Awards and Recognition
Recognized for Outstanding Achievements
Nemours is dedicated to improving the health of children—a commitment we fulfill every day by striving to set the very highest standards in children’s health care and by treating every child as our own. While there is no more gratifying reward than helping a child, we're proud to have received some of the highest accolades in the pediatric health field.
Medical Specialties Receive National Recognition
U.S. News & World Report’s 2011-2012 edition of the Best Children's Hospitals ranked Nemours among the best. U.S. News requested data from 170 pediatric centers and used survey results from thousands of physicians in 10 pediatric specialties who were asked where they would send the sickest children.
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE ranked:
- 7th in Orthopedics
- 17th Gastroenterology
- 24th in Pulmonology
- 29th in Urology
- 33rd in Cardiology and Heart Surgery
- 41st in Neonatology
- 44th in Nephrology
- 50th in Diabetes & Endocrinology
Our partner, Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville, FL ranked:
See how we measure up to our 2010 - 2011 rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
Our Physicians Named Among the "Best Doctors in America"
A remarkable 152 Nemours physicians are ranked among the Best Doctors in America® for 2011-2012. This prestigious list is the result of confidential surveys sent out every two years by Best Doctors®, Inc.
More than 50,000 physicians worldwide were polled for this award. So, it’s the very best in medicine voting on others who are at the top of their field—with only 5% of physicians in the country making the Best Doctors list.
Learn more about which Nemours' physicians were selected as some of the Best Doctors in America®.
Honored for Excellence in Health Information Technology
In 2010, Nemours received the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Davies Award of Excellence for helping pioneer the use of electronic health records in pediatric health. The HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence recognizes leadership in the implementation and use of health information technology to improve patient care and medical outcomes.
Learn more about why we were honored.