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Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Cancer

These are the 50 top-ranked pediatric cancer centers. Three-year survival, transplant accreditation and infection prevention were among the factors making up 75 percent of the score, based mostly on data from a U.S. News survey of children's hospitals. The other 25 percent reflects how many of 450 pediatric cancer specialists surveyed in 2011, 2012 and 2013 recommended the hospital.

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Rank	Hospital	U.S. News Score	Reputation with specialists	Three-year survival	Bone marrow transplant survival	Use of infection-preventing measures	Prevention of ICU infections	Nurse-patient ratio
#5	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN See Cancer scorecard	90.7 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 61.0% Very strong: 50.0% and above	High 100 Score: 7 High: 7, 8 , or 9 out of 9	High 75 Score: 2 High: 2 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 19 to 23 out of 23	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 or 9 out of 9	Superior 100 Score: 5.2 Superior: 3.1 and above
#38	Cook Children's Medical Center Fort Worth, TX See Cancer scorecard	59.1 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.1% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	High 100 Score: 8 High: 7, 8 , or 9 out of 9	Average 50 Score: 1 Average: 1 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 19 to 23 out of 23	Very good 75 Score: 7 Very good: 6 or 7 out of 9	Superior 100 Score: 3.9 Superior: 3.1 and above
#24	American Family Children's Hospital Madison, WI See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Madison metro area and Wisconsin	65.6 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.6% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	High 100 Score: 8 High: 7, 8 , or 9 out of 9	Very High 100 Score: 3 Very High: 3 out of 3	Very good 75 Score: 16 Very good: 13 to 18 out of 23	Very good 75 Score: 6 Very good: 6 or 7 out of 9	Superior 100 Score: 3.8 Superior: 3.1 and above
#1	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH See Cancer scorecard	100.0 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 52.6% Very strong: 50.0% and above	High 100 Score: 8 High: 7, 8 , or 9 out of 9	Very High 100 Score: 3 Very High: 3 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 21 Superior: 19 to 23 out of 23	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 or 9 out of 9	Superior 100 Score: 3.7 Superior: 3.1 and above
#2	Dana-Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Boston, MA See Cancer scorecard	99.2 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 78.5% Very strong: 50.0% and above	High 100 Score: 9 High: 7, 8 , or 9 out of 9	High 75 Score: 2 High: 2 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 23 Superior: 19 to 23 out of 23	Very good 75 Score: 6 Very good: 6 or 7 out of 9	Superior 100 Score: 3.7 Superior: 3.1 and above
#37	University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Ann Arbor, MI See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Detroit metro area and Michigan	59.4 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.8% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	High 100 Score: 7 High: 7, 8 , or 9 out of 9	High 75 Score: 2 High: 2 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 23 Superior: 19 to 23 out of 23	Very good 75 Score: 6 Very good: 6 or 7 out of 9	Superior 100 Score: 3.7 Superior: 3.1 and above
#22	Children's Cancer Hospital-University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Houston metro area and Texas	66.4 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 10.6% Significant: 3%-14.9%	Average 50 Score: 5 Average: 4, 5 or 6 out of 9	High 75 Score: 2 High: 2 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 21 Superior: 19 to 23 out of 23	Very good 75 Score: 7 Very good: 6 or 7 out of 9	Superior 100 Score: 3.6 Superior: 3.1 and above
#19	Doernbecher Children's Hospital at Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Portland OR metro area and Oregon	67.3 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.2% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	High 100 Score: 7 High: 7, 8 , or 9 out of 9	Very High 100 Score: 3 Very High: 3 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 19 to 23 out of 23	Very good 75 Score: 6 Very good: 6 or 7 out of 9	Superior 100 Score: 3.6 Superior: 3.1 and above
#20	Mayo Clinic Children's Center Rochester, MN See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Minnesota	66.6 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.0% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	High 100 Score: 8 High: 7, 8 , or 9 out of 9	Very High 100 Score: 3 Very High: 3 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 19 Superior: 19 to 23 out of 23	Significant 50 Score: 5 Significant: 4 or 5 out of 9	Superior 100 Score: 3.6 Superior: 3.1 and above
#15	St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University Saint Louis, MO See Cancer scorecard	69.9 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 6.2% Significant: 3%-14.9%	High 100 Score: 7 High: 7, 8 , or 9 out of 9	Very High 100 Score: 3 Very High: 3 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 20 Superior: 19 to 23 out of 23	Significant 50 Score: 5 Significant: 4 or 5 out of 9	Superior 100 Score: 3.6 Superior: 3.1 and above

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