U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals Data: Cancer
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.
| Rank | Hospital | U.S. News Score | Reputation with specialists | Five-year survival, acute lymphoblastic leukemia | Success in preventing ICU bloodstream infections | Overall infection prevention | Nurse-patient ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA |
100.0/100 |
68.70
Very strong |
2
Average |
5.00
Very good |
17.00
Superior |
3.70
Superior |
| #2 |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA |
99.3/100 |
67.60
Very strong |
3
High |
4.00
Significant |
14.00
Very good |
3.60
Superior |
| #3 |
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN |
96.8/100 |
58.20
Very strong |
3
High |
5.00
Very good |
19.00
Superior |
5.50
Superior |
| #4 |
Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX |
85.7/100 |
33.80
Strong |
2
Average |
5.00
Very good |
15.00
Very good |
2.90
Good |
| #5 |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH |
85.5/100 |
33.10
Strong |
3
High |
6.00
Superior |
17.00
Superior |
4.80
Superior |
| #6 |
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
77.3/100 |
22.10
Strong |
2
Average |
5.00
Very good |
10.00
Significant |
2.90
Good |
| #7 |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY |
74.3/100 |
23.60
Strong |
3
High |
4.00
Significant |
8.00
Modest |
2.50
Average |
| #8 |
Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA |
70.4/100 |
16.70
Strong |
2
Average |
3.00
Significant |
19.00
Superior |
2.50
Average |
| #9 |
Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD |
69.4/100 |
17.00
Strong |
2
Average |
4.00
Significant |
14.00
Very good |
3.40
Superior |
| #10 |
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO |
64.9/100 |
11.40
Significant |
2
Average |
2.00
Modest |
12.00
Significant |
2.40
Average |
| #11 |
Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC |
63.4/100 |
7.10
Significant |
3
High |
5.00
Very good |
11.00
Significant |
2.90
Good |
| #12 |
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA |
61.8/100 |
5.60
Significant |
3
High |
4.00
Significant |
13.00
Very good |
3.20
Superior |
| #13 |
Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL |
61.3/100 |
5.90
Significant |
3
High |
5.00
Very good |
16.00
Very good |
2.30
Average |
| #14 |
Children's Medical Center Dallas Dallas, TX |
59.9/100 |
6.60
Significant |
2
Average |
4.00
Significant |
16.00
Very good |
3.20
Superior |
| #15 |
Children's Cancer Hospital-University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
59.7/100 |
8.40
Significant |
NR
NR |
6.00
Superior |
9.00
Modest |
3.30
Superior |
| #16 |
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH |
57.1/100 |
3.50
Significant |
2
Average |
6.00
Superior |
14.00
Very good |
2.60
Good |
| #17 |
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley-Komansky Children's Hospital New York, NY |
56.8/100 |
4.30
Significant |
2
Average |
3.00
Significant |
17.00
Superior |
2.90
Good |
| #18 |
St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University Saint Louis, MO |
56.0/100 |
3.80
Significant |
3
High |
4.00
Significant |
16.00
Very good |
2.80
Good |
| #19 |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh, PA |
55.7/100 |
3.30
Significant |
2
Average |
4.00
Significant |
15.00
Very good |
2.80
Good |
| #19 |
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA |
55.7/100 |
8.00
Significant |
NR
NR |
4.00
Significant |
16.00
Very good |
3.80
Superior |
| #21 |
Children's Hospital Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH |
54.8/100 |
1.80
Modest |
3
High |
6.00
Superior |
17.00
Superior |
3.10
Superior |
| #22 |
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Cleveland, OH |
53.1/100 |
1.60
Modest |
3
High |
4.00
Significant |
15.00
Very good |
2.50
Average |
| #23 |
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, CA |
52.4/100 |
5.20
Significant |
2
Average |
5.00
Very good |
11.00
Significant |
3.90
Superior |
| #24 |
University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital Minneapolis, MN |
52.3/100 |
4.10
Significant |
NR
NR |
4.00
Significant |
14.00
Very good |
2.60
Good |
| #25 |
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, CA |
51.6/100 |
1.00
Modest |
3
High |
5.00
Very good |
18.00
Superior |
3.60
Superior |