MORNING HEADLINES | The MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital in Charleston earned national recognition in six specialties in the U.S. News & World Report ’s new rankings of the country’s best children’s hospitals.

“Being ranked among the top children’s hospitals nationally is a meaningful recognition of the incredible care our teams provide across all specialties,” said Dr. Mark A. Scheurer,MUSC Health’s chief of children’s and women’s services. “It not only reflects our deep commitment to improving the health and lives of children and families in South Carolina, but the Southeast as a whole.”

The hospital tied for 11th best children’s hospital in the Southeast, according to the survey. Nationally, it’s ranked, by specialty:

No. 4: Cardiology and heart surgery

No. 26: Nephro

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