Dell Children’s Medical Center named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospital List for 2024-2025

Dell Children’s Medical Centerhas been named in the 2024-2025 Best Children’s Hospitals’ by U.S. News & World Report.

As the pediatric hospital with the most specialty care in Central Texas, and only Level 1 pediatric trauma center in the region, Dell Children’s provides high quality, comprehensive care for children and families close to home.

Dell Children’s Medical Center, including Dell Children’s North,have earned six specialty rankings by U.S. News & World Report on its 2024-2025 list of Best Children’s Hospitals. The hospitals ranked in the following specialties:

  • Neonatology
  • Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery
  • Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Pediatric Orthopedics
  • Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
  • Pediatric & Adolescent Behavioral Health

“The reputation, expertise, and capabilities of Dell Children’s continue to grow,” said Andy Davis, president and CEO of Ascension Texas. “These recognitions are a reflection of our commitment to providing our patients with access to specialized and complex care right here in Austin. We are committed to being the leading pediatric hospital in Central Texas and providing the highest quality of compassionate care to everyone who enters our doors.”

“I’m ecstatic for all of our specialty physicians, staff and team members who made achieving these rankings a reality,” said Adam Messer, president of Dell Children’s Medical Center. “I look forward to continuing to work with all of our team members to ensure that we live out our ministry’s mission of providing exemplary care to all of our patients.”

Clinical and Educational Partnership

This recognition is also a reflection of the clinical and educational partnership between Ascension Seton and Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. The continued success in bringing world class care to Central Texas demonstrates the power of collaboration in medicine, such as the Texas Center for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Disease, led by world-renowned congenital heart surgeon Charles Fraser, M.D. Dell Med faculty physicians lead Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pediatric & Adolescent Behavioral Health, and Neonatology at Dell Children’s Medical Center.