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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 7, 2025 – U.S. News & World Report has recognized three specialty areas at Corewell Health™ Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in its 2025-2026 Best Children’s Hospitals. For the first time, the pediatric & adolescent behavioral health program achieved this national recognition. This is the 14^th year the hospital has been included on this prestigious list.

The 2025-26 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings are being published online today. Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital ranked among the best nationally in the following categories:

• Pediatrics: Cancer — #44
• Pediatrics: Neurology and Neurosurgery — #49
• Pediatrics: Pediatric & Adolescent Behavioral Health—TOP 50

“We are honored that Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital has once again been ranked as one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation,” said Robert Fitzgerald, M.D., president, Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. “For the first time, our pediatric behavioral health team is recognized nationally, joining our other exceptional programs that showcase our commitment to provide exceptional care, achieve outstanding outcomes and ensure safety.”

For the 2025-2026 rankings, U.S. News, together with RTI International, a North Carolina-based research firm, collected and analyzed data from 118 children’s hospitals and surveyed thousands of pediatric specialists. Children’s hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, compliance with established best practices, and level and quality of hospital resources directly related to patient care.

“Being a top-ranked pediatric hospital means more than just excelling in a single specialty — it means being a pillar of outstanding care for your entire region,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “Our rankings acknowledge these hospitals for their comprehensive excellence, helping families find the very best care conveniently located within their state and community.”

The full rankings for the 2025-2026 Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll, regional and specialty rankings can be found at USNews.com.

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is a 234-bed national referral center and teaching hospital, providing comprehensive clinical care to the children of West Michigan and beyond. It offers advanced pediatric specialty care with more than 300 pediatric physicians who practice in 70 pediatric specialties and programs.  The hospital also provides care close to home in more than 50 regional clinics and shares its expertise through Partners in Children’s Health: a collaboration with more than 30 hospitals throughout Michigan.

About Corewell Health
People are at the heart of everything we do, and the inspiration for our legacy of outstanding outcomes, innovation, strong community partnerships, philanthropy, and transparency. Corewell Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides health care and coverage with an exceptional team of 60,000+ dedicated people—including more than 12,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and more than 15,500 nurses providing care and services in 21 hospitals, 300+ outpatient locations and several post-acute facilities—and Priority Health, a provider-sponsored health plan serving more than 1.3 million members. Through experience and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness. For more information, visit corewellhealth.org.

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