{"id":4298,"date":"2018-08-16T15:10:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T19:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/?p=4298"},"modified":"2022-03-14T17:43:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T21:43:41","slug":"pediatric-urology-program-ranked-among-the-best-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/pediatric-urology-program-ranked-among-the-best-in-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Urology Program Ranked Among the Best in the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4301 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/08\/Childrens-Hospital-US-Best-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>As part of the 2018-19 U.S. News Best Hospitals Rankings report, The North Carolina Children&#8217;s Hospital&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/pediatric-urology\/\">Pediatric Urology program<\/a> was ranked #22 in the country.<\/p>\n<p>To help patients decide where to receive care, U.S. News generates annual hospital rankings by evaluating data on nearly 5,000 hospitals across 16 adult specialties, 9 adult procedures and conditions, and 10 pediatric specialties. To be nationally ranked in a specialty, a hospital must excel in caring for the sickest, most medically complex patients.<\/p>\n<p>The University of North Carolina Hospitals was nationally ranked in 5 adult specialties and 7 pediatric specialties<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.usnews.com\/best-hospitals\/area\/nc\/north-carolina-childrens-hospital-at-unc-6360260\/pediatric-rankings\/urology\">View the Urology Program&#8217;s scorecard, or learn more about the U.S. New Best Hospitals Rankings report.<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the 2018-19 U.S. News Best Hospitals Rankings report, The North Carolina Children&#8217;s Hospital&#8217;s Pediatric Urology program was ranked #22 in the country. 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