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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
#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
#40	Holtz Children's Hospital at UM-Jackson Memorial Medical Center Miami, FL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Miami metro area and Florida	51.1 / 100	None 0.1 Score: 0.0%	High 75 Score: 22 High: 21 to 30 out of 40	Superior 100 Score: 6 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Significant 50 Score: 15 Significant: 11 to 15 out of 24	Low 5 Score: 4 Low: 1 to 4 out of 12	Below average 25 Score: 2.1 Below average: 2.0-2.2
#27	Miami Children's Hospital Miami, FL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	62.5 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 7.4% 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	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
#33	Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, CA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	57.8 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 3.4% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 38 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Superior 100 Score: 6 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 23 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 7 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.3 Superior: 3.1 and above
#36	Advocate Children's Hospital Oak Lawn, IL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Chicago metro area and Illinois	53.5 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.2% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 18 Very good: 16 to 20 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 8 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
#4	Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	86.0 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 33.3% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	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: 23 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	High 75 Score: 10 High: 9 or 10 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.3 Superior: 3.1 and above
#7	Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	82.9 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 18.1% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 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	Very high 100 Score: 11 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	Good 75 Score: 3.0 Good: 2.6-3.0
#28	Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	60.6 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 3.1% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 31 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	Good 75 Score: 2.6 Good: 2.6-3.0
#5	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	85.8 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 39.5% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 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: 3.7 Superior: 3.1 and above

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