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Best children's hospitals ranked by U.S. News & World Report

Mary Bowerman
USA TODAY
Jim Judge, Chairman, President and CEO of Eversource, left, decorates cupcakes with Catherine and mom at Boston Children's Hospital on June 7, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts.

An annual report by U.S. News & World Report ranks the nation's top 50 children's medical centers by 10 pediatric categories including cancer, neurology, diabetes and endocrinology.

U.S. News has ranked children's hospitals since 2006, and awards rankings based on measures such as clinical outcomes, patient volume, staffing adequacy and compliance with best practices, to name a few. 

According to the report, ten hospitals earned a spot on its "Honor Roll" for delivering high quality care across several speciality areas.

Here's a look at the report's top children's hospitals across the country: 

U.S. News Honor Roll: 

1. Boston Children's Hospital: The hospital ranked No.1 in five of the 10 pediatric specialties that the report highlights. 

2. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

3. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

4. Texas Children's Hospital 

5. Johns Hopkins Children's Center

6. Children's Hospital Los Angeles

7. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago 

7. Nationwide Children's Hospital 

9. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

10. Children's National Medical Center 

Find the full rankings here. 

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