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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 |
Dana-Farber Cancer Center/Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA See Cancer scorecard |
95.7/100 |
77.00
Very strong |
4
Average |
6
High |
7.00
Very good |
24.00
Superior |
3.70
Superior |
| #43 |
Doernbecher Children's Hospital at Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Portland OR metro area and Oregon |
54.7/100 |
1.10
Modest |
3
Average |
8
Very High |
7.00
Very good |
20.00
Very good |
3.40
Superior |
| #27 |
Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center Durham, NC See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Raleigh-Durham metro area and North Carolina |
61.0/100 |
6.50
Significant |
4
Average |
7
Very High |
6.00
Significant |
18.00
Very good |
2.40
Average |
| #46 |
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Grand Rapids, MI See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Grand Rapids-Wyoming metro area and Michigan |
53.7/100 |
1.70
Modest |
3
Average |
6
High |
9.00
Very good |
20.00
Very good |
2.50
|
| #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 |
| #21 |
Louisville, KY See Cancer scorecard |
64.2/100 |
0.80
Modest |
5
Average |
9
Very High |
8.00
Very good |
22.00
Very good |
2.90
Good |
| #34 |
Charlotte, NC See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Charlotte metro area and North Carolina |
57.7/100 |
1.10
Modest |
6
Average |
9
Very High |
10.00
Superior |
22.00
Very good |
2.70
Good |
| #25 |
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA See Cancer scorecard |
61.4/100 |
9.20
Significant |
4
Average |
6
High |
8.00
Very good |
18.00
Very good |
3.10
Superior |
| #28 |
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA Los Angeles, CA See Cancer scorecard Ranked in Los Angeles metro area and California |
60.8/100 |
2.00
Modest |
5
Average |
7
Very High |
6.00
Significant |
19.00
Very good |
2.40
Average |
| #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 |