Lurie Children’s Recognized as Level 1 Pediatric Surgery Center by American College of Surgeons for Second Time
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoFor the second year, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has been named a Level I pediatric surgery center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). In 2017 Lurie Children’s became the first children’s hospital in Illinois to earn this status and is currently one of only five in the country. The Level I verification is awarded by a multi-organizational taskforce led by the ACS, the body responsible for setting the nation’s standards for quality of surgical care, practice and training.