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 21–30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 |
Aurora, CO |
65.2/100 |
9.50
Significant |
13
High |
2.00
Significant |
23.00
Very good |
18
Average |
3.20
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 |
| #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 |
| #24 |
Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center Durham, NC See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Raleigh-Durham metro area and North Carolina |
62.8/100 |
5.00
Significant |
13
High |
6.00
Very good |
20.00
Very good |
15
Average |
2.40
Average |
| #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
|
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #28 |
San Diego, CA |
58.6/100 |
2.50
Modest |
17
Very high |
9.00
Superior |
23.00
Very good |
18
Average |
3.00
|
| #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
|
| #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 |