U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals

Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology

The top 50 pediatric heart centers are ranked below. Clinical research, surgical survival, and ability to prevent bloodstream infections 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 heart specialists surveyed in 2009, 2010, and 2011 recommended the hospital.

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Top Doctors: Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery

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#1
Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, MA

Reputation with specialists
87.00

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
83.50

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
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, MI

Reputation with specialists
47.40

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.40

Average

Hospital type:
General medical and surgical
Number of beds:
880

Ranked #3 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #9 in Ear, Nose & Throat

Ranked #11 in Geriatrics

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#4
Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX

Reputation with specialists
41.60

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
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford

Palo Alto, CA

Reputation with specialists
36.80

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.80

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
302
Parent system:
Stanford Health Care

Ranked #5 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #6 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

Ranked #7 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

#6
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley-Komansky Children's Hospital

New York, NY

Reputation with specialists
16.20

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.90

Good

Hospital type:
General medical and surgical
Number of beds:
2261
Parent system:
New York Presbyterian Healthcare System

Ranked #4 in Neurology & Neurosurgery

Ranked #4 in Psychiatry

Ranked #5 in Nephrology

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#7
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Reputation with specialists
15.70

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.20

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
500

Ranked #7 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #8 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

Ranked #11 in Pediatrics: Urology

#8
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

Reputation with specialists
15.70

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.30

Average

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
296
Parent system:
Children's Hospital and Health System

Ranked #8 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #16 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

Ranked #19 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

#9
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH

Reputation with specialists
17.30

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

#10
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH

Reputation with specialists
10.00

Significant

Nurse-patient ratio
2.60

Good

Hospital type:
Children's other specialty
Number of beds:
451

Ranked #7 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

Ranked #10 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #14 in Pediatrics: Urology

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