The 2024-2025 rankings, released online Tuesday, October 8, placed the children’s hospital’s neonatology program at No. 41 nationally, the nephrology program at No. 44, and Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health in the top 50.

This is the second year in a row that the Nephrology and Neonatology divisions have been ranked, and the first year that U.S. News & World Report has published rankings for Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health.

“We are honored that the Nephrology and Neonatology divisions have been recognized again for their excellent work, and that the Divisions of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, and Adolescent Medicine have all received credit in the inaugural US News ranking of Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health for their proactive efforts to address pediatric behavioral health.” said Jill Halterman, physician-in-chief of Golisano Children’s Hospital. “I am proud of the efforts of all our divisions to help every child reach their full potential and serve families throughout our region and beyond.”

Neonatology

The Division of Neonatology provides care at the University of Rochester’s Golisano Children’s Hospital’s 68-bed Level IV NICU and at the Rochester General Hospital 14-bed Level II SCN. The university is the perinatal center for the Finger Lakes Region of New York State, with a catchment area of 1.2 million, and the NICU admits 1,200 newborns each year.

The Division consists of 26 neonatologists, several pediatricians and 5 tenure-track PhD laboratory investigators. Faculty hold a variety of federally funded grants and contracts, including several multicenter grants. The division has been recognized as among the nation’s best by US New and World Report for five of the last seven years.

“This recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment to deliver safe, high-quality care to every baby and family,” said Carl D’Angio, MD, chief of the Division of Neonatology. “Much of the credit goes to the hardworking nurses, faculty and staff who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help.”

Pediatric Nephrology

The Division of Pediatric Nephrology provides care for children and adolescents with kidney-associated problems, including chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, and hypertension. The division also provides state-of-the-art comprehensive care including dialysis and kidney transplantation management and is staffed by 7 physicians, a nurse practitioner, 2 nurses, a social worker, a registered dietitian, a child psychologist, 2 health project coordinators, and administrative staff. The division also has an active research program that is focused on hypertension and on chronic kidney disease as well as a robust fellowship training program.

“We are very pleased to receive this national recognition again,” said Marc Lande, MD, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology. “Our team works tirelessly to provide the best care for children with kidney disease, to conduct innovative research, and to train the next generation of pediatric nephrologists.”

Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health

The Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health category recognizes the achievements of several divisions at GCH, including the Divisions of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and Adolescent Medicine.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UR Medicine is the largest provider of ambulatory children’s mental health services, the region’s only Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient unit, and the only adolescent partial hospital in Western New York. The division’s ambulatory services include two large clinic sites and satellites in pediatric primary care and pediatric specialty offices, as well as in public schools throughout the region. The division recently launched the Brighter Days Pediatric Mental Health Urgent Care Center, the only service of this type in Upstate New York.

The Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) cares for children, adolescents, and their families with a wide range of developmental and behavioral disorders. The DBP team is the largest program in Upstate NY offering comprehensive care to children with intellectual and developmental disabilities,including autism, intellectual disability, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, and cerebral palsy. The multidisciplinary team includes developmental-behavioral pediatricians, registered dietitians, pediatric nurse practitioners, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, pediatric social workers, psychologists, and others. The division will expand further in the next few years thanks to a $50 million grant from Tom Golisano to fund several programs.

The Division of Adolescent Medicine provides specialty inpatient and outpatient medical services for 12 to 25 year olds. The Adolescent Medicine interprofessional team is the largest in Upstate NY, designing and implementing innovative clinical programs for teens and young adults in the areas of eating disorders, gender health, reproductive healthcare, and transitioning medical care to adult providers.

The U.S. News & World Report rankings feature the 50 best children’s hospitals in 11 pediatric specialties. During the past 12 years, Golisano Children’s Hospital has appeared in the top 50 in 8 of the 11 categories.