Case Study
Children’s Hospital Colorado
THE CHALLENGE Children’s Hospital Colorado, which focuses on patient and family-centered care, has been ranked nationally by U.S. News & World Report every year since the inception of its pediatric hospital rankings in 1993. It was named among the top five in the magazine’s Best Children’s Hospital’s 2015–16 Honor Roll. In 2015, six of the hospital’s specialty areas were among the country’s top 10, including Diabetes & Endocrinology (No. 4), Neonatology (No. 6), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (tied for No. 6), Pulmonology (No. 7), Orthopedics (No. 7) and Cancer (tied for No. 9). Named a “Most Wired” hospital by Hospitals and Health Networks magazine from 2013 to 2015, it was also awarded the McKesson Quest for Quality Award in 2015. The organization’s strategy to improve access