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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 |
Shands Hospital for Children at the University of Florida Gainesville, FL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Florida |
62.1/100 |
0.50
Modest |
16
Very high |
7.00
Superior |
19.00
Very good |
10
Low |
2.20
|
| #39 |
Little Rock, AR |
45.0/100 |
3.60
Significant |
12
High |
8.00
Superior |
18.00
Significant |
18
Average |
3.20
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 |
| #31 |
Miami, FL |
56.2/100 |
7.60
Significant |
17
Very high |
4.00
Very good |
18.00
Significant |
15
Average |
3.10
Superior |
| #20 |
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Nashville metro area and Tennessee |
65.9/100 |
7.20
Significant |
13
High |
7.00
Superior |
18.00
Significant |
22
High |
3.50
Superior |
| #46 |
North Carolina Children's Hospital at UNC Chapel Hill, NC See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Raleigh-Durham metro area and North Carolina |
42.7/100 |
0.20
Modest |
9
Average |
6.00
Very good |
18.00
Significant |
9
Low |
2.70
Good |
| #42 |
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Cleveland, OH See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Cleveland metro area and Ohio |
44.3/100 |
1.60
Modest |
15
High |
8.00
Superior |
18.00
Significant |
10
Low |
2.80
Good |
| #45 |
Holtz Children's Hospital at UM-Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami, FL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Miami metro area and Florida |
42.8/100 |
0.00
None |
10
Average |
7.00
Superior |
17.00
Significant |
9
Low |
2.20
|
| #38 |
Jacksonville, FL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Jacksonville metro area and Florida |
45.8/100 |
0.00
None |
14
High |
8.00
Superior |
17.00
Significant |
9
Low |
3.40
Superior |
| #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 |