Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery
These are the 50 top-ranked pediatric heart centers. Clinical research, surgical survival, and ability to prevent bloodstream infections 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 cardiologists and heart surgeons 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 | Surgical survival | Success in reducing ICU infections | Infection-prevention program | Surgical volume | Nurse-patient ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Boston, MA |
100.0/100 |
89.20
Very strong |
15
High |
5.00
Very good |
25.00
Superior |
27
Very high |
3.70
Superior |
| #2 |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA |
95.2/100 |
84.10
Very strong |
14
High |
6.00
Very good |
25.00
Superior |
27
Very high |
3.40
Superior |
| #3 |
Houston, TX |
93.5/100 |
49.50
Strong |
16
Very high |
6.00
Very good |
27.00
Superior |
25
Very high |
2.90
Good |
| #4 |
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Ann Arbor, MI See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Detroit metro area and Michigan |
82.5/100 |
51.80
Very strong |
13
High |
3.00
Significant |
27.00
Superior |
27
Very high |
3.80
Superior |
| #5 |
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH |
80.8/100 |
17.90
Strong |
15
High |
8.00
Superior |
23.00
Very good |
16
Average |
2.50
|
| #6 |
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA |
80.4/100 |
23.90
Strong |
16
Very high |
6.00
Very good |
20.00
Very good |
27
Very high |
3.50
Superior |
| #7 |
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley-Komansky Children's Hospital New York, NY See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York |
80.0/100 |
25.70
Strong |
15
High |
6.00
Very good |
19.00
Very good |
24
High |
2.90
Good |
| #8 |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH |
79.0/100 |
30.00
Strong |
15
High |
6.00
Very good |
22.00
Very good |
15
Average |
3.40
Superior |
| #9 |
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
78.3/100 |
13.50
Significant |
17
Very high |
6.00
Very good |
22.00
Very good |
27
Very high |
3.00
|
| #10 |
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA |
76.8/100 |
39.60
Strong |
13
High |
6.00
Very good |
19.00
Very good |
24
High |
3.10
Superior |