When your child gets sick, you want to get the best possible medical care. If you live in the Midwest, there are a lot of hospitals you can choose from. Here are ten great Children’s Hospitals in the Midwest.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

One of the best children’s hospitals in the Midwest, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center was ranked #3 in the country in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals 2016-2017. In individual specialties, it was ranked #3 in Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology, #2 in Pediatric Gastroenterology and GI Surgery, #2 in Pediatric Nephrology, #3 in Pediatric Orthopedics, #3 Pediatric Pulmonology, and #3 in Pediatric Urology.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital makes up the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. This hospital has over 600 beds and had over 1.2 million patient encounters in 2015. It houses the largest pediatric research facility in the United States with over 1 million square feet of dedicated research space.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Nationwide Children’s Hospital was ranked #10 on the honor roll of Best Children’s Hospitals 2016-2017 by U.S. News and World Report. It is nationally ranked in 10 pediatric specialties.

The hospital is made up of 68 facilities throughout Ohio and beyond. Research and care specialties include neonatology, hematology/oncology, neurosciences, and other nationally ranked clinical programs.

Families travel from around the world seeking life-saving care that may not be available anywhere else.

University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

With the main campus in Ann Arbor and locations throughout Michigan and Northern Ohio, patients come to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital from all over the Midwest. The hospital is known for leading-edge in-utero heart surgery and is nationally ranked in eight pediatric specialties. In 2011, the hospital opened a new 1.1 million-square-foot facility with a 12-story inpatient wing, a 9-story outpatient wing, 342 beds, and 16 operating rooms. If a child needs to stay for an extended period, there is an in-hospital Ronald McDonald House where families can stay to be nearby.

Riley Hospital at IU Health in Indianapolis, IN

Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health provides routine and critical care for children throughout Indiana and beyond from over 50 locations. It is the only pediatric research hospital in Indiana and is nationally ranked in 10 children’s specialties.

Riley Children’s Health collaborates with the Indiana University School of Nursing, School of Medicine, and School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Riley at IU Health provides quality care from before birth through the teenage years in a family-friendly environment that cares for the whole child.

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Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, Rochester, MN

The Mayo Clinic Children’s Center cares for over 50,000 children and teens each year, with over 300 providers in 40 specialty areas. The Center is nationally ranked in 8 children’s specialties. The Mayo Clinic is well-known for research and education, as well as state-of-the-art quality care. It was ranked the best hospital in the nation overall by U.S. News & World Report in 2016 -2017 and has eight number one rankings by specialty, more than any other hospital in the country. Based in Rochester, MN, the Mayo Clinic has facilities throughout Minnesota as well as Arizona and Florida. The Mayo Clinic Health System has locations throughout the Midwest.

University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA

Nationally ranked in eight children’s specialties, University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is Iowa’s only comprehensive children’s hospital. The hospital promotes wellness while caring for childhood illnesses, surgery, chronic illnesses, developmental disabilities, and surgery. In collaboration with the University of Iowa Medical School, the hospital trains health care professionals with residencies and fellowships in dozens of specialties. Groundbreaking research is conducted at the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The hospital will open a new children’s facility in 2017, which will include 14 floors and over 500,000 square feet of new construction.

Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

Nationally ranked in 10 pediatric specialties, Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City is the only freestanding children’s hospital between St. Louis and Denver. The hospital provides comprehensive care for patients up to age 21. Children’s Mercy was the first hospital in Missouri or Kansas to receive the Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, awarded for excellence in patient care. The hospital has now received this prestigious award four times. Children’s Mercy offers more than 40 pediatric specialties and has more than 750 pediatric specialists and 400 medical students on staff. It is affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital-Washington University, St. Louis, MO

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is nationally ranked in 10 pediatric specialties. It is the oldest pediatric hospital west of the Mississippi and has 280 beds, including a pediatric intensive care unit, a heart center, a newborn intensive care unit and a pediatric bone marrow transplant unit. The hospital has about 275,000 patient visits per year. St. Louis Children’s Hospital is a member of the Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety Network, a national collaborative seeking to transform pediatric patient safety and to eliminate all serious harm across all children’s hospitals nationwide. The hospital is part of the Washington University School of Medicine, ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top medical schools in the country.

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee is nationally ranked in 10 pediatric specialties and provides inpatient and outpatient care in over 40 specialties at locations throughout Wisconsin. The hospital participates in Children’s Specialty Group, a joint venture with the Medical College of Wisconsin, whereby its specialists provide care at other hospitals and clinics throughout the state. The hospital conducts research on cures for life-threatening illnesses that affect children and works with providers at the hospital and around the country to improve the quality of care provided.

Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK

The only freestanding pediatric hospital in Oklahoma, Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center is known for research, treatment, and surgery for congenital and acquired heart conditions in babies and children. It also treats conditions such as oncology-related and cardio-thoracic illnesses, provides neonatal specialty care and performs pediatric solid-organ transplants It is ranked as having one of the best pediatric urology programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

These ten great Children’s Hospitals in the Midwest provide quality care for children and peace of mind for parents.