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.
Showing 11–20 of 50
| Rank | Hospital | U.S. News Score | Reputation with specialists | Surgical survival | Success in reducing ICU infections | Infection-prevention program | Surgical volume | Nurse-patient ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh, PA |
75.9/100 |
12.00
Significant |
15
High |
8.00
Superior |
21.00
Very good |
16
Average |
3.00
|
| #13 |
St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University Saint Louis, MO |
72.9/100 |
10.50
Significant |
16
Very high |
5.00
Very good |
21.00
Very good |
15
Average |
2.90
Good |
| #21 |
Aurora, CO |
65.2/100 |
9.50
Significant |
13
High |
2.00
Significant |
23.00
Very good |
18
Average |
3.20
Superior |
| #30 |
Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC |
57.2/100 |
8.90
Significant |
12
High |
6.00
Very good |
23.00
Very good |
18
Average |
3.20
Superior |
| #27 |
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, CA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in San Francisco metro area and California |
59.3/100 |
8.80
Significant |
17
Very high |
7.00
Superior |
22.00
Very good |
20
High |
3.50
Superior |
| #15 |
Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital Charleston, SC See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metro area and South Carolina |
68.3/100 |
8.10
Significant |
18
Very high |
6.00
Very good |
25.00
Superior |
18
Average |
2.90
Good |
| #23 |
Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital Rochester, MN See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Minnesota |
63.5/100 |
7.70
Significant |
14
High |
6.00
Very good |
23.00
Very good |
12
Average |
3.40
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 |
| #22 |
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL |
63.9/100 |
7.30
Significant |
13
High |
6.00
Very good |
20.00
Very good |
12
Average |
3.20
Superior |
| #14 |
Children's Medical Center Dallas Dallas, TX |
69.2/100 |
7.30
Significant |
14
High |
6.00
Very good |
22.00
Very good |
19
High |
3.10
Superior |