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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #36 |
Children's Hospital of Alabama at UAB Birmingham, AL |
50.2/100 |
0.50
Modest |
10
Average |
4.00
Very good |
16.00
Significant |
17
Average |
2.70
Good |
| #41 |
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Kansas City, MO |
44.5/100 |
0.80
Modest |
13
High |
4.00
Very good |
25.00
Superior |
19
High |
3.80
Superior |
| #16 |
Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland |
68.2/100 |
4.10
Significant |
18
Very high |
4.00
Very good |
18.00
Significant |
15
Average |
3.50
Superior |
| #26 |
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA Los Angeles, CA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Los Angeles metro area and California |
61.8/100 |
6.40
Significant |
14
High |
4.00
Very good |
20.00
Very good |
11
Low |
2.40
Average |
| #31 |
Miami, FL |
56.2/100 |
7.60
Significant |
17
Very high |
4.00
Very good |
18.00
Significant |
15
Average |
3.10
Superior |
| #44 |
Children's Hospital and Medical Center Omaha, NE |
42.9/100 |
0.80
Modest |
14
High |
3.00
Significant |
19.00
Very good |
13
Average |
3.60
Superior |
| #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 |
| #21 |
Aurora, CO |
65.2/100 |
9.50
Significant |
13
High |
2.00
Significant |
23.00
Very good |
18
Average |
3.20
Superior |
| #43 |
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
43.4/100 |
1.10
Modest |
17
Very high |
2.00
Significant |
19.00
Very good |
19
High |
3.80
Superior |
| #29 |
University of Iowa Children's Hospital Iowa City, IA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Iowa |
58.0/100 |
0.70
Modest |
16
Very high |
2.00
Significant |
23.00
Very good |
9
Low |
2.50
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