To create the 2011-12 rankings, U.S. News surveyed nearly 180 pediatric centers to obtain clinical data and asked 1,500 doctors in 10 pediatric specialties where they would send the sickest children. In all, 76 hospitals ranked in one or more specialties. Eleven hospitals with high scores in at least four specialties were named to this year's Honor Roll.
Rankings by Specialty
Cancer
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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#1
Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
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#2
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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#3
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
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Cardiology & Heart Surgery
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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#1
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
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#2
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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#3
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI
Diabetes & Endocrinology
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
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#1
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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#2
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
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#3
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA
Gastroenterology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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#1
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
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#2
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
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#3
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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Neonatology
Children's Hospital Boston
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#1
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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#2
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
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#3
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
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Nephrology
Seattle Children's Hospital
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#1
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
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#2
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA
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#3
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
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Neurology & Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Children's Center
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#1
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
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#2
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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#3
Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Baltimore, MD
Orthopedics
Children's Medical Center-Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
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#1
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
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#2
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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#3
Children's Medical Center-Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, TX
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Pulmonology
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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#1
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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#2
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
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#3
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
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Urology
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
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#1
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
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#2
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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#3
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, IN
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