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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 2011, 2012 and 2013 recommended the hospital.

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Rank	Hospital	U.S. News Score	Reputation with specialists	Survival after complex surgery	Prevention of ICU infections	Use of infection-preventing measures	Surgery volume	Nurse-patient ratio
#11	Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	78.5 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 25.7% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Very high 100 Score: 37 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Significant 50 Score: 2 Significant: 1 or 2 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 20 Very good: 16 to 20 out of 24	High 75 Score: 9 High: 9 or 10 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.1 Superior: 3.1 and above
#12	Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	77.0 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 11.1% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Superior 100 Score: 6 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 20 Very good: 16 to 20 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 7 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.3 Superior: 3.1 and above
#13	Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh, PA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	74.7 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 14.0% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 39 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 4 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 19 Very good: 16 to 20 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.1 Superior: 3.1 and above
#14	St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University Saint Louis, MO See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	72.2 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 14.2% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 4 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 7 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.6 Superior: 3.1 and above
#15	Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	72.1 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 9.7% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 35 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 3 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 7 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Good 75 Score: 2.8 Good: 2.6-3.0
#16	Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	71.6 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 8.4% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 37 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 24 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.3 Superior: 3.1 and above
#17	Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center Durham, NC See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Raleigh-Durham metro area and North Carolina	68.7 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 5.9% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 35 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 4 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 5 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Average 50 Score: 2.5 Average: 2.3-2.5
#18	UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, CA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in San Francisco metro area and California	67.9 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 10.6% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 38 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 3 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.5 Superior: 3.1 and above
#19	Children's Medical Center Dallas Dallas, TX See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	67.8 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 8.8% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 37 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 3 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 23 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 8 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.1 Superior: 3.1 and above
#20	Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland	67.7 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 4.7% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 34 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.4 Superior: 3.1 and above

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