The Rangos Research Center at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: Giving Kids Another Chance at Life
For the past two decades, the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has provided state-of-the-art facilities for scientists and medical professionals worldwide to collaborate in finding cures for childhood disease and disability. The center stands as a model facility in the eyes of outside regulatory agencies. Studies performed there, representing academic pursuits in every major discipline, are as varied as the diseases the dedicated staff seeks to overcome.
Up and running since the fall of 2008, the new Rangos Research Center has not only elevated the profile of Children’s Hospital, a highly esteemed institution locally and nationally, it has concretely helped Children’s become one of the world’s leading pediatric care centers, as the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings clearly confirm.
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh was among 62 facilities ranked in one or more of ten pediatric specialties in U.S. News’ 2010-11 “Best Children’s Hospitals” nationwide. Children’s now ranks among the top six in three pediatric categories; top 15 in eight categories; and top 25 in ten: It is ranked 3rd for diabetes and endocrinology; 6th for gastroenterology; 6th for pulmonology; 11th for neurology and neurosurgery; 12th for cardiology and heart surgery; 12th for treatment of kidney disorders; 13th for neonatology; 15th for urology; 23rd for treatment of cancer; and 23rd for orthopedics. READ MORE.
The new John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, now located on the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's campus in Lawrenceville, opened its doors in the fall of 2008. A model facility with 300,000 square feet of space, it is helping doctors and scientists find cures to dreaded childhood illnesses, and meeting the medical industry's growing demands for quality research space.