Posted by ImproveCareNow™ on October 10, 2025
According to the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) rankings, ImproveCareNow (ICN) care centers are among the best children’s hospitals in the nation, ranking at the top of the Honor Roll and in the Gastroenterology & GI Surgery specialty. USNWR rankings are based on a reputational survey sent to pediatric specialists and a data survey that is sent to a handpicked set of hospitals.
"We want to congratulate all the ICN centers that were recently included as part of 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Children’s Hospitals list. We are excited to share that 43 of the top 50 children’s hospitals ranked in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery are currently part of the ICN Learning Health Network, which also includes nine of the top 10 honor roll children’s hospitals. We acknowledge that this list represents just one aspect of the amazing care delivered by these children’s hospitals and we want to emphasize that every individual center—whether ranked or not—is equally valued and plays a vital role in our shared mission. ICN is committed to improving quality and outcomes in pediatric IBD care and we are pleased this important work is acknowledged by U.S. News & World Report.”
Shehzad Saeed, MD, FAAP, AGAF, Clinical Director, ImproveCareNow
We celebrate that 43 of 50 of the USNWR 25-26 Best Children’s Hospitals for Gastroenterology & GI Surgery participate in ImproveCareNow, in which nine were ranked in the top ten.
Congratulations to these Top 10 ranked pediatric hospitals in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery.
- Cincinnati Children's
- Boston Children's Hospital
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Children’s Hospital of Colorado
- Stanford Children's Health (Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford)
- UPMC Children's Hospital Pittsburgh
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals
Additionally, USNWR Honor Roll children’s hospitals have earned points for being highly ranked in many specialties. Nine of the top ten Honor Roll children’s hospitals also participate in ImproveCareNow, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Boston Children's Hospital
- Children's Hospital Colorado
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Children's National Hospital
- Cincinnati Children's
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Rady Children's Hospital
- Seattle Children's Hospital
“ImproveCareNow's continued pursuit of quality improvement is reflected every year in the success of our centers as part of the USNWR rankings. We are proud of these centers who are sharing seamlessly to allow all pediatric IBD patients the best possible care throughout the network.”
Becky Johnson Rescola, MSW, Executive Director, ImproveCareNow
Earning credit for USNWR ranking is one of the benefits of participating in the ImproveCareNow Learning Health Network. The network includes nearly 100 care centers in the United States, England, Qatar, and Belgium, and is currently enrolling and onboarding new centers. Learn how your center can join ImproveCareNow.
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About ImproveCareNow
ImproveCareNow is a Learning Health Network dedicated to transforming care, health and costs for all children and youth with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (Inflammatory Bowel Disease or IBD) by building a sustainable collaborative chronic care network. We are enabling patients, families, clinicians and researchers to work together in a learning health care system to accelerate innovation, discovery and the application of new knowledge. We invite everyone interested in getting kids with IBD better right now to join us and support our work.