Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Cancer
These are the 52 top-ranked pediatric cancer centers. Five-year survival, transplant accreditation, and overall 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 2010, 2011, and 2012 recommended the hospital. How We Rank Children's Hospitals
Editor's Note, 6/14/2012: Some children's hospitals in this specialty were initially misranked due to a programming error that affected their scores. The website now displays correct rankings. For more information including how the rankings changed, get details here.
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| Rank | Hospital | U.S. News Score | Reputation with specialists | Five-year cancer survival | 100-day BMT survival | Success in reducing ICU infections | Infection-prevention program | Nurse-patient ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY See Cancer scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York |
72.7/100 |
27.40
Strong |
3
Average |
7
Very High |
7.00
Very good |
17.00
Very good |
3.20
Superior |
| #12 |
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Cleveland, OH See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Cleveland metro area and Ohio |
71.0/100 |
2.70
Modest |
5
Average |
8
Very High |
9.00
Very good |
17.00
Very good |
2.80
Good |
| #13 |
St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University Saint Louis, MO See Cancer scorecard |
70.0/100 |
5.90
Significant |
5
Average |
9
Very High |
7.00
Very good |
19.00
Very good |
2.90
Good |
| #14 |
Children's Hospital Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Cleveland metro area and Ohio |
68.7/100 |
1.70
Modest |
8
High |
6
High |
9.00
Very good |
26.00
Superior |
3.10
Superior |
| #15 |
Children's Cancer Hospital-University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Houston metro area and Texas |
68.3/100 |
9.30
Significant |
3
Average |
6
High |
9.00
Very good |
17.00
Very good |
3.60
Superior |
| #15 |
Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland |
68.3/100 |
24.60
Strong |
3
Average |
4
High |
6.00
Significant |
17.00
Very good |
3.50
Superior |
| #17 |
Children's Medical Center Dallas Dallas, TX See Cancer scorecard |
68.2/100 |
10.20
Significant |
4
Average |
8
Very High |
7.00
Very good |
20.00
Very good |
3.10
Superior |
| #18 |
Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital Rochester, MN See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Minnesota |
64.8/100 |
2.30
Modest |
4
Average |
9
Very High |
6.00
Significant |
20.00
Very good |
3.40
Superior |
| #19 |
Miami, FL See Cancer scorecard |
64.4/100 |
1.20
Modest |
9
High |
8
Very High |
7.00
Very good |
16.00
Very good |
3.10
Superior |
| #20 |
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley-Komansky Children's Hospital New York, NY See Cancer scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York |
64.3/100 |
4.90
Significant |
8
High |
4
High |
7.00
Very good |
18.00
Very good |
2.90
Good |