Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA and UCSF Children's Hospital rank among the nation's top pediatric hospitals, according to the new 2010-11 "America's Best Children's Hospitals" survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report.

This year's survey is currently available online and will be published in the August print issue of U.S. News, on newsstands July 27. It evaluates the top 30 hospitals in 10 pediatric specialties.

Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA was recognized for excellence in nine of the 10 categories, while UCSF Children's Hospital was ranked in eight of the 10 specialties.

The rankings for Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA include gastroenterology (No. 7), kidney disorders (7), diabetes and endocrinology (11), heart and heart surgery (17), neurology and neurosurgery (19), cancer (20), orthopedics (22), urology (27) and neonatology (29).

"Great care and compassion are delivered to the children and families at Mattel Children's Hospital every day, and these rankings are a salute to our dedicated doctors, nurses and staff," said the hospital's physician-in-chief, Dr. Edward R.B. McCabe, who holds the Mattel Executive Endowed Chair in the UCLA Department of Pediatrics.

The rankings for UCSF Children's Hospital include diabetes and endocrinology (14), kidney disorders (14), neonatology (14), gastroenterology (17), cancer (21), heart and heart surgery (21), neurology and neurosurgery (21), and urology (24). These standings make UCSF one of the top four pediatric facilities in California, along with Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.

"This recognition is a testament to the efforts our nurses and doctors make every day, providing exceptional care to the most medically complex pediatric patients," said Mark Laret, CEO of UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital. "As we prepare to break ground this year on the new UCSF Children's Hospital at Mission Bay, we look forward to increasing our ability to provide the best health care to young patients from our region and around the world."

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