U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals: Cancer

U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals

Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Cancer

Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology

The top 50 pediatric cancer centers are ranked below. Five-year survival, transplant accreditation, and overall infection prevention are among the factors that made up 75 percent of a hospital's score. Most of the data came from a U.S. News survey of children's hospitals. The other 25 percent reflects how many of 450 pediatric cancer specialists surveyed in 2009, 2010, and 2011 recommended the hospital.

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Top Doctors: Pediatric Cancer

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#1
Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, MA

Reputation with specialists
68.70

Very strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.70

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
396

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Cancer

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

#2
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Reputation with specialists
67.60

Very strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.60

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
459

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Diabetes & Endocrinology

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

#3
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, TN

Reputation with specialists
58.20

Very strong

Nurse-patient ratio
5.50

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's other specialty
Number of beds:
56

Ranked #3 in Pediatrics: Cancer

#4
Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX

Reputation with specialists
33.80

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.90

Good

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
469

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Cancer

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

#5
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH

Reputation with specialists
33.10

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
4.80

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
512

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

Ranked #2 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

Ranked #3 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

#6
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Reputation with specialists
22.10

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.90

Good

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
286

Ranked #5 in Pediatrics: Diabetes & Endocrinology

Ranked #6 in Pediatrics: Cancer

Ranked #6 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

#7
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NY

Reputation with specialists
23.60

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.50

Average

Hospital type:
Cancer
Number of beds:
470

Ranked #2 in Cancer

Ranked #5 in Urology

Ranked #7 in Pediatrics: Cancer

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#8
Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, WA

Reputation with specialists
16.70

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.50

Average

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
250

Ranked #2 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

Ranked #7 in Pediatrics: Urology

Ranked #8 in Pediatrics: Cancer

#9
Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Baltimore, MD

Reputation with specialists
17.00

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.40

Superior

Hospital type:
General medical and surgical
Number of beds:
913
Parent system:
Johns Hopkins Health System

Ranked #1 in Ear, Nose & Throat

Ranked #1 in Neurology & Neurosurgery

Ranked #1 in Psychiatry

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#10
Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, CO

Reputation with specialists
11.40

Significant

Nurse-patient ratio
2.40

Average

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
318

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Diabetes & Endocrinology

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

Ranked #5 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

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